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Courses

The Mid Bucks Beekeepers Association runs courses each year to help new beekeepers learn the craft of beekeeping and for established beekeepers to help improve their skills.


New Beekeepers Courses

The New Beekeepers Course runs from March to April each year.  

The 2010 Beginners Course was full by the end of September and we had to disappoint a lot of people. Quite a few of those who could not get on the course have nevertheless joined the Association. This shows their level of interest and commitment and has convinced us that we need to do something more.



We will therefore be holding a one-day “
Introduction to Bees and Beekeeping” on Saturday 27th March 2010 at the Bowls Club in Wendover from 10 am to about 5 pm.
Unfortunately this is also oversubscribed and no more registrations will be accepted.



Any potential beekeepers are encouraged to join as associate members to pre-register for the 2011 Beginners Course. They will also be able to attend club meetings and events where they will find out more about the craft from existing members and speakers.

 


BBKA Basic Assessment

The BBKA Basic Assessment is an excellent course for beekeepers to enhance their working knowledge of beekeeping as well as a proven way for established beekeepers to bring themselves up to date with such things as disease management.

The course runs from May through June each year (details are published in our Newsletter), you are required to have been keeping bees for at least one year, the assessment is a practical session. The full syllabus can be found here.


BBKA Certificates

The British Beekeeping Association (BBKA) operate a full educational programme of practical and written examinations leading to a Diploma in Beekeeping. Each year MidBucks operates a study programme for one or two modules of the BBKA Syllabus.

The benefit to the association and to beekeeping within the region of members studying for BBKA certificates is that it ensures that we have sufficient knowledge within our association to provide support to our members.