Education & Training
Basic Assessment applications
You have until midnight on May 1st to submit your application to take the Basic Assessment in 2023.
With over 20 candidates already entered, I would like to request that you get your applications through to me ASAP, to give me the best possible chance of getting instructions out to Assessors and Associations in the first week of May.
You can apply online here: https://wbka.com/2022/01/05/wbka-basic-assessment/
You can email me with any questions or queries here: education@wbka.com
I look forward to hearing from you very soon.
Liz Childerley
WBKA Exam Secretary
Please bear in mind that my Exam Secretary role is done voluntarily – I will always endeavour to answer your email as quickly as possible, although there may be an occasional delay. If you request is urgent, then please try to reach me on 07734 383 510
Last WBKA Winter Webinar 5th April
Please see below the invitation for WBKA members to register to attend the next Scottish Beekeepers’ webinar on Wednesday 5th April.
We are looking forward to welcoming back Professor Jürgen Tautz as the final guest lecture of our winter webinar series. Prof Tautz will be joining us online on Wednesday the 5th of April to talk about the nest of the honey bee.
Prof Tautz is a behavioural scientist, socio-biologist and bee expert. He is Professor of the Biocentre at the Julius-Maximilians-University in Würzburg, Germany and founder and chair of its BEE research group. He is also the author of several popular science books on bees and holder of the Communicator Award of the DFG (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft – German Research Foundation).
To book your free place please click on the link below
WBKA webinar – 13th April
Dear Beekeepers
Please see below the registration link to the next WBKA Webinar on Thursday 13th April when Lynfa Davies will be talking about the Management of Healthy Colonies. As normal this webinar is free and available for anyone to attend.
Management of Healthy Colonies – Lynfa Davies, Master Beekeeper, NDB
Join us for a webinar on Apr 13, 2023 at 7:30 PM BST.
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WBKA General Husbandry Assessment – Preparation course
WBKA are running a General Husbandry (GH) Preparation Course beginning with a weekend of theory on 25 & 26 February 2023 at Gregynog Hall near Newtown in Powys. This will be followed (on a date to be decided) by a practical day during the active beekeeping season. The course will be led by NDBs Marin Anastasov and Lynfa Davies.
For further information and to book, please see the link below:
Pembrokeshire Beekeepers' Association 