Category Archives: Exams

Happy news and a honey tasting

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Emily Scott

Yesterday I came home to find a letter waiting. It had a nice surprise – I passed Module 2, which means I now have the BBKA’s Intermediate Theory Certificate. Please forgive me for posting about this, but I have so little … Continue reading →

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Drawing the curtains for winter

Posted on November 16, 2014 by Emily Scott

Last weekend I took my Module 2 exam, Honey bee products and forage. I think it went well! Until the last five minutes, anyway. I had been wondering how I’d managed to finish on time and why I wasn’t frantically … Continue reading →

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4th Honey bee products and forage revision post: the location and function of the extra-floral nectaries of broad bean, cherry laurel, cherry and plum

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Emily Scott

Before I became a beekeeper, I can’t remember ever learning about extra-floral nectaries. No-one goes to an extra-floral nectary show, or walks down the aisle clutching a bouquet of exquisite extra-floral nectaries. The world goes by without most of us ever thinking … Continue reading →

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3rd Honey bee products and forage revision post: an account of the information that clover, field geranium, forget-me-not and horse chestnut communicate to the honey bee

Posted on November 2, 2014 by Emily Scott

2.19  an account of the importance of nectary guides to the foraging bee using a named example and describe how the following flowers, having been successfully pollinated, can indicate to bees that their visits are no longer required – clover, … Continue reading →

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2nd Honey bee products and forage revision post: an illustrated description of the floral structure of apple

Posted on October 5, 2014 by Emily Scott

A 2nd revision post, topic picked at random, for the BBKA’s Module 2 exam, ‘Honeybee products and forage‘ in November. I know the diagram below is no great work of art, but research evidence suggests writing things down helps commit them … Continue reading →

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Honey bee pests, diseases and poisoning exam feedback

Posted on August 14, 2013 by Emily Scott

In March this year I took the British Beekeeper Association’s Module 3 Honey bee Pests, Diseases and Poisoning exam. I was lucky enough to pass, but still asked for feedback as the examiners always give titbits of information I’ve never come … Continue reading →

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10th Honey bee pests, diseases and poisoning revision post: Braula coeca: the ‘bee louse’

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Emily Scott

The BBKA’s Module 3 syllabus says ‘The Candidate shall be able to give: …an outline account of the life cycle of Braula coeca, its effect on the colony and a description of the differences between adult Braula and Varroa”. This … Continue reading →

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A few titbits

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Emily Scott

I forgot to post a photo I took from Karin Alton’s talk – of her wearing a human-sized varroa mite she had made, in proportion to the size the mite is on a bee. Imagine carrying one of these around sucking the … Continue reading →

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9th Honey bee pests, diseases and poisoning revision post: chilled brood and neglected drone brood

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Emily Scott

A 9th revision post for the British Beekeeping Association’s Module 3 Honey bee Pests, Diseases and Poisoning exam, which I’m taking in March. I’m doing the BBKA’s correspondence course, so my tutor, Pam Hunter, sets me papers which she then marks. The second question … Continue reading →

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8th Honey bee pests, diseases and poisoning revision post: collecting laboratory samples

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Emily Scott

An 8th revision post for the British Beekeeping Association’s Module 3 Honey bee Pests, Diseases and Poisoning exam, which I’m taking in March. I’m doing the BBKA’s correspondence course, so I have a tutor setting me papers which she then marks. I’ve just sent … Continue reading →

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