Tag Archives: Module 6

BBKA Honey bee behaviour exam feedback

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Emily Scott

Out of curiosity I paid a small fee earlier in the year to get feedback on the BBKA Module 6: Honeybee Behaviour exam I sat in March. This week the feedback has arrived; not once but twice! Yep, the BBKA … Continue reading →

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6th Honeybee behaviour revision post: honey bee foraging

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Emily Scott

This might be my last revision post for my BBKA Module 6 Honeybee Behaviour exam on Saturday! And I’ve only got half way through the syllabus. Section 6.7: the behaviour of the foraging bee and its work methods in the field including … Continue reading →

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5th Honeybee behaviour revision post: bee communication

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Emily Scott

Another revision post for my BBKA Module 6 Honeybee Behaviour exam on Saturday. Section 6.5: the methods of communication used by the honeybee including food sharing (trophallaxis), dancing, scenting and vibration; Of all the ways human beings communicate, probably the only one … Continue reading →

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4th Honeybee behaviour revision post: social organisation of the colony

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Emily Scott

Another revision post for my BBKA Module 6 Honeybee Behaviour exam on Saturday. Section 6.5: the social organisation of the honeybee colony including worker policing Honeybee colonies rely on large numbers of more or less sterile individuals working together to raise young … Continue reading →

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3rd Honeybee behaviour revision posts: the queen’s egg laying behaviour & seasonal variations in the size of a colony

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Emily Scott

On with the revision posts for my BBKA Module 6 Honeybee Behaviour exam. I’m trying to work my way through the 21 sections on the syllabus, but the exam date is March 19th, so I’d better start doing more than one … Continue reading →

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2nd Honeybee behaviour revision post: honey bee mating

Posted on February 6, 2011 by Emily Scott

Revision post for this week: section 6.2 of the BBKA’s Module 6 syllabus – the mating behaviour of the honey bee queen and drone including an account of the pheromones involved and the concept of drone congregational areas Virgin queens … Continue reading →

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1st Honeybee behaviour revision post: bee jobs

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Emily Scott

This is a revision post for the BBKA Module 6 Honeybee Behaviour exam. I’m trying to work my way through the syllabus, one section at a time. Starting at the beginning: 6.1 The candidate shall be able to give a … Continue reading →

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Module 6 here I come

Posted on January 8, 2011 by Emily Scott

I’ve taken the probably over-ambitious decision to take the British Beekeeping Association’s Module 6: Honeybee Behaviour written exam in March. I have about 9 weeks left to revise, which I’ll need because when I downloaded a past exam paper this … Continue reading →

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