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The successful series of National Diploma in Beekeeping (NDB) Short Courses delivered earlier this year are to be offered again, with some new titles, during the coming months.
These two-day, intensive courses concentrate on specific areas of the beekeeping syllabus and, working in small groups, are intended for anyone who wants to get to the detail. They are particularly suitable for those who are involved in teaching within their local associations. Led by NDB-qualified tutors in modern, carefully chosen locations, these courses offer a challenging environment in which useful discussion and real learning can take place.
Cost is £140 per person; this includes all consumables, full course handouts, refreshment breaks and a light lunch on both days.
All courses are held near Knutsford in Cheshire. For further information on the individual courses and the venue, please see the NDB website.
If you wish to book a place, please complete and send in the application form along with payment.
Anatomy & Dissection - 5th & 6th November 2011
Adult Bee Diseases - 14th & 15th January 2012
Nutrition & Pollen - 11th & 12th February 2012
These two-day, intensive courses concentrate on specific areas of the beekeeping syllabus and, working in small groups, are intended for anyone who wants to get to the detail. They are particularly suitable for those who are involved in teaching within their local associations. Led by NDB-qualified tutors in modern, carefully chosen locations, these courses offer a challenging environment in which useful discussion and real learning can take place.
Cost is £140 per person; this includes all consumables, full course handouts, refreshment breaks and a light lunch on both days.
All courses are held near Knutsford in Cheshire. For further information on the individual courses and the venue, please see the NDB website.
If you wish to book a place, please complete and send in the application form along with payment.
Anatomy & Dissection - 5th & 6th November 2011
Studying honeybee anatomy helps beekeepers understand how bees have are able to carry out the many and varied tasks they perform. Honeybees have been evolving for 100 million years and have become superbly adapted to survive and prosper in their environment. The aim of this course is to study, explore and gain an understanding of honeybee anatomy and to learn the techniques required to carry out successful dissection. Tutor: Graham Royle, NDB
Adult Bee Diseases - 14th & 15th January 2012
We will develop an understanding of how colony health is affected by Acarine, Amoeba, Nosema, and the common viruses, and how these disorders can be managed. Practical work will complement this by providing field diagnosis and laboratory skills to allow positive diagnoses to be made, supporting timely and appropriate treatments. Tutor: Ken Basterfield, NDB
Nutrition & Pollen - 11th & 12th February 2012
As beekeepers, we watch the comings and goings from a busy hive and have to wonder where they are foraging, what flowers are they visiting and what the resultant honey will be like? We may have a few clues to help us – the colour of the pollen loads on the legs of returning bees or perhaps we have seen a patch of flowers covered in honey bees, but that is about as far as we can go. We will examine all aspects of pollen, from its production by flowering plants to its extraction from honey and microscopic identification. Tutor: Bob Smith, NDB
