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Education Syllabus

We operate a three-part syllabus which mainly consists of:

  • Basic Exam 
  • Intermediate Exam system 
  • Senior Exam System 

Candidates applying to be assessed in either of the separate intermediate or senior levels have to hold FIBKA certificates from the level below those being applied for, and shall be asked for proof of same.

Suggested Reading

Assessment

Candidates applying to be assessed in either of the separate intermediate or senior levels have to hold FIBKA certificates from the level below those being applied for, and shall be asked for proof of same. 

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SUGGESTED READING LIST FOR THE INTERMEDIATE BEEKEEPING EXAMINATIONS

  • Beekeeping Study Notes for the basic and intermediate examinations of the FIBKA, by J.D. Yates and B.D. Yates.
  • Diseases and Pests of Honeybees, by (Attridge, Boyle, de Dobbelaere, Graydon, van Rossum)
  • Guide to Bees & Honey, by Ted Hooper.
  • Practical Beekeeping, by Clive de Bruyn.
  • The Honey Bee Inside Out, by Celia F Davis.
  • The Honey Bee Around & About, by Celia F Davis.

NIHBS booklets on various topics.

SUGGESTED READING LIST FOR THE SENIOR BEEKEEPING
EXAMINATIONS

The books in the Intermediate list plus:

  • Beekeeping Study Notes (Modules 1, 2, 3, & 4), by J.D. Yates & B.D. Yates.
  • Beekeeping Study Notes (Modules 5, 6, 7, & 8), by J.D. Yates & B.D. Yates.
  • The Buzz about Bees, Biology of a Superorganism, by Jurgen Tautz.
  • Honeybee Democracy, by Thomas D. Seeley.
  • The Wisdom of the Hive, by Thomas D. Seeley.
  • The Lives of Bees, by Thomas D. Seeley.
  • Form and Function in the Honey Bee, by Lesley Goodman.
  • The Asian Hornet Handbook, by Sarah Bunker.
  • Understanding Bee Anatomy, by Ian Stell.
  • Mating Biology of Honey Bees, by G. Koeniger, N. Koeniger, J. Ellis and L. Connor.
  • Bee Sex Essentials, by Lawrence J. Connor.
  • Queen Breeding and Genetics, by Eigil Holm.
  • Queen Bee: Biology, Rearing and Breeding, by David Woodward.
  • Honey Bee Drones, specialists in the field, by Graham Kingham.
  • Plants for Bees, by W. D. J. Kirk and F. N. Howes.
  • Plants and Honey Bees; Their Relationships, by D. Aston and S. Bucknall.
  • The Biology of the Honey Bee, by Mark Winston.

Suggested places to get the books.

Borrow from your county library they will order for you if they have not got it in stock.

Other Sources

Northern Bee Books https://www.northernbeebooks.co.uk/
Ben Harden https://benhardenbeekeeping.com/
Donegal Bees https://www.donegalbees.ie/
IBRA Bookshop https://ibra.org.uk/shop
Carrig Print https://printmybook.com/shop/category/nature/product/1883