The BBKA beekeeping basic assessment is for those beekeepers who have kept one colony of bees for at least one year. It is a practical assessment which examines the beekeepers practical skills and knowledge.

For further information check out the link to the BBKA Basic Assessment information page:

It covers:

Frame Making
Smoker lighting and maintenance
Ability to handle bees
Recognise, name and manipulate hive parts
Recognise, name and discuss:
- Worker Bees, worker brood in all stages
- Drones, drone brood
- Queen and queen cells
- Honey store
- Pollen Stores
- Common bee diseases
- Common brood disease
Be able to collect a sample of bees for testing

If you have any questions about the Basic Assessment or would like to find out more, please do not hesitate to get in touch with either of the Association’s Educational Leads, Trevor Smith and Wendy Woodward.

Basic Assessment

Education Lead

Trevor Smith

Education Lead

Wendy Woodward