We will run Study groups that follow the BBKA module structure. We encourage everyone to join a study group to improve their bee keeping knowledge. We recommend that you have kept bees for at least two seasons before considering undertaking a module, but you don’t have to have passed the Basic Certificate..
The study groups are a really good way of increasing your beekeeping knowledge. There are seven modules that may be taken in any order except for Module 8, which must be taken last. The syllabi can be downloaded from https://www.bbka.org.uk/modules
The modules are:
| Module | Study Notes * | Past Papers | Example Answer Sheets |
| 1 – Honey Bee Management | Module 1 Study Notes ** | 2015-17 papers March 2018 November 2018 March 2019 November 2019 April 2021 | March 2018 |
| 2 – Honey Bee Products & Forage | Module 2 study notes | 2015-17 papers March 2018 November 2018 March 2019 November 2019 April 2021 November 2021 March 2022 | March 2018 |
| 3 – Pests, Diseases & Poisoning | Module 3 Study Notes | 2015-17 papers March 2018 November 2018 March 2019 November 2021 | March 2018 |
| 4 – Withdrawn | |||
| 5 – Honey Bee Biology | Module 5 Study Notes | March 2018 November 2018 March 2019 November 2019 April 2021 November 2021 March 2022 | |
| 6 – Honey Bee Behaviour | Module 6 Study Notes | 2015-17 Papers March 2018 November 2018 March 2019 November 2019 | |
| 7 – Selection & Breeding of Honey Bees | April 2021 November 2021 March 2022 November 2022 March 2023 | ||
| 8 – Module 8 Beekeeping and Honey Bee Management | |||
| Honey Bee Health Certificate Study Notes by Jan Horstink | Available on request |
* With acknowledgement and thanks to Mid Bucks beekeepers association
** updated by Trevor Smith/Ed Bennett for 2023 syllabus