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  • Branch meeting: Registered medicines in beekeeping: why bother?
    Branch meeting: Registered medicines in beekeeping: why bother?
    Starts: 7:30 pm
    Ends: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 - 9:30 pm
    Location: Whitefriars, 14 Gravel Walk, Canterbury CT1 2TF, UK
    Description:

    Sebastian Owen is a director of Vita (Europe) Ltd, a company specialising in bee health products.  Sebastian has been in the industry since 2004 (with a four-year break when I lived and worked in Hong Kong), and became Vita’s Commercial Director in 2018.

    His talk, "Registered medicines in beekeeping: why bother?” will focus on the approval process for varroa control products, together with a broader overview of honey bee health. 

    Vita Bee Health was established in 1997 and is focused on keeping the world’s bees healthy and productive, with a product range including Apistan and Apiguard for varroa control; diagnostic kits for foulbrood; nutritional supplements and more, available in 60+ countries. Vita is based in Basingstoke, Hampshire, where we also run a small apiary on an allotment site.

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  • closing date for BBKA written exam applications
    closing date for BBKA written exam applications
    Starts: 12:00 am
    Ends: Monday, February 10, 2020 - 11:59 pm
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    The written examinations of the BBKA can be sat by enter member, by applications.  The fee is £30.00 for each exam and the application must be submitted by 10th February for exams held on 21 March.
    More information and application form here:
    https://www.bbka.org.uk/exams-and-assessments-of-the-bbka  

    ALL MODULES held on 21st March 2020

    Future dates
    2020 November 14th
    2021 March 20th;  November 13th

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  • Closing date for practical assessment applications
    Closing date for practical assessment applications
    Starts: 12:00 am
    Ends: Friday, February 28, 2020 - 11:59 pm
    Description:

    this does not apply to the Basic Assessment - contact Julian Audsley julian@canterburybeekeepers.org.uk for more information

    The practical assessments of the BBKA can be sat by any member already holding the Basic Certificate.  The fees vary, and the application must be submitted by 28th February for exams held during the summer.
    More information and application form here:
    https://www.bbka.org.uk/exams-and-assessments-of-the-bbka  

    BEE HEALTH CERTIFICATE £40 Must hold Basic Certificate. May be held at any suitable apiary. 
    Normally small group of candidates examined on same day.  Last Assessment 31st July 

    BEE BREEDING CERTIFICATE £80  Must hold Basic Certificate.  Held at apiary of Candidate. 

    GENERAL CERTIFICATE in BEEKEEPING HUSBANDRY £80   Must hold Basic Certificate. Held at apiary of Candidate. 

    ADVANCED CERTIFICATE in BEEKEEPING HUSBANDRY £120  28th February.  Must hold General Certificate in Beekeeping Husbandry.  To be held at Stoneleigh on 29/30/31 May 2020 and 12/13/14 June 2020 depending on numbers 

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