This book addresses each topic in the FIBKA Basic and Intermediate
Examinations with a view to assisting those studying on their own
informally at home. The syllabus is a long one with over 90 topics to be
considered. Until the issue of this book it was necessary for the
student to consult a multitude of different works to acquire a thorough
understanding of the subject matter for examinat!on purposes. The book
is a must for anyone contemplating either of the two examinations. The
authors are very well qualified to prepare such a volume. They are both
BBKA examiners and Master Beekeepers and are weil familiar with the
problems that confront students and candidates. They are both past
winners of the coveted Wax Chandler Prize for the best results in the
BBKA Senior Examinations and are the only man and wife team to achieve
this feat. John started beekeeping during the second world war and Dawn
started after they returned to the UK from careers in the Colonial
Service, Engineering and Nursing respectively. They are now retired in
Devon and manage 20 colonies and about the same number of nuclei as part
of their queen rearing programme each year. John has been a member for
some years of the BBKA Examination Board.