{"id":278,"date":"2021-03-14T17:04:54","date_gmt":"2021-03-14T17:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bee-plus.org\/?page_id=278"},"modified":"2025-03-25T11:36:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T11:36:20","slug":"foundation-course-in-beekeeping","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bee-plus.org\/?page_id=278","title":{"rendered":"Foundation Course"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"278\" class=\"elementor elementor-278\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d7db9bc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d7db9bc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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meetings<\/h5><br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb26f12\" data-id=\"fb26f12\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07d73c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07d73c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Book your place on the course click the button below and follow the instructions and begin your journey of discovery.<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-300a557 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"300a557\" 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Below is an outline of the syllabus. You can complete the course at your own pace. The course is divided in to topics. As you complete each topic you are awarded a badge. Collect all the badges to complete the course and receive your certificate and the other benefits. Course includes contact time with the tutor. \u00a0<\/h4><ul><li><h5>History of the Honeybee<\/h5><\/li><li><h5>Anatomy of the Honeybee<\/h5><\/li><li><h5>Lifecycle of the Honeybee<\/h5><\/li><li><h5>Swarming \u2013 what it is &amp; how to deal with it<\/h5><\/li><li><h5>Pests &amp; diseases \u2013 identification &amp; remedial actions<\/h5><\/li><li><h5>Hives \u2013 types, pros &amp; cons<\/h5><\/li><li><h5>Colony assessment &amp; hygiene<\/h5><\/li><li><h5>Bee keeping annual diary<\/h5><\/li><li><h5>Record keeping<\/h5><\/li><li><h5>Apiaries \u2013 site selection &amp; risk assessment<\/h5><\/li><li><h5>Health, safety &amp; PPE\u00a0<\/h5><\/li><li><h5>Welfare Manifesto<\/h5><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc9904f\" data-id=\"cc9904f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba5e35f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ba5e35f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bee-plus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Foundation-certificate.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-05cd90a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"05cd90a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9105e71\" data-id=\"9105e71\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f9d495\" data-id=\"1f9d495\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a3904a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a3904a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Learn on the go on any device. Get the moodle app for Android, iOS and PC<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-55e22da\" data-id=\"55e22da\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2bde8bd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2bde8bd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-58a4817\" data-id=\"58a4817\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2111f99 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2111f99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-92c794f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"92c794f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a2c546\" data-id=\"8a2c546\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e14a71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e14a71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span class=\"bon f24 ion\">See what students have said about the course. 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