All the tutors on the NDB Advanced course we run have passed their National Diploma in Beekeeping Examination and prior to that Master Beekeeper or Expert Bee Master (The Scottish equivalent). This in-depth qualification provides our tutors a sound technical and practical base, which encompasses scientific knowledge, practical handling skills, microscopic analysis of diseases and anatomy/dissection to name but a few areas. This allows us to provide a high quality tuition to all our students.

The course has been developed to have a low student to tutor ratio with a minimum of two NDB tutors present.

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Marin Anastasov NDB, Course Director

Marin Anastasov NDB has been keeping bees since his teenage years, studying first for a BSc in Animal Science and an MSc in Organic Farming, and currently managing approximately 30 colonies.

 

 

 

 

Lynfa Davies NDB, Course Tutor

Lynfa Davies NDB began beekeeping in 2005 and with the help of her husband, Rob keeps approximately 20 colonies. She is a member of Aberystwyth and District Beekeepers’ Association and she is also part of the Learning and Education Committee of the Welsh Beekeepers’ Association. Lynfa has a degree in Agriculture. She is currently the knowledge exchange manager on the Welsh Government’s Farming Connect programme.

 

Norman Carreck, Course Tutor

Norman Carreck NDB is the Moderator, and has been has been keeping bees for thirty five years, and has been a bee research scientist for twenty five. He has lectured about bees on all continents where bees are kept, has written many scientific papers, book chapters, conference contributions and popular articles, has edited several books and regularly appeared in the media in many countries. He is a member of the Technical and Environmental Committee of the British Beekeepers Association, a Trustee of the C.B. Dennis British Beekeepers Research Trust, a member of the Examinations Board for the National Diploma in Beekeeping, a member of the “Bee Health Advisory Forum” for the Defra “Healthy Bees Plan”, the UK member of the Executive Committee of the international honey bee research network “COLOSS”, and is Senior Editor of the Journal of Apicultural Research. He is employed as Science Director of the International Bee Research Association and is based at the University of Sussex

 

Adam Leitch NDB, Course Tutor

Adam Leitch NDB is Treasurer of the National Diploma in Beekeeping NDB examination board and a member of Reigate Beekeepers in Surrey. He passed his NDB exam in 2015, having already obtained his BBKA Master Beekeeper and Microscopy Certificate. Adam is an examiner for the BBKA (Basic & General Husbandry), a correspondence course tutor for BBKA module students, and writes the monthly beginner articles for Beecraft. He teaches practical beekeeping weekly at Reigate Beekeepers club apiary at a range of levels. He gives talk to beekeeping groups on all aspects of beekeeping, including botany and anatomy, provides support to study groups and (when time allows) runs evening classes on Modules & General Husbandry.

Margaret Murdin NDB, Course Tutor

Margaret has been keeping bees for over 10 years and now has over 20 colonies across 3 apiaries. She is a Master Beekeeper and has won the prestigious Wax Chandlers’ Award. Margaret gained the National Diploma in Beekeeping in 2015

As an active member of Ormskirk and Croston Branch she teaches beginner beekeepers, study groups for the module exams and General Husbandry. Margaret is Vice Chair of the Trustees of the BBKA, a member of the Education and Husbandry Committee and she sits on the Examination Board. She is a Correspondence Course Tutor and an Assessor.

Previously Margaret was the Principal of a large Further and Higher Education College, a Chief Examiner for Teacher Education and a tutor and examiner for the Open University. She has sat on several Government Committees advising on further, higher and special education.