A post more for any U.K. beekeepers on BEE-L than anyone else perhaps.

I'm curious about the pollen analysis part of the British Beekeepers Association's (BBKA) microscopy syllabus. See https://archive.bbka.org.uk/learn/ex...nts/microscopy Is the level of training afforded by the Microscopy Certificate good enough to allow beekeepers to accurately identify pollen sources in their honey? How useful is the pollen analysis training to beekeepers in the U.K.?

I note Vaugh Bryant's November 2018 article in BEE CULTURE wherein he states "Learning to analyze the pollen trapped in honey requires a broad understanding of botany and bee biology....Being able to analyze the pollen contents of honey samples requires a 'long learning curve!' This is not to say that it is impossible for a beekeeper to learn how to do this, but most of them do not have the needed scientific background, the equipment to do the extraction process, or the pollen reference collections needed to help them identify the potential thousands of pollen types they might find in their samples" (pp.42-43).

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