Ted Hooper

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Ted Hooper MBE NDB (21 September 1918 – 19 March 2010) was a British bee keeper and author of Guide to Bees & Honey (1976, fourth edition 1997). The book is a standard text recommended by the British Beekeepers' Association (BBKA) as part of the BBKA exam syllabus. He also co-authored The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Beekeeping (Roger Morse and Ted Hooper, 1985).

Hooper was born at Colyton, Devon and later lived in Essex, where he worked for Writtle Agricultural College. He held a National Diploma in Beekeeping. Hooper died in March 2010, aged 91.{{cite news|url=http://www.britishbee.org.uk/news/obituaries/ted-hooper-1918-2010.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100401181123/http://www.britishbee.org.uk/news/obituaries/ted-hooper-1918-2010.shtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 April 2010|title=Ted Hooper MBE NDB 1918 – 2010|date=26 March 2010|publisher=The British Beekeepers Association|accessdate=2 April 2010}}

References

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A Guide to Bees 4th Edition, Ted Hooper, cover notes

BBKA booklist (http://www.britishbee.org.uk/files/booklist-2009.pdf)

The Essex Beekeeper (the monthly magazine of the Essex Bee Keepers Association), issue [http://www.ebka.org/userfiles/jan10web.pdf 541] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726012544/http://www.ebka.org/userfiles/jan10web.pdf |date=26 July 2011 }} January 2010. Interview with Geoff Mills

BEM NDB awards at [http://www.national-diploma-bees.org.uk/diploma_awards.htm BEM diploma awards] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090605022311/http://www.national-diploma-bees.org.uk/diploma_awards.htm |date=5 June 2009 }}

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External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20080311025258/http://www.britishbee.org.uk/examinations_and_assessments.php BBKA Examinations and Assessments]
[http://national-diploma-beekeeping.org/front-page/about-the-national-diploma-in-beekeeping-2/ Examination Board for the National Diploma in Beekeeping]

Category:1918 births

Category:2010 deaths

Category:British beekeepers

Category:Members of the Order of the British Empire