Higher education. At zootechnical faculty of agricultural high schools (chair of protection of plants and shelkovodstva), fruit-and-vegetable and veterinary faculties the obligatory course of beekeeping in volume 40-60 ch is entered, and in zones of the developed beekeeping the number of hours on this subject at the discretion of high school management can be increased. At agronomical faculty beekeeping study under a little bit reduced program.

Specialised branches on beekeeping at the Bashkir agricultural institute (internal branch of beekeeping), the Ukrainian agricultural academy (internal branch) and at agricultural institute of correspondence course (VSHIZO), and also chair of beekeeping of the Moscow agricultural academy of K.A.Timirjazeva, chair of Darvinism and ecology of Gorki university, etc.

In 1966 in the Moscow veterinary academy of K.I.Skryabin the chair of biology and a pathology of bees and fishes is organised. It posesses the big merit in preparation of experts in illnesses of bees. The chair of illnesses of bees and fishes is and at the Leningrad institute of veterinary science.

More than 30 years work institute of improvement of livestock specialists-beekeepers. He prepares experts of beekeeping of the top skills on the job. At institute train the experts having finished higher agronomical, zootechnical, veterinary and biological formation, and also experts of beekeeping. Term of training two years. To the persons who have ended institute of improvement appropriate qualification of the scientist-beekeeper and grant the certificate.

Science officers prepare in postgraduate study of scientific research institute of beekeeping, the Moscow agricultural academy of K.A.Timirjazeva, the Ukrainian agricultural academy, Gorki university, the Moscow veterinary academy of To - I.Skryabin, in Russia scientific research institute of veterinary sanitary, All-Union institute of experimental veterinary science, etc.

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