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Produce and harvest royal jelly

Produce and harvest royal jelly

Unit of competency
National Code
AHCBEK308
State Code
OAO36
TGA Status
Current
DTWD Status
Approved
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
19/12/2018
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
28/05/2019
Field of Education
050105 - Animal Husbandry
Original Release Date
28/05/2019
Nominal Hours
30
Description
This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to manipulate a honey bee hive to encourage the production, collection and storage of royal jelly.The unit applies to beekeepers who work under broad direction to analyse information and complete a range of specialised beekeeping activities and who demonstrate a thorough understanding of the development of queens in hives and the production of royal jelly. They use discretion and judgement in the selection, allocation and use of available resources and to solve problems.State and territory legislation, regulations and local government by-laws apply in some jurisdictions to beehive ownership and compliance with biosecurity codes of practice.State and Territory food safety legislation, regulations and standards apply to royal jelly that is used in food for human consumption.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Prepare to produce and harvest royal jelly
  • 1.1 Assess health and safety in the workplace hazards and risks associated with working with bees and apply appropriate control measures
  • 1.2 Select, ensure serviceability, fit and use personal protective equipment
  • 1.3 Assess hive for suitability for production of royal jelly
  • 1.4 Prepare hive and introduce artificial queen bee cells
  • 1.5 Graft bee larvae according to workplace procedures
  • 1.6 Stimulate the colony into producing royal jelly
  • 1.7 Ensure production equipment is clean and sanitised according to hygiene procedures
2. Collect and store royal jelly
  • 2.1 Adhere to hygiene requirements according to food safety and workplace procedures
  • 2.2 Ensure royal jelly collection and storage equipment is clean and sanitised according to hygiene procedures
  • 2.3 Remove and discard larvae from queen cells ensuring no contamination of jelly
  • 2.4 Harvest royal jelly from each cell according to workplace procedures
  • 2.5 Prepare the royal jelly for storage according to workplace procedures
  • 2.6 Place royal jelly into hygienic containers ensuring minimum exposure to contamination and refrigerate according to food safety procedures
3. Finalise tasks
  • 3.1 Check, clean and store equipment according to workplace procedures and hygiene procedures
  • 3.2 Update and maintain records according to workplace procedures and quality assurance procedures
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Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
BAL51 AHCBEK403 Produce and harvest royal jelly Unit of competency
State Code National Code Title Type
BEG0 AHC31818 Certificate III in Beekeeping Qualification
BJS5 AHC31824 Certificate III in Beekeeping Qualification