Certificate III in Beekeeping
AHC31824
Qualification Details
This qualification reflects the role of a honey bee (Apis) beekeeper, including the establishment of beehives and apiaries, the transport of live bees and the management of bees for honey production and/or provision of pollination services.
Career Pathways
Ask about traineeships.
- AHC40124 Certificate IV in Agriculture
- AHC51422 Diploma of Agribusiness Management
- AHCBEK409 – Rear Queen Bees
- AHCBIO303 – Apply Biosecurity Measures
This qualification also provides a pathway to work, start your own beekeeping business and manage hives for honey production or pollination contracts.
Course Subjects
A total of eighteen (18) units to be completed: thirteen (13) Core units with the following five (5) electives being delivered:
| Core Units | |
|---|---|
| AHCBEK203 | Open and reassemble a beehive |
| AHCBEK205 | Prepare and use a bee smoker |
| AHCBEK206 | Assemble and maintain beekeeping components |
| AHCBEK301 | Manage honey bee swarms |
| AHCBEK302 | Manipulate honey bee brood |
| AHCBEK303 | Re-queen a honey bee colony |
| AHCBEK304 | Remove a honey crop from a hive |
| AHCBEK311 | Transport bee hives by road to new apiary site |
| AHCBEK312 | Extract honey |
| AHCBEK313 | Manage pests and disease within a honey bee colony |
| AHCBEK405 | Select and establish an apiary site |
| AHCWHS302 | Contribute to workplace health and safety processes |
| AHCWRK318 | Comply with industry quality assurance requirements |
| Elective Units | |
|---|---|
| AHCBEK309 | Trap and store pollen |
| AHCBEK310 | Process raw wax into moulds |
| AHCPCM204 | Recognise Plants |
| AHCPGD207 | Plant Trees and Shrubs |
| TLID0020 | Shift Materials Safely Using Manual Handling Methods |
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