Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare to catch a swarm of honey bees
- Obtain equipment required to collect a swarm of honey bees and confirm it is in good repair and serviceable for use
- Check personal protective equipment (PPE) for serviceability and use and wear correctly
- Identify work health and safety hazards associated with collecting bee swarms and take action to deal with them effectively
- Observe site quarantine or other biosecurity protocols
- Identify risks associated with collecting a swarm of honey bees and take actions to minimise likelihood and consequences of risks
- Collect a swarm of honey bees
- Place dry drawn frames in hive box for collected swarm to ensure it remains in new hive box
- Catch swarm by shaking it into an empty box
- Move boxed swarm to new location after confirming that whole swarm has been collected
- Keep swarm separate from other hives to monitor hive health and disease-free status
- Re-queen a swarm
- Manage swarming behaviour in a honey bee colony