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Evidence Guide: AHCBEK409 - Rear queen bees

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AHCBEK409 - Rear queen bees

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Establish breeding stock and obtain requirements for queen bee rearing

  1. Select and obtain queen bee breeding stock according to breeding program
  2. Identify health and safety hazards, risks and implement controls according to workplace requirements
  3. Select, fit and use personal protective equipment
  4. Select and safely use tools and equipment required to rear queen bees
  5. Confirm site quarantine and other biosecurity protocols and ensure that they are followed
Select and obtain queen bee breeding stock according to breeding program

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Identify health and safety hazards, risks and implement controls according to workplace requirements

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Select, fit and use personal protective equipment

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Select and safely use tools and equipment required to rear queen bees

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Confirm site quarantine and other biosecurity protocols and ensure that they are followed

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Assess condition of colonies and nurse bees and prepare queen cups with larvae

  1. Ensure hives and colonies used for queen bee and drone production are in a clean and healthy condition
  2. Select larvae from the breeder queen bee cells for grafting according to specification
  3. Select and prepare queen cups according to workplace procedures and production method
  4. Transfer larvae from worker cells into queen cell cups according to workplace procedures
  5. Ensure an adequate number of nurse bees are present in cell raising colonies
Ensure hives and colonies used for queen bee and drone production are in a clean and healthy condition

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Select larvae from the breeder queen bee cells for grafting according to specification

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Select and prepare queen cups according to workplace procedures and production method

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Transfer larvae from worker cells into queen cell cups according to workplace procedures

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Ensure an adequate number of nurse bees are present in cell raising colonies

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Establish and monitor the queen mating process

  1. Transfer ripe queen cells into the nucleus after grafting according to workplace procedures
  2. Provide drones during mating period according to workplace standards and specifications
  3. Monitor and maintain hives in a healthy pest and disease free condition
  4. Maintain records of grafting and queen rearing activities according to workplace procedures
Transfer ripe queen cells into the nucleus after grafting according to workplace procedures

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Provide drones during mating period according to workplace standards and specifications

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Monitor and maintain hives in a healthy pest and disease free condition

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Maintain records of grafting and queen rearing activities according to workplace procedures

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Package queen bees for transport

  1. Select type of queen cage suitable for transport according to workplace procedures and method of production
  2. Capture mated queen bee and transfer to queen cage supported by young escort bees according to cage type and workplace procedures
  3. Ensure queen cage is stocked with food and secured for transport
  4. Prepare package with queen bee cage and contents according to transport method and according to workplace and transport company procedures
Select type of queen cage suitable for transport according to workplace procedures and method of production

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Capture mated queen bee and transfer to queen cage supported by young escort bees according to cage type and workplace procedures

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Ensure queen cage is stocked with food and secured for transport

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Prepare package with queen bee cage and contents according to transport method and according to workplace and transport company procedures

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Assessed

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Instructions to Assessors

Required Skills and Knowledge