AHCBEK303 — Re-queen a honey bee colony

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What an assessment for AHCBEK303 must cover

44 assessable components: 5 elements (18 performance criteria), 10 performance evidence and 12 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 4 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Identify requirements for re-queening a colony

1.1Assess the current queen performance against workplace specifications
1.2Monitor colony for signs that indicate queen replacement is necessary
1.3Determine the need and method for re-queening

2 Prepare to re-queen a colony

2.1Identify health and safety in the workplace hazards and risks and apply appropriate controls associated with manipulating honey bee brood
2.2Select, ensure serviceability, fit and use personal protective equipment
2.3Select tools and equipment required for re-queening operations and ensure serviceability
2.4Identify and obtain replacement queen to meet workplace specifications and biosecurity requirements
2.5Store replacement queen and escort worker bees in appropriate conditions and monitor until re-queening is undertaken
2.6Assess the condition and health of replacement queen
2.7Monitor hive condition and environment to ensure re-queening occurs under optimum conditions

3 Introduce replacement queen bee

3.1Open hive and conduct manipulations re-queening operations according to method selected
3.2Locate queen bee to be replaced in the hive and remove
3.3Introduce queen to hive according to selected method and workplace procedures
3.4Allow time for queen and colony to adjust and stabilise according to workplace procedures

4 Monitor progress of a replacement queen bee

4.1Monitor the hive for acceptance of replacement queen bee by colony according to workplace procedures
4.2Monitor replacement queen bee for evidence of egg laying and adequate levels of hatching

5 Update and maintain apiary records

5.1Confirm legislative and workplace procedures for record keeping
5.2Update apiary records for re-queening activities according to workplace procedures, legislative and biosecurity reporting requirements

Performance evidence

monitored colony performance, assed the queen against specifications and determined the need and method for re-queening
identified hazards and risks and implement control measures for re-queening operations
selected, fitted and used suitable personal protective equipment
selected and ensured serviceability of tools and equipment required for re-queening operations
obtained, assessed the condition and stored the new queen according to workplace and biosecurity requirements
monitored conditions to ensure optimum time for re-queening operations
assessed the health and condition of the parent colony
conducted hive operations to locate old queen and replace with new queen according to selected method
monitored hives for colony acceptance of new queen and queen brood development performance
updated and maintained apiary records.

Knowledge evidence

principles and practices of re-queening honey bee hives
common manipulations, methods and techniques used to re-queen colonies
tools and equipment required for hive operations and re-queening, including: - maintenance - safe operation - hygiene and biosecurity
natural processes for queen replacement and their signs, including: - supersedure - swarming - emergency queen replacement
hive monitoring techniques and assessing the performance of queen bee in the colony, including: - behaviour - colony traits - brood and egg laying - honey bee brood production
selection criteria for queen bees
assessing the health of queen bees
handling queen bees, including: - transport and storage requirements - handling cages - handling live queen bee - identifying, removing and destroying old queen - introducing new queen
sources of queen bees their advantages and disadvantages, including: - commercial suppliers - apiary breeding stock - supersedure
health and safety hazards and risks when handling bees and personal protection equipment
biosecurity considerations when selecting queen bees and suppliers
workplace and statutory records and reporting procedures for re-queening operations.

Foundation skills

Reading: Interpret biosecurity protocols and codes of practice
Writing: Complete workplace documentation using appropriate terminology and in required format
Navigate the world of work: Takes responsibility for following explicit and implicit workplace procedures and industry practices
Get the work done: Takes responsibility for planning, sequencing and prioritising tasks required in preparing for and conducting a honey bee queen replacement procedure

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