Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare to remove honey
- Obtain tools and equipment and confirm they are in good repair and serviceable for use
- Check personal protective equipment (PPE) for serviceability and wear and use correctly
- Identify work health and safety hazards, assess risks and implement control measures
- Identify and meet food safety requirements
- Observe site quarantine or other biosecurity protocols
- Determine ripeness of honey to ensure it is mature enough to be harvested
- Observe any withholding periods for honey bee medications and treatments
- Take into account potential contaminants, impact on the colony and quality and type of honey to be obtained when planning the time and location of the honey removal
- Identify factors affecting the quantity of honey to be removed from hive and take these into consideration when removing honey
- Remove honey from the hive
- Consider a range of suitable methods for removing bees from honey-filled combs and select and implement the best option or combination of options
- Consider a range of suitable methods for removing the honey crop in the frames from the hive and implement the best option or combination of options
- Monitor the quality of the honey during removal process and, if required, modify removal methods to ensure that desired quality standards are achieved and maintained
- Transport honey-filled frames to extracting facility