Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare to extract honey
- All equipment is cleaned, dried, sanitised and checked for serviceability and use.
- Ripe honey combs are selected for extraction of honey.
- Suitable Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is selected and checked prior to use.
- Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) hazards are identified and action is taken to minimise risks to self and others.
- Extract honey
- Quality Assurance (QA) and food safety requirements are complied with throughout process of extracting honey.
- Frames are visually inspected for areas of brood and, if found, frames are uncapped by hand to avoid brood.
- Where required, combs are warmed to assist extraction process.
- Cells are uncapped using a hand knife or machine, avoiding damage to cells and frames.
- Frames are placed in extraction unit and unit is operated according to manufacturer instructions.
- Purify honey
- Store honey