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Evidence Guide: AHCBEK403 - Produce and harvest royal jelly

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AHCBEK403 - Produce and harvest royal jelly

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

Prepare to produce and harvest royal jelly

  1. Select and use personal protective equipment (PPE)
  2. Identify work health and safety hazards associated with working with bees and take appropriate action to minimise risks to self and others
  3. Assess hive for suitability for production of royal jelly
  4. Prepare hive and put in artificial queen bee cells
  5. Graft bee larvae
  6. Stimulate production of royal jelly
  7. Ensure production equipment is clean and sanitised
Select and use personal protective equipment (PPE)

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Identify work health and safety hazards associated with working with bees and take appropriate action to minimise risks to self and others

Completed
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Assess hive for suitability for production of royal jelly

Completed
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Prepare hive and put in artificial queen bee cells

Completed
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Graft bee larvae

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Stimulate production of royal jelly

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Ensure production equipment is clean and sanitised

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Collect and store royal jelly

  1. Adhere to personal hygiene requirements, including washed hands and wearing clean clothing
  2. Ensure collection and storage equipment is clean and sanitised
  3. Remove larvae carefully from cell with a grafting tool so as not to contaminate jelly, and discard larvae
  4. Remove royal jelly from each cell
  5. Filter royal jelly through fine nylon net to remove traces of wax or larvae
  6. Place harvested royal jelly into appropriate hygienic containers, avoiding excessive exposure to air, and refrigerate immediately
Adhere to personal hygiene requirements, including washed hands and wearing clean clothing

Completed
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Ensure collection and storage equipment is clean and sanitised

Completed
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Remove larvae carefully from cell with a grafting tool so as not to contaminate jelly, and discard larvae

Completed
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Remove royal jelly from each cell

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Filter royal jelly through fine nylon net to remove traces of wax or larvae

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Place harvested royal jelly into appropriate hygienic containers, avoiding excessive exposure to air, and refrigerate immediately

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Finalise tasks

  1. Check and clean equipment and return to store area
  2. Keep and maintain records
Check and clean equipment and return to store area

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Keep and maintain records

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

Element

Performance criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Prepare to produce and harvest royal jelly

1.1 Select and use personal protective equipment (PPE)

1.2 Identify work health and safety hazards associated with working with bees and take appropriate action to minimise risks to self and others

1.3 Assess hive for suitability for production of royal jelly

1.4 Prepare hive and put in artificial queen bee cells

1.5 Graft bee larvae

1.6 Stimulate production of royal jelly

1.7 Ensure production equipment is clean and sanitised

2. Collect and store royal jelly

2.1 Adhere to personal hygiene requirements, including washed hands and wearing clean clothing

2.2 Ensure collection and storage equipment is clean and sanitised

2.3 Remove larvae carefully from cell with a grafting tool so as not to contaminate jelly, and discard larvae

2.4 Remove royal jelly from each cell

2.5 Filter royal jelly through fine nylon net to remove traces of wax or larvae

2.6 Place harvested royal jelly into appropriate hygienic containers, avoiding excessive exposure to air, and refrigerate immediately

3. Finalise tasks

3.1 Check and clean equipment and return to store area

3.2 Keep and maintain records

Required Skills and Knowledge

Element

Performance criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Prepare to produce and harvest royal jelly

1.1 Select and use personal protective equipment (PPE)

1.2 Identify work health and safety hazards associated with working with bees and take appropriate action to minimise risks to self and others

1.3 Assess hive for suitability for production of royal jelly

1.4 Prepare hive and put in artificial queen bee cells

1.5 Graft bee larvae

1.6 Stimulate production of royal jelly

1.7 Ensure production equipment is clean and sanitised

2. Collect and store royal jelly

2.1 Adhere to personal hygiene requirements, including washed hands and wearing clean clothing

2.2 Ensure collection and storage equipment is clean and sanitised

2.3 Remove larvae carefully from cell with a grafting tool so as not to contaminate jelly, and discard larvae

2.4 Remove royal jelly from each cell

2.5 Filter royal jelly through fine nylon net to remove traces of wax or larvae

2.6 Place harvested royal jelly into appropriate hygienic containers, avoiding excessive exposure to air, and refrigerate immediately

3. Finalise tasks

3.1 Check and clean equipment and return to store area

3.2 Keep and maintain records

The candidate must be assessed on their ability to integrate and apply the performance requirements of this unit in a workplace setting. Performance must be demonstrated consistently over time and in a suitable range of contexts.

The candidate must provide evidence that they can:

prepare hives for royal jelly collection

handle bees

graft larvae and stimulating royal jelly production

remove larvae

collect and store royal jelly

keep records of royal jelly production for food safety and quality assurance requirements.

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

correct cleaning and sanitation methods

food safety requirements

quality assurance requirements designed for the honey industry

the role of nurse bees in royal jelly production

bee biology.

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