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Evidence Guide: AHCBEK406 - Trap and store pollen

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AHCBEK406 - Trap and store pollen

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

Prepare to trap and store pollen

  1. Select suitable floral resources
  2. Assess colony for suitability for pollen collection
  3. Select and use personal protective equipment (PPE)
  4. Identify work health and safety hazards and take appropriate action to minimise risks to self and others
  5. Ensure equipment to be used in the process of collecting pollen is clean and sanitised according to food safety requirements
Select suitable floral resources

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Assess colony for suitability for pollen collection

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Select and use personal protective equipment (PPE)

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Identify work health and safety hazards and take appropriate action to minimise risks to self and others

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Ensure equipment to be used in the process of collecting pollen is clean and sanitised according to food safety requirements

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Collect pollen

  1. Construct suitable pollen trapping mechanism and install in hive
  2. Adhere to personal hygiene requirements including washed hands and wearing clean clothing
  3. Collect pollen at appropriate frequency
  4. Assess risk of theft by ants and take steps to reduce likelihood of this occurring
  5. Assess risk of contamination by moth larvae and take steps to reduce likelihood of this occurring
  6. Assess risk of colony decline and stop pollen collection if necessary
  7. Store pollen temporarily in a suitable container to be transported to processing facilities
Construct suitable pollen trapping mechanism and install in hive

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

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Collect pollen at appropriate frequency

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Assess risk of theft by ants and take steps to reduce likelihood of this occurring

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Assess risk of contamination by moth larvae and take steps to reduce likelihood of this occurring

Completed
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Assess risk of colony decline and stop pollen collection if necessary

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Store pollen temporarily in a suitable container to be transported to processing facilities

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Process pollen

  1. Clean pollen to remove all foreign material
  2. Dry pollen until moisture content is appropriate to prevent fermentation and deterioration and store appropriately
  3. If not dried, freeze immediately to prevent fermentation and deterioration
Clean pollen to remove all foreign material

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Dry pollen until moisture content is appropriate to prevent fermentation and deterioration and store appropriately

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If not dried, freeze immediately to prevent fermentation and deterioration

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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 trap and store pollen

1.1 Select suitable floral resources

1.2 Assess colony for suitability for pollen collection

1.3 Select and use personal protective equipment (PPE)

1.4 Identify work health and safety hazards and take appropriate action to minimise risks to self and others

1.5 Ensure equipment to be used in the process of collecting pollen is clean and sanitised according to food safety requirements

2. Collect pollen

2.1 Construct suitable pollen trapping mechanism and install in hive

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

2.3 Collect pollen at appropriate frequency

2.4 Assess risk of theft by ants and take steps to reduce likelihood of this occurring

2.5 Assess risk of contamination by moth larvae and take steps to reduce likelihood of this occurring

2.6 Assess risk of colony decline and stop pollen collection if necessary

2.7Store pollen temporarily in a suitable container to be transported to processing facilities

3. Process pollen

3.1 Clean pollen to remove all foreign material

3.2 Dry pollen until moisture content is appropriate to prevent fermentation and deterioration and store appropriately

3.3 If not dried, freeze immediately to prevent fermentation and deterioration

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 trap and store pollen

1.1 Select suitable floral resources

1.2 Assess colony for suitability for pollen collection

1.3 Select and use personal protective equipment (PPE)

1.4 Identify work health and safety hazards and take appropriate action to minimise risks to self and others

1.5 Ensure equipment to be used in the process of collecting pollen is clean and sanitised according to food safety requirements

2. Collect pollen

2.1 Construct suitable pollen trapping mechanism and install in hive

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

2.3 Collect pollen at appropriate frequency

2.4 Assess risk of theft by ants and take steps to reduce likelihood of this occurring

2.5 Assess risk of contamination by moth larvae and take steps to reduce likelihood of this occurring

2.6 Assess risk of colony decline and stop pollen collection if necessary

2.7Store pollen temporarily in a suitable container to be transported to processing facilities

3. Process pollen

3.1 Clean pollen to remove all foreign material

3.2 Dry pollen until moisture content is appropriate to prevent fermentation and deterioration and store appropriately

3.3 If not dried, freeze immediately to prevent fermentation and deterioration

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:

build or purchase a suitable pollen trap

assess suitability of colonies for pollen collection

correctly wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE)

collect and process pollen

manage the hive

maintain records

handle bees

clean and sanitise equipment.

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

principles and practices of trapping and storing pollen

bee colony pollen requirements

bee handling techniques

floral sources of pollen production

quality assurance requirements designed for the honey industry

requirements for commercial processing.

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