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Demonstrate knowledge of plants and their role in beekeeping
Level
3
Credits
6
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of:
parts of flowers, and the process of flowering; the relationship between
flowering plants and bees; the way in which factors relating to weather,
seasons, and soil influence flowering patterns and honey flows; nectar and
pollen, and their contribution to bee nutrition; and flowering plants which are
common sources of honey.
Subfield
Agriculture
Domain
Apiculture
Status
Registered
Status date
21 August 2009
Date version published
21 August 2009
Planned review date
31 December 2014
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA, industry
and teaching professional in the same field from another
provider.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Primary Industry Training Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0052
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
Definition
Symbiotic relationship – a relationship of mutual benefit between two or more species.
Flowering plants – can also be referred to as angiosperms.
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Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Demonstrate knowledge of parts of flowers, and the process of flowering.
Range
parts of the flower – sepals, petals, stamen (anther, filament), carpel (ovary,
style, stigma).
Performance criteria
1.1
The parts of flowers are described in terms of their location and structure.
1.2
The parts of flowers are described in terms of their function.
1.3
The process of flowering is described in terms of the plant life cycle.
Element 2
Demonstrate knowledge of the relationship between flowering plants and bees.
Performance criteria
2.1
The description details the symbiotic relationship between flowering plants and
bees.
2.2
The description details the function of nectar in the relationship.
2.3
The description details the link between flowering plants, the types of honey
produced, and the practical applications for the beekeeper of moving bees into
a new area.
Element 3
Demonstrate knowledge of the way in which factors relating to weather, seasons, and soil
influence flowering patterns and honey flows.
Performance criteria
3.1
Factors related to weather and seasons are described in terms of the way in
which they influence flowering patterns and honey flows.
Range
3.2
includes but is not limited to – changes in day length, cold
weather, warm weather, humidity, high rainfall, alternating cold
and warm temperatures, storms, hail, frost, wind.
Factors related to soil are described in terms of the way in which they influence
flowering patterns and honey flows.
Range
soil acidity (pH), soil aeration, soil temperature, soil moisture.
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Element 4
Demonstrate knowledge of nectar and pollen, and their contribution to bee nutrition.
Performance criteria
4.1
Nectar and pollen are described in terms of their function in the flower.
4.2
Nectar and pollen are described in terms of the process by which they are
produced in the flower, and gathered by bees.
4.3
Nectar and pollen are described in terms of their contribution to bee nutrition.
Element 5
Demonstrate knowledge of flowering plants which are common sources of honey.
Performance criteria
5.1
Flowering plants which are common sources of honey are identified and
described in terms of their features.
Range
5.2
common name, scientific name, occurrence in a specified area,
flowering time, nectar yield, features of honey produced;
evidence is required for at least 10 tree or shrub sources, five
pasture or seed plants, five weeds.
Flowering plants which contribute to the production of poisonous honey and
honeydew are described in terms of their mode of production, effect on bees
and people, and management to avoid toxic affects.
Range
karaka, kowhai, tutu.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register
credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
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Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Primary Industry Training Organisation standards@primaryito.ac.nz if
you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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