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Construct and repair beehives, and beehive frames
Level
2
Credits
4
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to construct and repair
beehives and beehive frames.
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 by NZQA and industry.
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
1
Legislation includes but is not limited to the – Health and Safety in Employment Act
1992, Biosecurity Act 1993, Biosecurity (National American Foulbrood Pest
Management Strategy) Order 1998, and their subsequent amendments.
2
This unit standard applies to hives of the langstroth removable frame type. A
recognised industry standard for the metric langstroth hive can be obtained from the
National Beekeepers Association of NZ (Inc) (NBA) website at http://www.nba.org.nz,
or email secretary@nba.org.nz.
3
Definitions
In-house procedures – the verbal or written instructions to staff on procedures for
beehive, and beehive frame construction and repair, which must comply with
legislative requirements.
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Beehive frames – the part of the beehive on which worker bees build honeycomb.
Up to ten beehive frames hang vertically inside each beehive box. Beehive frames
are used to contain the honeycombs in a beehive to allow the honeycomb to be
removed for purposes such as inspection or honey extraction.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Construct and repair beehives.
Range
boxes, lids, floors, mats.
Performance criteria
1.1
Materials suitable for the job to be undertaken are gathered or purchased, and
cut to size without injury to self or others in accordance with in-house
procedures.
1.2
Materials are treated with preservative in accordance with in-house procedures.
1.3
Construction of beehives is carried out in accordance with in-house procedures.
1.4
Repairs are carried out in accordance with in-house procedures.
Element 2
Construct and repair beehive frames.
Performance criteria
2.1
Wooden frames are assembled to ensure rigidity with no protruding nails in
accordance with in-house procedures.
Range
assembly by at least one of – nails, staples.
2.2
Frames are wired without cutting into the wood, with even tension on wires, and
secured to each end bar in accordance with in-house procedures.
2.3
Plastic frames are coated with beeswax, wax is safely heated and evenly
distributed on the frame to a uniform depth in accordance with in-house
procedures.
2.4
Damaged frames and wires are repaired and strengthened in accordance with
in-house procedures.
2.5
Wax foundation is attached to wires on an electrical embedding board without
damage to foundation.
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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.
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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