PROfarm

Beekeeping - PROfarm course

Name:	Beekeeping
Description:	A practical beekeeping course for new and established beekeepers.
Cost:	After NSW Government subsidy, $350 GST-free.
Course aims:	To provide practical experience in manipulating a bee hive and carrying out general management practices To provide an understanding of the physiology of a bee colony
Learning outcomes:	Identify bee life cycles Understand the mechanisms of a bee colony Understand the terminology used in the beekeeping industry Identify beehive component parts Manage bee colonies for survival and productivity Inspect and manipulate a bee hive
Length:	2 days
Course program/structure:	Day 1 Protective clothing and occupational health and safety Opening a hive, hive components and assembly Bee biology and seasonal management Honey flora Legislation Diseases and pests of bees Day 2 Extracting and storing honey Inspecting hive for disease Honey marketing, food safety and record keeping Purchasing hives Other products from the hive Industry structure Evaluation and close
Resources and method of delivery:	Participants will receive a course manual. This course is delivered using indoor and outdoor instruction.
Accreditation:	This course is mapped to new, soon to be endorsed, national units of competency: RTE3320A - Remove a honey crop from a hive RTE3321A - Extract honey

Date:	13 September 2008
Location:	Paterson
Contact:	Kim Griffiths 02 4939 8881
Date:	15 November 2008
Location:	Camden
Contact:	Maryke Archbold-Hession 0246 406 333, Fax 0246 406 300 Mob. 0408 492 039 (Maryke )

Tocal College, CB Alexander Campus
Phone: 1800 025 520
Email: profarm@tocal.com