The Bee Products Processing Level 4 qualification consists of units of learning that an individual must achieve to harvest bee products, process honey, bees wax, propolis, pollen, and bee venom and process royal jelly. It also enables an individual to process bee brood combs, perform bee product value addition and manage quality of bee products.

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Bee Products Harvesting

This course addresses the competencies required to harvest bee products. It involves preparing to harvest bee products, conducting bee product harvesting, extracting bee products and performing post-harvest practices.

Summary of Learning Outcomes

  1. Prepare to harvest bee products

  2. Conduct bee product harvesting

  3. Extract bee products

  4. Perform post-harvest practices


Honey Processing

This unit specifies the competencies required to process honey. It involves preparing materials for processing honey, preparing processing equipment, processing honey and performing post processing procedures.

Summary of Learning Outcomes

  1. Prepare materials for processing honey

  2. Prepare processing equipment

  3. Process honey

  4. Perform post processing procedures

Wax Processing

This course addresses the competencies required to process beeswax. It involves preparing materials for processing bees wax, preparing processing equipment, processing bees wax and performing post processing procedures.

Summary of Learning Outcomes

  1. Prepare materials for processing bee’s wax

  2. Prepare processing equipment

  3. Process bees wax

  4. Perform post processing procedures

Propolis Processing

This unit specifies the competencies required to process propolis. It involves preparing materials for processing propolis, preparing processing equipment, processing propolis and performing post processing procedures.

Summary of Learning Outcomes

  1. Prepare materials for processing propolis

  2. Prepare processing equipment

  3. Process propolis

  4. Perform post processing procedures

Pollen Processing

This course addresses the competencies required to process pollen. It involves preparing materials for processing pollen, preparing processing equipment, processing pollen and performing post processing procedures.

Summary of Learning Outcomes

  1. Prepare materials for processing pollen

  2. Prepare processing equipment

  3. Process pollen

  4. Perform post processing procedures

Bee Venom Processing

This course addresses the competencies required to process bee venom. It involves preparing materials for processing bee venom, preparing processing equipment, processing bee venom and performing post processing procedures.

Summary of Learning Outcomes

  1. Prepare materials for processing bee venom

  2. Prepare processing equipment

  3. Process bee venom

  4. Perform post processing procedures

Bee Products Value Addition

This course addresses the competencies required to perform bee product value addition. It involves preparing the equipment, materials and supplies for value addition, processing wax-based value-added products, processing honey-based value-added products and processing propolis-based value-added products. It also includes processing royal jelly-based value-added products, processing bee venom-based value-added products; packaging and storing value added bee products.

Summary of Learning Outcomes

  1. Prepare the equipment, materials and supplies for value addition

  2. Process wax-based value-added products

  3. Process honey-based value-added products

  4. Process propolis based value added products

  5. Royal jelly-based value-added products

  6. Process bee venom-based value-added products

  7. Package and store value added bee products


Bee Product Quality Control

This unit addresses the competencies required to control quality of bee products. It involves establishing bee products safety and quality systems, managing quality operations, preparing for raw material and product analyses and carrying out raw material, packaging materials and finished products analyses.

Summary of Learning Outcomes

  1. Establish bee products safety and quality systems

  2. Manage quality operations

  3. Prepare for raw material and product analyses

  4. Carry out raw material, packaging materials and finished products analyses