Apiary Establishment and Management
UNIT CODE: AGR/CU/API/CR/02/4/A
Relationship to Occupational StandardsThis unit addresses the unit of competency: Establish an apiary
This unit specifies the competencies required to establish an apiary. It involves selecting apiary site, clearing apiary site, fencing apiary site, preparing bee hives, installing bee hives and constructing bee house.
Bee biology and behaviour
This course addresses the competencies required to demonstrate understanding of bee biology and behaviour. It involves demonstrating understanding of bee keeping industry in Kenya, identifying bee races, demonstrating understanding of bee lifecycle and caste, demonstrating understanding of the physiological system of bees, determining bee nutrition and demonstrating the understanding of bee behaviour.
Summary of Learning Outcomes
Demonstrate understanding of bee keeping industry in Kenya
Identify bee races
Demonstrate understanding of bee lifecycle and caste
Demonstrate understanding of the physiological system of bees
Determine bee nutrition
Demonstrate the understanding of bee behaviour
Bee Forage Resources and Management
This course addresses the competencies required to manage bee forage resources. It involves identifying suitable bee forage, establishing bee forage resources, conserving forage resources and developing a beekeeping floral calendar.
Summary of Learning Outcomes
Identify suitable bee forage
Establish bee forage resources
Develop a beekeeping floral calendar
Conserve bee forage resources
Honey bee pollination
Bee Products Harvesting
This unit specifies 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
Prepare to harvest bee products
Conduct bee product Harvesting
Extract bee products
Perform post-harvest practices
Honey Bee Colony Management
This course addresses the competencies required to manage honey bee colony. It involves preparing for honey bee colony manipulation, handling honey bee combs, handling honey bee colonies, rearing queen bees and performing post-manipulation practices.
Summary of Learning Outcomes
Prepare for honey bee colony manipulation
Handle honey bee combs
Handle honey bee colony
Rear queen bees
Perform post-manipulation practices
Honey Bee Pests and Disease Control
This unit specifies the competencies required to control pests and disease within a honey bee colony. It involves inspecting the bee colony, assessing health and condition of bee brood, assessing health and condition of adult bees and identifying and managing bee pests and diseases.
Summary of Learning Outcomes
Prepare to inspect the bee colony/apiary
Assess health and condition of bee brood
Assess health and condition of adult bees
Manage bee pests and diseases
Honey Bee Swarm Management
This course addresses the competencies required to manage honey bee swarms. It involves preparing to catch/trap a swarm of honey bees, catching/trapping a swarm of honey bees and managing swarming behaviour in a honey bee colony
Summary of Learning Outcomes
Prepare to catch/trap a swarm of honey bees
Catch/trap a swarm of honey bees
Perform post-trapping activities