AHC31824 Certificate III in Beekeeping
Bee Curious? Bee Trained! Enrol in Beekeeping Today!
Step into the world of bees and discover how you can harvest honey, help the environment, and become a responsible beekeeper.
Overview
Campus Bunbury
When Semester 2, 2025
Study Mode Full-Time | Part-Time
This qualification describes the skills and knowledge of a honey bee (APIS) beekeeper, including the establishment of beehives and apiaries, the transport of live bees and the management of bees for honey production and/or provision of pollination services.
Legislation, regulations and by-laws relating to beehive ownership and biosecurity codes of practice apply in some states and territories
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Semester 2, 2025
Details
Course fees
(Tuition fee* $2,747.44 + Resource fee $379.60 )
(Tuition fee* $827.61 + Resource fee $379.60 )
Indicative Fees and Charges
The fees quoted are estimates only and are for all units in the course for students enrolling on a full-time basis. If you're a student that has successfully completed a lower-level qualification that is a prerequisite for this course, you'll only pay for the units that you need to enrol in to complete this course. Please view the full list of Fee Disclaimers
Units
Not all units and study modes are offered at all campuses. Please check with your local campus.
Core
| National ID | Unit title |
|---|---|
| AHCBEK203 | Open and reassemble a beehive |
| AHCBEK205 | Prepare and use a bee smoker |
| AHCBEK206 | Assemble and maintain beekeeping components |
| AHCBEK301 | Manage honey bee swarms |
| AHCBEK302 | Manipulate honey bee brood |
| AHCBEK303 | Re-queen a honey bee colony |
| AHCBEK304 | Remove a honey crop from a hive |
| AHCBEK311 | Transport bee hives by road to new apiary site |
| AHCBEK312 | Extract honey |
| AHCBEK313 | Manage pests and disease within a honey bee colony |
| AHCBEK405 | Select and establish an apiary site |
| AHCWHS302 | Contribute to workplace health and safety processes |
| AHCWRK318 | Comply with industry quality assurance requirements |
Elective
| National ID | Unit title |
|---|---|
| AHCBEK309 | Trap and store pollen |
| AHCBEK310 | Process raw wax into moulds |
| AHCBIO303 | Apply biosecurity measures |
| AHCPCM204 | Recognise plants |
| HLTAID011 | Provide First Aid |