New Zealand Certificate in Apiculture (Level 3)
Gain the knowledge, skills, and confidence to manage beehives through a beekeeping season and work as an assistant beekeeper or independent apiarist. This certificate prepares you for entry-level roles or further study in commercial apiculture.
NZ$3,823
inc GST
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Core skills this course teaches
Beekeeping season management
Manage beehives throughout a beekeeping season including hive maintenance, honey extraction, and pest/disease control.
Build and use beekeeping equipment
Build beehives and utilize essential beekeeping equipment and tools safely and effectively.
About This Course
The New Zealand Certificate in Apiculture (Level 3) prepares students for a career in apiculture, one of New Zealand's fastest-growing primary industries. The programme covers the complete management of beehives throughout a season, including hands-on exposure to commercial operators and a disease recognition workshop. Graduates can work as assistant beekeepers, operate a few hives independently, or progress to further training in apiculture management or queen bee rearing.
Course Content
- Bee behaviour and life cycle
- Suitable bee forage plants
- Beekeeping equipment
- Building a beehive
- How to feed bees
- Beehive products
- Manipulating beehives including swarm control and dividing hives
- Re-queening beehives
- Harvesting and extracting honey
- Identifying and managing pests and diseases
- Shifting beehives
- Wintering beehives
- American Foulbrood (AFB) disease recognition workshop
- Logbook of fieldwork
- Theory and practical assessments
Entry Requirements
Open Entry: Applicants must be physically capable of meeting the demands of the programme.
Build towards these roles
Assistant beekeeper for commercial operatorsIndependent beekeeper with a few hivesOwn small beekeeping business
Build skills in these industries
AgricultureApiculturePrimary Industries
