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A Beekeeper operates beehives to produce honey and honey products. You’ll oversee the health of bee colonies and make sure your bees have suitable nutrition and living conditions. Beekeepers may market their product for sale and organise transportation of sold products. You might also breed bees for use in pollinating other crops.
To be a Beekeeper you’ll need to be passionate about bees and bee products. You’ll spend a lot of time outdoors and may have to perform tasks that require physical labour. It’s important that you can plan ahead and you should have excellent observational skills. Beekeepers also need to do a range of marketing and administrative tasks during their day.
There are 3 courses available for people who want to become a Beekeeper.
Possible job outcomes:
The AHCSS00075 Basic Beekeeping Skill Set equips students with the skills needed to perform fundamental beekeeping tasks. These include lighting and operating a bee smoker, safely opening beehives, and constructing, maintaining, and restoring beekeeping equipment. Additionally, students learn how to extract and package honey, and explore beekeeping as a business opportunity by marketing honey and converting beeswax into saleable products. This course provides a practical foundation in beekeeping essentials. .
Average duration: 3 months.
Get qualified as a farm hand (without a work placement) by enrolling in the AHC20122 Certificate II in Agriculture. This nationally recognised training course will teach you how to work safely on a farm — operating a range of machinery (motorbikes, tractors) and carrying out standard jobs (mustering, marking livestock, fencing, weed control). The course takes 9 months to complete and is delivered via a mix of online components, face-to-face, and practical sessions. Enquire now for the next batch intake dates and your eligibility for government funded training..
Average duration: 12 months.
Begin and exciting career in apiculture or start your own bee colony at home with the AHC31818 Certificate III in Beekeeping. This 2 year course will teach you how to establish an apiary site, assemble and maintain a beehive, extract honey, safely use smokers and beekeeping equipment, re-queen a bee colony, manage honey bee swarms, and safely transport bee hives to a new site. The course also covers essential aspects of workplace safety and quality assurance. Enquire now for the list of study units and available training dates near you..
In Australia, a full time Beekeeper generally earns $1,300 per week ($67,600 annual salary) before tax. This is a median figure for full-time employees and should be considered a guide only. As you gain more experience you can expect a potentially higher salary than people who are new to the industry.
The number of people working in this industry has increased in recent years. There are now 1,200 people working as a Beekeeper in Australia compared to 1,000 five years ago. Beekeepers may find work across all regions of Australia but are more likely to find job opportunities in rural and regional areas.
Source: Australian Government Labour Market Insights
A Certificate III in Beekeeping is an ideal qualification if you’re planning a career as a Beekeeper. This course will explore topics such as establishing an apiary site, assembling and maintaining a beehive and managing a honey bee swarm. You’ll learn how to extract honey, use smokers and transport a beehive.
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Here are some potential career pathways within beekeeping. Click on an occupation to learn more about the role and the qualifications that can help you get started in this industry.
Beekeeping
Apiarist
$1,300 weekly pay
Beekeeper
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