Project 1 — Novice apiary plan
Site score, registration checklist, emergency card, equipment list, seasonal forage map and first-30-days plan.
Assessment
Practical Projects
Portfolio assessments from first-hive planning to a professional apiary business system.
Project 2 — Colony management portfolio
Ten dated inspections, brood maps, queen assessments, varroa monitoring, seasonal actions and reflective review.
Project 3 — Honey batch system
Harvest decision, hygiene flow, tutin pathway, batch record, traceability test, mock label and storage check.
Project 4 — Professional business capstone
Business model, 12-month budget, risk register, SOP set, health-and-safety induction, marketing plan, KPI dashboard and recall exercise.
Evidence standard: Work must be dated, specific to a real or carefully simulated operation, and reviewed by an experienced beekeeper or appropriate professional where risk or regulation is involved.