Farmworkers, Farm & Ranch Animals
Employer
5347 Hwy 38 East
Des Arc, AR 72040
United States
Job description
Attend to live bees to produce honey and maintain colony health through feed/supplements;
Find and cage queens, install queen cells; Assemble bee hives, inserts honeycomb of bees
into hives; Force bees from hives; Uncap harvested honeycombs and extract honey from
honeycombs; Lift boxes of honey or bees; driving farm vehicle to obtain supplies, honey
extracting equipment, and misc. tools used to work with honey bees; minor daily and incidental
upkeep to equipment, worksite, and colony boxes; Must speak English.
Special Requirements
Three (3) months recent and verifiable experience with references required as a beekeeper. May not
have bee, pollen or honey-related allergies. Must be able to obtain a drivers license following hire and
obtain clean driving record. Must be able to lift 50 lbs. Once hired, worker may be required to take a
random drug test at no cost to the worker. Testing positive for an illegal/controlled substance or
failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment.