Farmworkers, Farm & Ranch Animals
Employer
24235 Vincent Road
Winnie, TX 77665
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; Place supers; Shake bulk bees for queen cell production; Harvest, incubate, deliver queen cells; Establish and manage queen nuclei; Force bees from hives; Uncap harvested honeycombs and extract honey from honeycombs; Lift boxes of honey or bees; Move bees from one location to another, manually or using trucks or forklifts; Inspect, maintain, and repair equipment, machinery, buildings, grounds, and apiaries; Must speak and understand English.
Special Requirements
Six (6) months recent and verifiable experience with references required as a beekeeper. May not have bee, pollen or honey-related allergies. 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.