Farmworkers, Farm & Ranch Animals
Employer
17732 SE 283rd Ave
Umatilla, FL 32784
United States
Job description
Attend to live bees to produce honey and maintain colony health through feed/supplements; Medicate bees; Find and cage queens, install queen cells; Inspect, maintain, and repair equipment, boxes, yards, and fences; Assemble bee hives, inserts honeycomb of bees into hives; Force bees from hives; Put on and take off supers; Uncap harvested honeycombs and extract honey from honeycombs; Move equipment or bees from one location to another; Record information about crops; Direct and monitor work; Identify pests and weeds to determine pesticides and spray solutions; Clean work area and maintain grounds; Maintain inventory; Drive farm vehicle to obtain supplies, honey extracting equipment, and misc. tools used to work with honey bees.
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 obtain a drivers 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.