Farmworkers, Farm & Ranch Animals
Employer
9385 138th Ave NE
Cavalier, ND 58220
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; Record information and inform farm manager of crop progress; Load products such as bees/hives, honey, tools, equipment onto trucks and drive to storage facilities and bee yards; Clean work areas and maintain grounds; Maintain inventory; Drive farm vehicle to obtain supplies, honey extracting equipment, and misc. tools used to work with honey bees; Repair and maintain equipment, worksite, farm structures, colony boxes. May not have bee, pollen or honey-related allergies.
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.