Farmworkers, Farm & Ranch Animals
Employer
970 Wire Rd East
Perkinston, MS 39573
United States
Job description
AEWR; US Workers: MS: $9.74; H2A Workers: MS: $8.59.
Attend to live bees to produce honey and maintain colony health through feed/supplements; Medicate bees; Find and raise queens, install queen cells; Make and check new hives, make splits; Inspect, maintain, and repair equipment, boxes, yards; Load bees/hives on trucks; Assemble bee hives, inserts honeycomb of bees into hives; Force bees from hives; Move equipment or bees from one location to another, manually or using trucks; Uncap harvested honeycombs and extract honey from honeycombs; Drive farm vehicle to obtain supplies, honey extracting equipment, and misc. tools used to work with honey bees; Clean work area. Approximate staggered entry: 5 workers to begin Jan 1, 2026 and 5 to begin March 1, 2026.
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 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.
Employer Contact Info
https://agriplacements.clevyr.com/coys-honey-farm-inc/jobs/8633