Farmworkers, Farm & Ranch Animals
Employer
9767 Bevil Blvd
Kountze, TX 77625
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; Lift up to 75 lbs; Drive tractor, forklift, straight single axle truck, or other equipment to move bees or equipment from one location to another; Put on and take off supers; Uncap harvested honeycombs and extract honey from honeycombs; Monitor conditions for pest and disease such as varroa mite, small hive beetle to prevent issues such as bacterial infection; Drive farm vehicle to obtain supplies, honey extracting equipment, and misc. tools used to work with honey bees; Clean work area.
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 75 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.