Beekeeper

Job description

Bee handler. prior to checking colonies/hives will prepare supplement food source by mixing In a cement mixer of various food products for bees. Mixture is then placed on extra bee hive/box lids that are then stacked onto pallets for transporting to field locations of colonies of bees (apiary). Once the bee handlers reach this location, they will remove the original lid and replace with lids that ware prepared with supplemental feed. Two to three nights later, the night crew wm add syrup. This is done by removing Iha top box, and locating the syrup reservoir. Then syrup is added lo the reservoir by hose until the reservoir is full. This process is than repealed until all hives al this location are serviced. Bee handler will than travel lo designated sites of other locations where other colonies/hives are located and repeat the process. Bee handler wHI load, by forklift, or by hand, hives/boxes to locations of customers for the use of polllnatlon of agriculture crops. Queen breeding takes place during this pollination period, by the bee handler dividing hives/boxes and checking brood, honey, and pollen to ensure that divides have adequate amount of each to support the hive/box until the queen emerges. Bee handler will return and remove from these same locations hives/boxes of bees when pollination is complete and return hives/boxes to their permanent sites (apiary). Bee handler will than return to such sites (apiary) to remove bee frames for honey collection by opening lid and removing frames to be transported to shop for extraction. During extraction, bee handler will place the frames of honey on an uncapping machine that removes the bee's wax. Then place the frames in a tumbler lo draw the honey out of the frame. When the honey Is removed the bee handler will place It In barrels and prep them for shipping. Pallets or hives/boxes may weigh up to 50 lbs. full.

Workers may occasionally and/or sporadically perform duties associated with and directly related to the primary duties. Such work will be temporary and insubstantial agricultural labor.

In the event that an employee Is Injured while on the job, the Company will provide a temporary work assignment that will be as closely related to the Job duties described herein, while the employee recovers from a work-related Illness which meets with physicians' clearance to return to work under specific limitations. The work assignment will not be a permanent position, It will be temporary to accommodate the Injured worker under doctor's restrictions and time period that may differ from the heavy labor described within.

Itinerant beekeepers: This application is filed pursuant to the Special Procedures: Labor Certification Process for Itinerant Commercial Beekeeping Employers in the H-2A Program (FLC Training and Employment Guidance Letter No. 33-10). Special language for job description: Applicants must be available for the entire contract period. Applicants hired after the start date must be available to begin working where employer is currently located and remain for duration of itinerary.

Special Requirements

Must have 3 months' work experience working as a beekeeper. Written verification of experience is required. Applicants must provide the name, address, and telephone number of any previous employer used as a reference. Workers may not have bee-, pollen- or honey-related allergies and must have or be able to obtain within 30 days of employment, a valid U.S. driver's license.

Requirements include lifting up to 50 pounds frequently and able to use hand tools, including machetes. Must be able to work under conditions where skin and clothing become heavily soiled with mud, water, honey, etc. Must be able to work outdoors in inclement weather conditions, including rain, cold, high winds, etc. Work involves frequent bending and working in bent or stooped positions. Must be able to walk and stand up extensively. No smoking, alcohol, firearms in field or dorms.