Farmworkers, Farm & Ranch Animals

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; Clean work areas and maintain grounds and landscaping; Assist with planting, harvesting and irrigation of crops of alfalfa, grains, vegetables, honey, and livestock such as cattle and bees. Drive farm vehicle to obtain supplies, honey extracting equipment, and misc. tools used to work with honey bees; Must be able to speak English. Approximate staggered entry; 8 workers to begin Jan 2, 2027, 5 to begin Feb 1, 2027, and 2 to begin April 1, 2027.

Requirements: 3 months of experience. 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.