Beekeeper Helper
Employer: Sal's Bees, LLC
Location: Buckeye, AZ
Workers needed: 1
Pay: $17.75/hour
Season: Jan 4, 2027 – Nov 3, 2027
Experience: 3 months
Employer-provided housing; Transportation provided/reimbursed
The job
Prepare beehives to be shipped to California for pollination services. Build and repair bee boxes and other beekeeping equipment. Prepare beekeeping equipment. Receive all beehives returning from California at the end of pollination season. Load and unload beehives. Monitor, maintain and increase beehives. Split hives. Feed and medicate bees. Harvest, extract and package honey and other bee byproducts. Clean and sanitize honey extraction plant and equipment. Winterize all beekeeping facilities and equipment at the end of the season.
Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)
Meals: Fully furnished kitchen provided. Workers will have access to grocery stores at least once per week.
Transport: The employer will provide advance transportation for reasonable (most economical) common carrier or other transportation which conforms to the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) in bound transportation (if it is the prevailing practice). If not the prevailing practice, the employer will reimburse the worker for transportation costs and subsistence to the employer's work site when the worker completes 50% of the work period.
Experience wanted: 3 months
Must be able to provide references to verify experience. No fear of/non-allergic to bees/pollen. Must be able to lift up to 75 lbs. repetitively
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