Beekeeper
Employer: Stewarts Apiaries, LLC
Location: Okeechobee, FL
Workers needed: 9
Pay: $15.71/hour
Season: Jan 5, 2027 – Nov 4, 2027
Experience: 3 months
Employer-provided housing; Transportation provided/reimbursed
The job
Prepare bee colonies for pollination. Check for queens. Split bee colonies. Feed and medicate bees. Treat bee hives for mites. Monitor, maintain and increase bee hives. Load and unload flatbed trucks. Transport bee hives from bee yards to the honey extraction plant. Harvest, extract and package honey. Build and repair bee boxes and other beekeeping equipment. Sterilize all honey extraction equipment and facilities. Winterize all beekeeping facilities and equipment at the end of the beekeeping 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. Able to lift up to 75 lbs. repetitively. Drivers license in 30 days. Clean driving record required.
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