Beekeeper
Employer: Olivarez Honey Bees, Inc.
Location: Orland, CA
Workers needed: 29
Pay: $19.75/hour
Season: Jan 5, 2027 – Oct 31, 2027
Experience: 2 months
Employer-provided housing; Transportation provided/reimbursed
The job
Perform all aspects of commercial beekeeping. Raise queen bees to acceptable production rates. Isolate queen bees. Medicate, treat and feed bees as necessary to maintain healthy colonies. Increase and spilt beehives. Move beehives to and from various field and orchard locations or honey production worksites. Monitor and manage all beehives. Prepare beehives to be shipped. Load and unload beehives. Harvest, extract and package honey. Clean and sanitize honey extraction plant. General facility maintenance and upkeep.
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: 2 months
Must be able to work for the entire itinerary and join the employer at any one of the locations that the employer has a crew located at that time. No fear of/non-allergic to bees/pollen. Able to lift up to 50 lbs. repetitively.
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