Farmworkers, Farm & Ranch Animals
Employer: Brandi Honey & Farming LLC
Location: Los Banos, CA
Workers needed: 2
Pay: $16.90/hour
Season: Jan 11, 2027 – May 7, 2027
Experience: 3 months
Employer-provided housing; Transportation provided/reimbursed
The job
Raising honey bees to produce honey and maintain health through feeding and medicating; assembling frames and boxes; pulling and extracting honey; moving and placing hives; minor daily and incidental upkeep to equipment, worksite, and colony boxes; prepare bees and bee equipment for peak season; replacing queens, making divides, making boxes, supering hives, and pulling honey; harvest, extract, and produce honey; haul bees to and from different locations manually or using trucks; general maintenance and servicing of equipment and facility; performing duties including boxing, weighing and loading of product; assisting in loading trucks with product weighing up to and including 60 pounds and lifting to a height of 5 feet for long periods of time; working on feet in bent positions for long periods of time; requires repetitive movements and extensive walking; allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, insect spray, related chemicals, etc. may affect workers ability to perform the job; workers must have no fear of bees and be non-allergic to bee stings, pollen, honey or other products of the hive; workers are exposed to wet weather with temperatures ranging from 10 to 100 F; workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Workers should be physically able to do the work required with or without reasonable accommodations. Must speak and understand English.
Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)
Meals: Employer will furnish free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities, all of which are in working order, including refrigeration, space for food preparation, cooking accessories and utensils, appliances, and dishwashing facilities so that workers may prepare their own meals. Kitchen facilities include adequate sinks with hot and cold water under pressure. Employer will provide transportation once a week to assure workers access to stores where they can purchase groceries, when the employer is providing cooking and kitchen facilities.
Transport: See Addendum C
Experience wanted: 3 months
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 60 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.
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