Beekeeper Helper
Employer: Paul Taylor
Location: Faith, SD
Workers needed: 6
Pay: $17.92/hour
Season: Jan 15, 2027 – Oct 31, 2027
Experience: 3 months
Employer-provided housing; Transportation provided/reimbursed
The job
All aspects of commercial beekeeping. Split and maintain beehives. Raising queen bees. Super bee hives. Feeding and medicating bees. Move hives to and from hive locations and shop. Harvest, extract and package honey. General maintenance and sanitation of shop and equipment.
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 50 lbs. repetitively. Drivers license in 30 days.
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