Beekeeper Helper
Employer: Sweet Bee Honey Company, Inc.
Location: Milton Freewater, OR
Workers needed: 8
Pay: $17.65/hour
Season: Jan 16, 2027 – Nov 15, 2027
Experience: 3 months
Employer-provided housing; Transportation provided/reimbursed
The job
All aspects of commercial beekeeping. Increase colonies and raise queen bees. Transport, feed and medicate bees. Harvest, extract and package honey. General maintenance of equipment and sanitation of plant. Occasional watering of 10 chickens and 10 cows.
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.
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