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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

1

Job Duties:

AEWR; US Workers: MS: $9.74; H2A Workers: MS: $8.59. Attend to live bees to produce honey and maintain colony health through feed/supplements; Medicate bees; Find and cage queens, install queen cells; Inspect, maintain, and repair equipment, boxes, yards, and fences; Inspect, maintain, and repair equipment such as bee boxes, lids, and pallets; Assemble bee hives, inserts honeycomb of bees into hives; Force bees from hives; Drive equipment between extracting and field; Put on and take off supers; Uncap harvested honeycombs and extract honey from honeycombs; Move equipment or livestock from one location to another manually or using trucks; Sort/clean boxes and comb, remove dead colonies & other related duties; Make colony divisions; Graft queen cells; Treat colonies for disease and parasites; Graft larvae for raising queen bees, Set up and maintain queen-cell starter and finisher colonies; Load/unload trucks; Grade hives; Check for disease and overall health; Work outdoors, exposed to weather, hot or cold; No cell phone use during work hours; Drive farm vehicle to obtain supplies, honey extracting equipment, and misc. tools used to work with honey bees; Clean work areas and maintain grounds and landscaping.

Job Classification:

45-2093.00 - Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

3

Special Requirements:

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 90 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.

Number of Hours Per Week:

45

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

8:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

Sunrise Bee & Honey

Location:

Petal, MS 39465

Worksite

Address:

104 John Evans Rd, Petal, MS 39465

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-25305-356077

Multiple Worksites:

No

Date Posted:

11/20/2025

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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