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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

2

Job Duties:

Raise honey bees to produce honey and mantain colony health through feed/supplements, find and cage queens, install queen cells; assemble beehives, insert honeycomb of bees into hives; force bees from hives; uncap harvested honeycombs and extract approximately 75 pounds of honey from honeycombs; must be able to lift 75 pound boexes for honey transport. Transporting bee boxes from hives to extracting facility; driving farm vehicle to obtain supplies, honey extracting equipment, and miscellaneous tool used to work with honey bees; minor daily and incidental upkeep to equipment, worksite and colony boxes.

Job Classification:

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

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

3

Special Requirements:

3 months of experience required as beekeeper. Must bend, lift and sustain up to 75lbs, work under extremely hot weather conditions. Might work some Saturdays half day. Drug test will be post-hired and paid by employer. If travel is required outside the indicated counties, food and lodging will be paid by employer. No on-the-job training available.

Number of Hours Per Week:

57

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

7:00 A.M. - 5:30 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

Rodney Hurd Apiaries

Location:

Mt. Dora, FL 32757

Telephone Number:

+14073417823

Worksite

Address:

6857 Round Lake Rd, Mt. Dora, FL 32757

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-23028-734254

Multiple Worksites:

No

Date Posted:

3/1/2023

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