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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

10

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 raise queens, install queen cells; Make and check new hives, make splits; Inspect, maintain, and repair equipment, boxes, yards; Load bees/hives on trucks; Assemble bee hives, inserts honeycomb of bees into hives; Force bees from hives; Move equipment or bees from one location to another, manually or using trucks; Uncap harvested honeycombs and extract honey from honeycombs; Drive farm vehicle to obtain supplies, honey extracting equipment, and misc. tools used to work with honey bees; Clean work area. Approximate staggered entry: 5 workers to begin Jan 1, 2026 and 5 to begin March 1, 2026.

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 lift 50 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:

50

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

8:00 A.M. - 5:30 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

Coy's Honey Farm Inc

Location:

Perkinston, MS 39573

Worksite

Address:

970 Wire Rd East, Perkinston, MS 39573

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-25305-355565

Multiple Worksites:

No

Date Posted:

11/19/2025

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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