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Beekeeper
Chavinda HoneyBee Farms Inc
Myakka City, FL
$15.00 per hour
Recruitment Information
- Telephone Number to Apply:
- +15592603762
- Email address to Apply:
- chavindabees@gmail.com
Job Description
- Full Time:
- Yes
- Number of Workers Requested:
- 4
- Job Duties:
- Employees will keep healthy beehives. This will include feeding/treating them as needed. Assembling beehives. Insert honeycomb of bees into beehives. Set hives in orchards, clover field, or near other source of nectar and pollen. Scrape out parasites, such as wax moth larvae, and removes vermin, such as birds and mice. Destroy superfluous queen bee cells to prevent division or colony by swarming. Will need to replace queen bees and divide colonies when necessary and replace combs. Uncap harvested honeycombs and extracts honey with proper tools/equipment. Will also help produce queen bees. There may be some heavy lifting when extracting the honey from the hives (approximately 40lbs). There is also constant bending over to work on the treatment/feeding of the bees. May be offered longer hours during warm months. Will work outdoors in variable weather conditions. May be offered to work at night, weekends and holidays. The employer abides by California Order No. 14-2001. Must wear protective gear such as veil, gloves and suit (provided by employer). Must also use bee smoker and other hive tools to access the hive (provided by employer).
- Job Classification:
- 45-2093.00 - Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals
The job/industry classification and description includes general information on the position from ONET/OES and the North American Industry Classification System. Please review Job Duties and Job Order for more information.
Job Requirements
- Experience Required:
- Yes
- Months of Experience Required:
- 3
- Special Requirements:
- Employee must know how to make queen bees. Employees should have some knowledge of how to use Forklift/Swinger to load and unload bees on flatbed trucks, however if not, employer will train. Employees will be working with our Forklift (Swinger) that is Farm Equipment that is used to move the hives around, load, and unload from trucks.
- Number of Hours Per Week:
- 35
- Work Schedule (Start/End time):
- 7:00 A.M. - 2:30 P.M.
Employer Information
- Company Name:
- Chavinda HoneyBee Farms Inc
- Location:
- Madera, CA 93637
Worksite
- Address:
- 46655 Mc Cloud Rd, Myakka City, FL 34251
Job Order Details
- ETA Case Number:
- H-300-25363-514821
- Multiple Worksites:
- No
- Date Posted:
- 2/18/2026
- Piece Rate Offer
- $0.00