Seasonal Beekeeper

Seasonal Beekeeper at Wonderful Bees in McKittrick, CA.

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, worksite, yards, etc.; Perform basic housing maintenance and facility care including yard work, minor repairs, and general upkeep; Assemble bee hives, inserts honeycomb of bees into hives; Force bees from hives; Put on and take off supers; Uncap harvested honeycombs and extract honey from honeycombs; Move equipment or bees from one location to another manually or using trucks; Drive farm vehicle to obtain supplies, honey extracting equipment, and misc. tools used to work with honey bees; Clean work area.

Work begins December 20, 2026 and ends April 1, 2027.

Pay is $16.9 per hour.

Housing is provided.

Typical schedule: about 49 hours per week.