Seasonal Beekeeper

Seasonal Beekeeper at Gentry Apiaries Inc. in Loxahatchee, FL.

Worker must be familiar with working with bees in all stages, from the egg through fully developed workers, drones and queens; must work all aspects of commercial bee keeping, including assessing a colony to determine if it needs food or medicine, feeding and medicating bees, maintaining hives in a healthy state, increasing number of hives, raising and replacing queens, making divides, making, painting and cleaning boxes, supering hives. Run queen breeding yard and produce queen bees. Manipulate and service hive structures and move equipment or livestock from one location to another manually or using trucks or carts to ensure healthy and productive honeybee colonies. Must respond correctly to bees to harmonize with their natural cycle and keep them in the healthiest state possible for survival and profitability. Assemble frames and build, paint and repair honey boxes. Load, unload and move bees/boxes. Extract honey and process honey beeswax. Perform general maintenance of equipment and facility. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, insect spray, related chemicals, etc. may affect workers ability to perform the job. Workers with a clean driving record and who obtain a drivers license may be required to drive company vehicles. Workers will work in extreme temperatures. Employer may request but cannot require workers to work on their Sabbath; maintaining of worksite and equipment; also cleaning location and equipment. The nature of farm work may require workers to work after dark and possibly weekends depending on weather conditions. Hours offered may vary based on factors such as weather, bees, or need. Employer may pay workers more depending on how many years of experience they have or other factors such as job performance, skill, punctuality. Workers will have an unpaid lunch break.

Work begins December 31, 2026 and ends October 31, 2027.

Pay is $15 per hour.

Housing is provided.

Typical schedule: about 60 hours per week.