Seasonal Beekeeper

Seasonal Beekeeper at Double Bar J LLC in Mims, FL.

Attend to live bees to produce honey and maintain colony health through feed/supplements; Find and cage queens, install queen cells; Assemble bee hives, inserts honeycomb of bees into hives; Force bees from hives; Uncap harvested honeycombs and extract honey from honeycombs; Lift boxes of honey or bees; driving farm vehicle to obtain supplies, honey extracting equipment, and misc. tools used to work with honey bees; Move equipment or livestock from one location to another manually or using trucks; Repair/assemble hive bodies and pallets; minor daily and incidental upkeep to equipment, worksite, and colony boxes; Must be able to speak English. Approximate staggered entry: 2 workers to begin Jan 17, 2026 and 2 workers to begin May 10, 2026.

Work begins January 17, 2027 and ends November 17, 2027.

Pay is $15 per hour.

Housing is provided.

Typical schedule: about 50 hours per week.