Seasonal Beekeeper

Seasonal Beekeeper at Coy's Honey Farm Inc. in Perkinston, MS.

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. Must not have honey, pollen, or bee related allergies. Approximate staggered entry: 5 workers to begin January 1, 2027 and 5 to begin February 1, 2027.

Work begins January 1, 2027 and ends November 1, 2027.

Pay is $9.95 per hour.

Housing is provided.

Typical schedule: about 55 hours per week.