Seasonal Beekeeper

Seasonal Beekeeper at North Plains Honey Co. LLC in Harlowton, MT.

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, yards, and fences; 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, carts, forklifts, tractors; Drive farm vehicle to obtain supplies, honey extracting equipment, and misc. tools used to work with honey bees; Clean work areas and maintain grounds and landscaping. Must not have honey, pollen, or bee related allergies. Approximate staggered entry: 8 workers to begin Jan 15, 2027; 5 workers to begin April 1, 2027; 4 workers to begin June 1, 2027; 4 workers to begin July 10, 2027.

Work begins January 15, 2027 and ends October 31, 2027.

Pay is $13.46 per hour.

Housing is provided.

Typical schedule: about 65 hours per week.