Seasonal Beekeeper

Seasonal Beekeeper at Kiefat Honey Farms in West Columbia, TX.

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; Load products such as bees/hives, honey, tools, equipment onto trucks and drive to storage facilities and bee yards; clean work areas and maintain grounds; Drive farm vehicle to obtain supplies, honey extracting equipment, and misc. tools used to work with honey bees; Repair and maintain equipment, worksite, farm structures, colony boxes. May not have bee, pollen or honey-related allergies. Approximate staggered entry: 3 workers to begin Jan 13, 2027 and 3 workers to begin March 15, 2027.

Work begins January 13, 2027 and ends October 29, 2027.

Pay is $12.27 per hour.

Housing is provided.

Typical schedule: about 48 hours per week.