Seasonal Beekeeper

Seasonal Beekeeper at William T Klett in Winnie, 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; Place supers; Shake bulk bees for queen cell production; Harvest, incubate, deliver queen cells; Establish and manage queen nuclei; Force bees from hives; Uncap harvested honeycombs and extract honey from honeycombs; Lift boxes of honey or bees; Move bees from one location to another, manually or using trucks or forklifts; Inspect, maintain, and repair equipment, machinery, buildings, grounds, and apiaries; Must speak and understand English.

Work begins January 15, 2027 and ends October 1, 2027.

Pay is $12.27 per hour.

Housing is provided.

Typical schedule: about 40 hours per week.