Seasonal Beekeeper

Seasonal Beekeeper at Homestead Apiaries Inc in Carthage, 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; driving farm vehicle to obtain supplies, honey extracting equipment, and misc. tools used to work with honey bees; minor daily and incidental upkeep to equipment, worksite, and colony boxes.

Work begins January 1, 2027 and ends October 30, 2027.

Pay is $12.27 per hour.

Housing is provided.

Typical schedule: about 52 hours per week.