beekeeper

Employees will keep healthy beehive. This will include feeding/treating them as needed. Assembling beehives. Insert honeycomb of bees into beehive. Set hives in orchard, clover field, or near other source of nectar and pollen. Scape out parasites, such as wax moth larvae, and remove vermin, such as birds and mice. Destroy superfluous queen bee cells to prevent division or colony by swarming. Will need to replace queen bees and divide colonies when necessary and replace combs. Uncap harvested honeycombs and extract honey with proper tools/equipment. Will also help produce queen bees. There may be some heavy lifting when extracting the honey from the hives (approximately 40lbs). Constant bending over to wok on the treatment/feeding of the bees. May work longer hours during warm months. Will work outdoors in variable weather conditions. May require to work at night. The employer abides by California Order No. 14-2001. Must wear protective gear such as gloves and suit (provided by employer). Must also use bee smoker and other hive tools to access the hive (provided by employer). Employer abides by Adverse Effect Wage Rate Methodology for the Temporary Employment of H-2A Nonimmigrants in Non-Range Occupations in the United States.