Beekeeper

Between $13.83 and $15.67 Per Hour DOE (Depends on Experience) Position range in East Texas $9.70 - $18.31 Per hour Beekeeper (Suppressed)

Occupation:

Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals

Location:

Henderson, TX - 75652 Positions available: 2 Job #: 17005707

Source:

WorkInTexas

Posted:

04/23/2026

Updated:

04/23/2026

Expires:

07/28/2026

Web Site:

WorkInTexas Onsite /

Remote:

Work onsite all of the time

Job Type:

Seasonal, Full Time (30 Hours or More), Permanent Employment, Day Shift

Agency Job ID:

174113 Job Requirements and Properties Help for Job Requirements and Properties. Work Onsite Full Time Experience 6 Month(s) Schedule Full Time Job Type Seasonal Duration Permanent Employment Hours 51 Hours Per Week Shift Day Shift Help for .

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Temporary work 3/15/2026 - 10/31/2026. This job requires a minimum of 6 months of agricultural experience working in a honeybee farm handling both manual and mechanized tasks associated with production of honey. Workers must be able to perform manual and mechanized tasks with accuracy and efficiency. Applicants must be able to furnish verbal or written statement establishing relevant prior work experience. Saturday work required. Must be able to lift/carry 100 lbs. Workers need to have no fear of bees and be non-allergic to bee stings, pollen, honey or other products of the hive. Must be able to work in excessive humidity and heat up to 110 degrees Fahrenheit. Workers are required to get drivers license within 60 days of hire. Prefer bilingual (English/Spanish) to efficiently communicate with staff. Primary duties (performed the majority of workdays): Mow, cut, and weed fields. Perform ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, and other manual tasks. Bending, stooping and kneeling required. Use hand tools including but not limited to hoes, shovels, shears, clippers, loppers, and saws. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Use power equipment including but not limited to: tractors, planters, mowers, plows, sprayers, cultivators, power shears, chain saws, high lifts, fork lifts, skid loaders. Must operate agricultural equipment safely, with or without direction. Apply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other crop protectants. Mix and apply fertilizers, plant growth chemicals, conditioners, and other plant related treatments at the correct times depending on plant type, growth, climate and crop conditions. Assist with farm building/field maintenance and repairs. Prepare bees and bee equipment for honey production. Must be familiar with working with bees in all stages, from egg through mature workers, drones and queens. Must work all aspects of beekeeping. Access colony to determine if food or medicine is needed. Feeding and medicate bees for diseases and pests. Maintain hives in healthy state. Raise and replace queens. Make divides. Make, paint and clean boxes. Harvest/extract honey. Run queen breeding yard and produce queen bees. Manipulate and service hive structures. Haul bees to and from different hive locations. Ensure healthy and productive honeybee colonies. Harmonize bees with their natural cycle. Raise bees to produce honey. Assemble hives using hand tools. Inserts honeycombs into hive. Induct wild swarming bees into prepared honeycomb frames. Place screen plug in hive entrance to confine bees. Set hive in orchard, clover field, or near other source of nectar and pollen. Force bees from hive using smoke pot or carbolic acid soaked pad. Inspect hive and to harvest honeycomb. Remove parasites and vermin. Collect royal jelly. Destroy superfluous queen bee cells to prevent colony division. Burn diseased hive or bee colony. Sterilize hive using caustic soda solution. Uncap harvested honeycombs and extracts honey. Find and remove old queens from hives and replace with new queen. Remove frames covered with bees and shake into cages. Work is done in the field for long periods of time. Workers may assist in handling product weighing up to 100 pounds and lifting to a height of 5 feet. Workers must work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking. Work required in fields when plants are wet with dew and rain, and may be required during light rain, snow, moderate winds, direct sun, high humidity and extreme temperatures. Temperatures in fields during working hours can range from 10 to over 100 degrees F. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job.

US Workers:

TX $15.67 per hour; MO $18.74 per hour H2

A Workers:

TX $13.83 per hour; MO $17.46 per hour

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