Beekeeper

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14989634

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Job Title:

Beekeeper

Work Type:

Work Days:

Work Vary:

No ,

Shift:

First (Day),

Hours Per Week:

40,

Work Type:

Regular Salary Offered:

Unspecified

Benefits:

Unspecified.

Physical Required:

Unspecified

Drug Testing Required:

Unspecified

Education Required:

Experience Required:

Unspecified Required Skills:

See Job Description section for any required skills.

Job Description:

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Job Duties Start Date:

05/06/2026

End Date:

11/11/2026

Hours:

44 hours/week, Monday - Friday, 8 hours/day, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Saturday 4 hours/day, Sunday 0 hours/day)

Must Apply By:

08/09/2026

Job Duties:

Crops/Commodities:

Honey. Worker must be familiar with working with bees in all stages, from the egg through fully developed workers, drones and queens; must work all aspects of commercial bee keeping, including assessing a colony to determine if it needs food or medicine, feeding and medicating bees, maintaining hives in a healthy state, increasing number of hives, raising and replacing queens, making divides, making, painting and cleaning boxes, supering hives. Harvest/extract honey. Run queen breeding yard and produce queen bees. Manipulate and service hive structures and haul bees to and from different hive locations to ensure healthy and productive honeybee colonies. Must respond correctly to bees to harmonize with their natural cycle and keep them in the healthiest state possible for survival and profitability. General maintenance and servicing of equipment and facility. All workers will be responsible for picking up trash cleaning bathrooms, sweeping floors and other farm sanitation duties. Install/maintain irrigation systems and water lines. Move and install irrigation pipes and equipment. Dig and maintain ditches. Install and remove levee gates. Apply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other crop protectants. Apply fertilizers, plant growth chemicals, conditioners, and other plant related treatments at the correct times depending on plant type, growth, climate and crop conditions. 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. Assist with farm building/field maintenance and repairs. Repair fences. Must wear assigned personal protective equipment when required. Must report for work daily wearing work clothing and boots or other durable footwear. Workers wearing clothing inappropriate for work will not be permitted to start work. Work is to be done in the field for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking. Workers are expected to perform duties including boxing, weighing and loading. Workers will assist in loading trucks with product weighing up to and including 70 pounds and lifting to a height of 5 feet daily for long periods of time. Workers should be able to work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, insect spray, related chemicals, etc. may affect workers' ability to perform the job. Workers must have no fear of bees and be non-allergic to bee stings, pollen, honey or other products of the hive. Workers are exposed to wet weather early in the morning through the heat of the day. Temperatures may range from 10 to 110 F. Must be able to work in excessive humidity. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop operations. This is a very demanding and competitive business in which quality specifications must be rigorously adhered to. Employer has a strict prohibition on tobacco usage. No smoking or tobacco use of any kind will be permitted in the fields, in worker housing, or anywhere on company premises. This is necessary to protect against transmission of toxins by hands and tools contaminated with tobacco by-products. Employer reserves the right to discharge any employee found smoking or found in possession of smoking materials including cigarettes, cigars, snuff, chewing tobacco, pipe tobacco or smoking paraphernalia. Workers will drive tractors, if needed. Workers will be instructed in the safety and operation of trucks and tractors before operating. Trucks and tractors should be driven in a manner to protect operator, other workers, products and equipment.

Additional Place of Employment:

1. Berry Apiaries LLC 401 Oak St. Oklee, Minnesota 56742 Red Lake County 2. Berry Apiaries LLC Multiple bee yards within Pennington County Minnesota Pennington County 3. Berry Apiaries LLC Multiple bee yards within Polk County Minnesota Polk County 4. Berry Apiaries LLC Multiple bee yards within Red Lake County Minnesota Red Lake County ### Minimum Education Required No High School Diploma or GED required. ### Minimum Experience Required This job requires a minimum of three months of prior experience working on a honeybee farm handling both manual and machine tasks associated with beekeeping. Applicants must be able to furnish verbal or written statement establishing relevant prior work experience. Saturday work required. Must be able to lift/carry 70 lbs. Workers must 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. Clean driving record required. Must have or be able to obtain driver's license within 30 days following hire.

Experience:

Months 3

Training Months:

0

Driver Requirements:

Yes Criminal Background Check:

No Drug Screen:

No Lifting Requirement:

Yes - 70 lbs. Exposure to

Extreme Temperatures:

Yes Extensive Pushing or Pulling:

Yes Extensive Sitting or Walking:

Yes Frequent Stooping or Bending Over:

Yes Repetitive Movements:

Yes ### Shift First (Day) ### Number of Openings 2 ### Public Transportation Accessible No ### Veterans Encouraged to Apply Yes ### Physical Required No ### Drug Test Required No ### Compensation $14.60 / Hourly ### Additional Compensation As required for all workers in Minnesota, hours worked in excess of 48 hours in a work week will be paid at the rate of 1.5 times the regular rate of pay. ### Postal Code 56742 ### Place of Work On-site ### Requisition ID H-2A #26-351 ### Job Type Full Time ### Job Benefits

EMPLOYER ASSURANCES

Work guaranteed for 3/4 of contract period, starting with date of arrival at work site. Employer provides free housing for workers whose residence is beyond normal commuting distance. Employer pays inbound transportation and subsistence to work site upon 50% completion of work contract for workers whose residence is beyond normal commuting distance. Daily subsistence will be provided at a rate of at least $16.28 per day during travel to a maximum of $68.00 per day with receipts. Required work-related tools and supplies provided free of charge by employer. Effective Jan 1, 2024, per MN State Statute, an employee will earn one hour of paid sick and safe time for every 30 hours worked, up to at least 48 hours of accrued Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST) per year, provided the employee works a minimum of 80 hours in a calendar year. ### Application Instructions Send resume listing experience to:

MN DEED/FLC

Attn:

H-2A#26-351 180 E. 5th St., Suite1200, St. Paul, MN 55101

FAX:

651-297-7722

EMAIL:

foreignlaborcertification.

DEED@state.mn.us

CALL:

Mary Garcia 651-259-7513 Must have proof of legal authority to work in U.S. Job 67 of 140