What are the responsibilities and job description for the Farmworkers, Farm & Ranch Animals position at Coy's Honey Farm Inc?
Attend to live bees to produce honey and maintain colony health through feed/supplements; Medicate bees; Find and raise queens, install queen cells; Make and check new hives, make splits; Inspect, maintain, and repair equipment, boxes, yards; Load bees/hives on trucks; Assemble bee hives, inserts honeycomb of bees into hives; Force bees from hives; Inform farm manager of bee, honey, crop progress; Drive truck to move equipment or bees from one location to another; Uncap harvested honeycombs and extract honey from honeycombs; Drive farm vehicle to obtain supplies, honey extracting equipment, and misc. tools used to work with honey bees; Clean work area. Approximate staggered entry: 4 workers to begin May 2 and 2 workers to begin June 2.
Salary : $12