What are the responsibilities and job description for the Farmworkers, Farm & Ranch Animals position at Hiatt Labor Association?
Attend to live bees (Apis Mellifera) to produce honey and maintain colony health through feed/supplements; Medicate bees; Find and cage queens, install queen cells; Inspect, maintain, and repair equipment, boxes, yards, and fences; Assemble bee hives, inserts honeycomb of bees into hives; Force bees from hives; Drive tractor, truck, or other equipment between extracting and field; Put on and take off supers; Uncap harvested honeycombs and extract honey from honeycombs; Move equipment or bees from one location to another manually or using trucks or carts; Inspect, maintain, and repair equipment, machinery, buildings, boxes, yards, fences; Drive farm vehicle to obtain supplies, honey extracting equipment, and misc. tools used to work with honey bees; Clean work area.
Salary : $17