Apiary Technician

Overview

$17.00 to $22.00 hourly (to be negotiated)

Responsibilities

• Work with honey bees
• Apiary and honey harvesting experience
• Detect bee diseases
• Harvest, extract and package honey and beeswax
• Manage bee colonies for the production of honey and pollination purposes.
• Manage the overall operations of a bee farm
• Oversee the honey extraction
• Treat bees with antibiotics

Work site and conditions

• Outdoors
• Hot
• Rural area
• Remote location
• Willing to relocate
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Handling heavy loads
• Standing for extended periods
• Ability to work independently

Equipment and Tools

• Own tools/equipment
• Steel-toed safety boots

Screening questions

• Are you authorized to work in Canada?
• Are you available to ...