Farmworkers, Farm & Ranch Animals

H-2A seasonal job with Coy's Honey Farm Inc. in Perkinston, Mississippi. Pay: $9.95/hr. Work period: 2027-01-01 to 2027-11-01. Positions: 10. About 55 hours a week. The employer's full description is in English on the official DOL job order.

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; Move equipment or bees from one location to another, manually or using trucks; 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. Must not have honey, pollen, or bee related allergies. Approximate staggered entry: 5 workers to begin January 1, 2027 and 5 to begin February 1, 2027.

Work period: 2027-01-01 to 2027-11-01. Positions: 10.

Requirements: Be able to work in extreme conditions such as heat, humidity, wind, cold. Lift and carry supplies. Follow instructions. Once hired, worker may be required to take a random drug test at no cost to the worker. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment. . Lift up to 50 lbs.