Farmworkers, Farm & Ranch Animals

H-2A seasonal job with Moore Bees LLC in Kountze, Texas. Pay: $16.24/hr. Work period: 2027-01-01 to 2027-11-01. Positions: 2. About 48 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 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; Lift up to 75 lbs; Drive tractor, forklift, straight single axle truck, or other equipment to move bees or equipment from one location to another via public roads; Put on and take off supers; Uncap harvested honeycombs and extract honey from honeycombs; Monitor conditions for pest and disease such as varroa mite, small hive beetle to prevent issues such as bacterial infection; Drive farm vehicle to obtain supplies, honey extracting equipment, and misc. tools used to work with honey bees; Clean work area.

Work period: 2027-01-01 to 2027-11-01. Positions: 2.

Requirements: Three (3) months recent and verifiable experience with references required as a beekeeper. May not have bee, pollen or honey-related allergies. Must be able to obtain a drivers license following hire and obtain clean driving record. Must be able to lift 75 lbs. Once hired, worker may be required to take a random drug test at no cost to the worker. Testing positive for an illegal/controlled substance or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment.