Farmworkers, Farm & Ranch Animals

H-2A seasonal job with Fairview Honey in Fairview, Montana. Pay: $13.46/hr. Work period: 2027-01-15 to 2027-11-14. Positions: 19. 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; Find and cage queens, install queen cells; Assemble bee hives, inserts honeycomb of bees into hives; Force bees from hives; Uncap harvested honeycombs and extract honey from honeycombs; Lift boxes of honey or bees; driving farm vehicle to obtain supplies, honey extracting equipment, and misc. tools used to work with honey bees; minor daily and incidental upkeep to equipment, worksite, and colony boxes. Drive to bee locations to take off honey and bring back to the warehouse for extracting. Load and unload bee trucks in remote bee locations. 12 of the 19 workers should possess or be able to obtain a CDL. Must not have bee, honey, or pollen related allergies.

Work period: 2027-01-15 to 2027-11-14. Positions: 19.

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.