Farmworkers, Farm & Ranch Animals

H-2A seasonal job with Collins Honey Company in Evadale, Texas. Pay: $12.27/hr. Work period: 2027-01-18 to 2027-11-15. Positions: 3. About 77 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 weighing up to 75 lbs; Move equipment or livestock from one location to another manually or using trucks; Drive 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. Must speak and understand English.

Work period: 2027-01-18 to 2027-11-15. Positions: 3.

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.