Farmworkers, Farm & Ranch Animals

H-2A seasonal job with Arora Honey Bee LLC in Bakersfield, California. Pay: $16.90/hr. Work period: 2027-01-10 to 2027-11-10. Positions: 4. About 40 hours a week. The employer's full description is in English on the official DOL job order.

Load, unload, maintain, ship bees; Feed hives; Check for disease and overall health; Repair and paint bee boxes; Work outdoors exposed to weather; 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; Water bees and place shade; Drive farm vehicle to obtain supplies, honey extracting equipment, and misc. tools used to work with honey bees; Operate swinger forklift; Minor daily and incidental upkeep to equipment, worksite, and colony boxes; Trim trees; Maintain weeds; Must not have honey, pollen, or bee related allergies. Must speak and understand English. Approximate staggered entry: 2 workers in January, 2 worker in March.

Work period: 2027-01-10 to 2027-11-10. Positions: 4.

Requirements: Six (6) months recent and verifiable experience required for the job duties listed. Must be able to obtain appropriate drivers license following hire and obtain clean driving record. Be able to lift up to 50 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.