Farmworkers, Farm & Ranch Animals

H-2A seasonal job with Stroope Bee Company LLC in Waxahachie, Texas. Pay: $12.27/hr. Work period: 2027-01-15 to 2027-11-15. Positions: 14. 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; Put on and take off supers; Uncap harvested honeycombs and extract honey from honeycombs; Lift up to 75 lbs; Move equipment or livestock from one location to another manually or using tractors, trucks, carts; Drive farm vehicle to obtain supplies, honey extracting equipment, and misc. tools used to work with honey bees; Clean work areas and maintain grounds and landscaping.

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

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.