Farmworkers, Farm & Ranch Animals

H-2A seasonal job with Kiefat Honey Farms in West Columbia, Texas. Pay: $12.27/hr. Work period: 2027-01-13 to 2027-10-29. Positions: 7. 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; Load products such as bees/hives, honey, tools, equipment onto trucks and drive to storage facilities and bee yards; clean work areas and maintain grounds; Drive farm vehicle to obtain supplies, honey extracting equipment, and misc. tools used to work with honey bees; Repair and maintain equipment, worksite, farm structures, colony boxes. May not have bee, pollen or honey-related allergies. Approximate staggered entry: 3 workers to begin Jan 13, 2027 and 3 workers to begin March 15, 2027.

Work period: 2027-01-13 to 2027-10-29. Positions: 7.

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.