Beekeeper (Apiarist)

You should be able to work Outdoor when required when plants are wet, or during light rain, snow, moderate winds, direct sun, high humidity and extreme temperatures.
Temperatures in fields during working hours may vary.
You may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations.
Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honeybees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job.
Work is done outdoors for long periods of time and requires prolonged periods of standing and/or walking, repetitive movements, and frequent bending and/or stooping.
You should be physically fit and be able to handle, lift, and carry heavy or bulky objects (product, containers) in accordance with the specified lifting requirements.
Although the training will be given but a minimum of three years of work experience or Relevant qualification is preferably required.

Under the Supervision of a senior beekeeper, you will carry out following duties:

Perform basic duties related to commercial beekeeping and honey production.
Overtime you will become familiar with working with bees in all stages, from eggthrough mature workers, drones and queens.
Must work all aspects of beekeeping. Under direction of the Beekeeper, you will Insert honeycombs into hive.
Under direction of the Beekeeper, you access colony to determine if food or medicine is needed.
From time to time, you will feed and medicate bees for diseases, parasites, and pests. Sterilize hive and burn diseased hive or bee colony.
Learn how to raise and replace queens. Make divides. Prepare bees and bee equipment for pollination.
Make splits. Supering hives. Pull/remove frames of honey covered with bees and shake into cages.
Manipulate and service hive structures. Haul bees to and from different hive locations ensuring healthy and productive honeybee colonies. Load, unload and move bees/boxes.
Prepare hives for indoor/outdoor wintering. Must have no fear of bees and be non-allergic to bee stings, pollen, honey or other products of the hive. Mow, cut, and weed fields.
Perform ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, and other manual tasks.
Bending, stooping and kneeling required.
Use hand tools including but not limited to hoes, shovels, shears, clippers, loppers, and saws.
Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies.
Report any problems to the Senior Beekeeper

Type: Full time, PermanentNumber of Positions: 3Location: Bay of Plenty RegionPay Range : $29.66 per hour to $32.00 per hourMinimum hours: 40 hours Per Week and Maximum Hours will be 60 Per Week