Apiary Specialist

Job Title: Apiary Specialist

Job Summary:

We are seeking a skilled Apiary Specialist to join our team at Singh Bees. As an Apiary Specialist, you will be responsible for performing various tasks related to commercial beekeeping and honey production.

Key Responsibilities:

- Perform basic duties related to commercial beekeeping and honey production
- Work under the supervision of a senior beekeeper to gain experience and knowledge
- Develop skills in working with bees in all stages, from egg to mature workers, drones, and queens
- Assist in the insertion of honeycombs into hives, accessing colonies to determine food or medicine needs, and feeding and medicating bees
- Learn how to raise and replace queens, make divides, prepare bees and bee equipment for pollination, and super hives
- Perform manual tasks such as mowing, cutting, and weeding fields, ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, and ground preparation

Requirements:

- No fear of bees and non-allergic to bee stings, pollen, honey, or other products of the hive
- Ability to work outdoors in various weather conditions and physically fit to handle heavy or bulky objects
- Minimum of three years of work experience or relevant qualification preferred

Working Conditions:

- Full-time, permanent position
- 40 hours per week, with a maximum of 60 hours per week
- Pay range: $29.66 per hour to $32.00 per hour

Location:

- Bay of Plenty Region
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