Job Information
Idaho Department of Labor Beekeeper in Caldwell, Idaho
This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information, please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2159784 Dates of Need: 4/1/2024 - 11/20/2024. Applicants must have 3 months experience with beekeeping work and provide the contact information of at least one reference who can verify experience and performance. Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties related to the production of honey, honey bees, fresh produce, fruit, and flowers. The majority of the work activities during the overall contract period, however, will be related to beekeeping.
Duties will include the following responsibilities: assemble beehives; insert honeycomb of bees into beehive or induct wild swarming bees into hive of prepared honeycomb frames; place screen plug in hive entrance; set hives near source of nectar and pollen; scrape out parasites; remove vermin; destroy superfluous queen bee cells; burn/sterilize diseased hives; uncap harvested honeycombs and extract honey; cultivate bees to produce bee colonies and queen bees; gather supers (bee boxes) and load and secure onto flatbed truck; remove and roll straps; make bee nucs; repair and maintain supers (sand, paint, etc.); check health of hives; medicate bees; add and remove supers from hive; extract honey; fill drums with honey and move to storage using hand cart; place empty supers in storage; prepare bee colonies for winter; inspect maintain, and make minor mechanical adjustments and repairs on equipment, machinery, buildings, pens, yards, and fences; blow smoke to quiet bees; open hive and pour sugar in to feed bees; make bee candy; operate/tend machines used in the production if honey; remove emptied honeycombs from machine and places them in vacant supers; cut caps from honeycombs; repair and stack honey drip pans; place pollen patties; mow/remove weeds and grass around hives and farm areas; inspect and install/remove entrance cleets; transfer damaged hive equipment and replace equipment; perform general clean-up of farm/bee/garden/orchard areas; operate vehicle, motor bike, or all-terrain vehicle; workers possessing the proper licensure may be asked to transport other farm workers; manually plant, cultivate, and harvest vegetables and fruits; use hand tools, such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, and knives; till soil; apply fertilizers and/or pesticides; transplant, weed, thin, or prune crops/trees/flowers; clean, sort, pack, and load harvested products; construct trellises; maintain/repair/replace/move temporary fencing; maintain pollinator gardens/orchards.
Instruction, training, and general supervision will be provided by the farm operator or a designated employee. However, the worker must perform required duties without close supervision and listen to, understand, and follow simple instructions of the employer or supervisor.
The worker will be required to return worn out tools, supplies, and equipment before new ones will be provided.
Most duties are performed out of doors and entail exposure to heat, cold, dust, rain, and other environmental conditions common in fields, including mosquitoes during certain seasons.
The worker must crouch, bend, and lift and carry items weighing up to 70 pounds in the course of performing required activities.
The worker may be offered work seven days a week, as farm work must be performed seven days a week. The worker will be required, however, to work the minimum number of hours indicated in job listing. The worker may be offered more than the specified hours per day, but is only required to work the hours specified. The worker may be requested, but will not be required, to work on his/her Sabbath and/or on Federal holidays.
Extended hours may be required during peak production periods. Work hours may vary and there may be periods when little or no work will be available due to weather, time of year, and the requirements of the cropping program.