Beekeeper

About this opportunity

Dates

Dec 1, 2026 – Sep 1, 2027

Duration

~9 months

Experience

2 month(s)

Category

agriculture

Requirements

• Experience: 2 month(s)
• Experience must be in commercial beekeeping.
• Once hired worker may be required to submit to a random drug test at no cost to worker. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment. The employer may terminate a worker if a worker: refuses without justified cause to perform work for which the worker was recruited and hired
• or commits a serious act of misconduct
• or fails, after completing any training to be able to perform all of the tasks described in the job order. If the worker voluntarily abandons employment before the end of the contract period or is terminated for cause, and the employer notifies the SWA, DOL, and USCIS in the case of an H2A worker, the employer will not be responsible for providing or paying for the subsequent transportation and subsistence expenses of that worker, and the worker is not entitled to the three-fourths guarantee.
• Duties will include operating farm equipment including, but not limited to, tractors with various implements, all-terrain vehicles, and sprayers to prepare and maintain land, fertilize, cultivate, plant, harvest, load, and transport crops
• also conduct inspections, repairs and maintenance on farm equipment when required. Use hand tools, such as but not limited to shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, and shears. Preform duties associated with bee keeping such as work with bees in all stages, drones, and queens
• assess colonies to determine if food or medicine is needed
• maintain, split, and increase number of hives, raise, replace queens, make divides, build, maintain, and clean boxes. Raise bees to produce honey and maintain colony health. Find, cage, and rear queens
• install queen cells
• keep hand-washing facilities neat and orderly, clean toilet area of any personal contaminates, and proper disposal of trash or garbage from the facilities. Mow grass around fields and around farm shop locations
• dig ditches or channels for drainage or seedlings. Perform minor repairs to farm buildings, or other structures as well as using hand tools to perform maintenance or repairs to fencing (barrier, railing, or other upright structure) around farm. Inform farmers or farm managers of crop progress. There are few typical days and workers may be required to change duties and/or locations often and engage in various general functions. All other duties, if assigned, will be duties as per SOC/OES Occupation Code (onetonline.org)

Work authorization

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Work authorization

H-2A Temporary Agricultural Worker

International candidates

Yes

Employer sponsorship

Required

Confirmation

Confirmed by source

Official source

U.S. Department of Labor

Benefits & conditions

Housing

Employer-provided (including mobile or range) — From Baton Rouge take I10W to exit 151 to US190 turn right on LA1N turn left after the Subway turn left on LA114W turn right on Mayeux St. Family housing not available. Workers will be responsible for maintaining housing in a neat, clean manner when occupied. Repair cost of damage, other than normal wear and tear will be deducted from the earnings. If both male and female workers are hired: separate toilet, bathing and sleeping rooms will be provided. Housing and utilities are provided at no

Transportation

THE EMPLOYER IS NOT A FARM LABOR CONTRACTOR! The employer shall provide transportation between ALL employer-provided housing and ALL worksite and for personal errands (e.g., groceries, banking services) in the form of pickups, cars, vans, self-propelled farm machinery (ex. tractor, combine, sprayer, harvester, truck), or other common means controlled/operated by the employer between the place where the employer has provided housing to the actual work site and return at the end of the workday.

How to apply

E-mail: loreymayeaux@yahoo.com; Tel: N/A; URL: www.louisianaworks.net

Phone

+13183054245

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Official source

U.S. DOL SeasonalJobs

Case number

JO-A-300-26260-242713

Verification

Last verified: September 20, 2026

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