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Farmworkers, Farm & Ranch Animals

  • Gentry Apiaries Inc
  • Loxahatchee, FLORIDA
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Source last checked: 10/30/2026

Job summary

Livestock and animal-care worker

Pay
$15.00 / hour
Contract start / Contract end
12/31/2026 to 10/31/2027
Education
No minimum education required

Experience required: Yes · 2 months of experience

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Job conditions

Pay
$15.00 / hour
Positions offered
14 positions
Schedule
Full time
Contract start
12/31/2026
Contract end
10/31/2027
Visa type
H-2A
Address
2432 B Rd
ZIP code
33470
Hours per week
60

Additional pay information

AEWR; US Workers: FL: $15.00; H2A Workers: FL: $15.00

Duties and description

Original English description
  • Worker must be familiar with working with bees in all stages, from the egg through fully developed workers, drones and queens; must work all aspects of commercial bee keeping, including assessing a colony to determine if it needs food or medicine, feeding and medicating bees, maintaining hives in a healthy state, increasing number of hives, raising and replacing queens, making divides, making, painting and cleaning boxes, supering hives. Run queen breeding yard and produce queen bees. Manipulate and service hive structures and move equipment or livestock from one location to another manually or using trucks or carts to ensure healthy and productive honeybee colonies. Must respond correctly to bees to harmonize with their natural cycle and keep them in the healthiest state possible for survival and profitability. Assemble frames and build, paint and repair honey boxes. Load, unload and move bees/boxes. Extract honey and process honey beeswax. Perform general maintenance of equipment and facility. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, insect spray, related chemicals, etc. may affect workers ability to perform the job. Workers with a clean driving record and who obtain a drivers license may be required to drive company vehicles. Workers will work in extreme temperatures. Employer may request but cannot require workers to work on their Sabbath; maintaining of worksite and equipment; also cleaning location and equipment. The nature of farm work may require workers to work after dark and possibly weekends depending on weather conditions. Hours offered may vary based on factors such as weather, bees, or need. Employer may pay workers more depending on how many years of experience they have or other factors such as job performance, skill, punctuality. Workers will have an unpaid lunch break.

Requirements and occupation

Education
No minimum education required
Occupation
Livestock and animal-care worker
Experience required
Yes
Minimum experience
2 months of experience

Two (2) months recent and verifiable experience with references required as a beekeeper. May not have bee, pollen or honey-related allergies. Must be able to lift 50 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.

Additional requirements are listed in the job description.

Listing information

Case number
H-300-26292-307927
Case status
Acceptance issued

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