Looking for a versatile way to share your beekeeping expertise? Want more time with your hands in hives? We’re looking for local beekeepers to partner with us and share the world of bees with our engaged communities.
What you'll do for Alvéole as an Urban Beekeeper:
- Maintain honey bee hives at client sites on a three-week service cycle, performing a range of tasks to support colony health throughout the beekeeping season.
- Install new hives and related equipment at client locations.
- Conduct routine hive inspections and maintenance.
- Be responsible for the complete honey harvest directly from the hives (targeting a yield of 30 pounds per hive per season) and manage the final delivery of the product.
- Collect samples and field data to monitor hive health and environmental conditions.
- Complete accurate record-keeping and service reports using Alvéole’s digital tools.
- Perform pest and parasite monitoring and treat as required.
- Facilitate educational workshops and engage the public in beekeeping and biodiversity topics.
- Regularly travel by car to client sites, apiary yards, equipment depots, and bee suppliers.
- Engage with clients during visits and workshops to explain Alvéole’s services, including beehives, beehomes, and biodiversity data collection.
- Complete accurate digital records and service reports using Alvéole’s tools (e.g., Zuper)
What’s in It for You:
- Work for yourself: Do what you do best without the level of oversight and commitment that comes with joining a company as an employee.
- Share the wonderful world of bees: Lead workshops and be an ambassador for pollinators and food systems, bringing your bees-for-brains expertise to an engaged city a
📌 Local Beekeeping Partner (Calgary)
🏢 Alvéole
📍 Calgary
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