Overview

Languages

English

Education
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment
Other miscellaneous animal farming
Hot
Outdoors
Livestock

Responsibilities

Tasks
Interac with bees based on your knowledge of their biology, behaviour, ecology and caste system
Maintain the bee yard and beekeeping equipment
Weeding
Work with honey bees
Maintain farm machinery, equipment and buildings
Perform general farm duties

Experience and specialization

Apiary and honey harvesting experience
Apiary management
Automated honey extractor
Detect bee diseases
Extract honey manually
Hypothesize possible causes and solutions to colony collapse disorder (CCD) based on knowledge of bee behaviour, biology and cast system
Manage bee colonies for the production of honey and pollination purposes.




Treat bees with antibiotics
Queen bee production from grafting
Manage a set of measures designed to protect a beekeeper’s honey bees from the entry and spread of pests

Additional information

Security and safety
Bondable
Driver's validity licence check

Transportation/travel information
Own vehicle
Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities
Attention to detail
Bending, crouching, kneeling
Rapid-paced setting
Hand-eye co-ordination
Handling heavy loads
Large workload
Manual dexterity
Physically demanding
Standing for extended periods
Tight deadlines
Work under pressure

Personal suitability
Effective interpersonal skills
Excellent oral communication
Flexibility
Initiative
Judgement
Organized
Team player
Values and ethics

📌 Beekeeper Cookstown
🏢 Innisfil Creek Honey
📍 Cookstown