Bee Rearing Specialist
Sweet River Company, LLC
📍 Beeville, TX · Bee County
- ✔ Housing provided
- ✔ Daily transportation
How to apply
Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26254-230992
- 📞 Phone: +1 (517) 467-2065
- ✉️ Email: jobs@sweetriverhoney.com
Employer instructions
Contact: Katherine Walker , 18281 FM 150W #1007, Driftwood, Texas 78619, Phone: (517) 467-2065. Employer will remain available for pre-determined interview appointments on Monday - Friday, 7 AM-5 PM.
✉️ Application email template in English
Replace what is in brackets [ ] with your details. If the employer asked for another way to apply, follow their instructions.
Subject: Application for Bee Rearing Specialist (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26254-230992
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
Raise queen, worker and drone honey bees. Duties include grafting queen cells, preparing starter and finisher colonies, creation of mating colonies, queen catching, preparation of nucleus colonies, installation of queens, installation of queen cells, moving nucleus colonies, feeding nutritional AMD Medicinal supplements, shaking bulk bees, locating and replacing queens, recognizing and removing sealed and unsealed brood from a colony.
Requirements
| Education | None required |
|---|---|
| Experience | 3 months |
| Other requirements | Lifting up to 50 lb |
No fear of/non-allergic to bees/pollen. Able to lift up to 50 lbs. repetitively. Basic understanding of honey bee biology and lifecycles required.
Benefits and conditions
| Schedule | 8:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Paid | Biweekly |
| Pay details | Wage offer for H-2A workers only is $14.37 per hour |
| Housing type | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Beeville, Tx) |
| Housing | Fully Furnished Employer-Owned trailer house |
| Meals | Fully furnished kitchen provided. Workers will have access to grocery stores at least once per week. |
| Daily transportation | The employer will provide vehicles directly to the workers to drive themselves to and from the jobsite and housing as necessary on a day-to-day basis. There is no set schedule; generally, the workers will travel to and from the jobsite just before and after the workday. The workers will also be able to use the vehicles for personal errands and groceries at least once per week. The provided vehicles will be 3 trucks that seat 6 passengers each and 1 SUV that seats 7 passengers. |
| Travel to the job | The employer will provide advance transportation for reasonable (most economical) common carrier or other transportation which conforms to the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) in bound transportation (if it is the prevailing practice). If not the prevailing practice, the employer will reimburse the worker for transportation costs and subsistence to the employer's work site when the worker completes 50% of the work period. |
| Pay deductions | The following deduction will be made: Taxes, if applicable under Federal, State, and local law from U.S. Workers, FICA Taxes, & Federal Income Tax Withholding. Willful or negligent destruction of property. No deductions will be made which would bring the employee's hourly wage below the Federal Minimum Wage. If workers request and receive a pay advance, that amount will later be deducted from their paycheck. |
| Case number | JO-A-300-26254-230992 |
|---|---|
| Official occupation | Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals (45-2093.00) |
| Employer's agent or attorney | H2 VISA CONSULTANTS, LLC |
| Posted | Oct 5, 2026 |