H-2AFarming and ranching

Beekeeper Helper

Jason Conrad

📍 Merced, CA · Merced County

Pay$19.75 per hour

DatesJan 1, 2027 – Apr 15, 2027

Openings2

Hours per week40

✔ Housing provided
✔ Daily transportation

How to apply

Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26292-308830

📞 Phone: +1 (209) 777-4997
✉️ Email: masterbkeeper@yahoo.com

Employer instructions

Contact: Jason Conrad, 711 18th Street Northeast, Thompson, North Dakota 58278, Phone: (209) 777-4997, 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 Beekeeper Helper (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26292-308830

Dear Hiring Manager,

I am writing to apply for the Beekeeper Helper position (H-2A, case number JO-A-300-26292-308830) in Merced, CA, from January 1, 2027 to April 15, 2027.

[Write 1 or 2 lines about your experience, for example: I have 2 years of experience working in landscaping and construction.]

I am available for the full contract period and I can send my resume and references. I look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,
[Your full name]
[Your country] - [Your phone / WhatsApp] - [Your email]

Job duties

Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.

All aspects of commercial beekeeping. Maintain quality of hives. Move hives between different field and orchard locations. Add extra boxes to produce honey. Remove boxes for honey production and extract honey. Feed and medicate bees. Package finished honey products. Winterize hives. General sanitation of plant.

Requirements

Education	None required
Experience	3 months
Other requirements	Driver's license required Lifting up to 50 lb

Must be able to provide references to verify experience. Must be able to work for the entire itinerary and join the employer at any one of the locations that the employer has a crew located at that time. No fear of/non-allergic to bees/pollen. Able to lift up to 50 lbs. repetitively. Drivers license in 60 days, employer will pay for cost.

Benefits and conditions

Schedule	8:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M.
Paid	Weekly
Housing type	Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Merced, Ca)
Housing	None.
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.
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. No employer shall make any deduction from the wage or require any reimbursement from an employee for any cash shortage, breakage, or loss of equipment, unless it can be shown that the shortage, breakage, or loss is caused by a dishonest or willful act, o by the gross negligence of the employee. No deductions will be made which would bring the employee's hourly wage below the State or Federal Minimum Wage. If workers request and receive a pay advance, that amount will later be deducted from their paycheck

Case number	JO-A-300-26292-308830
Official occupation	Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals (45-2093.00)
Posted	Oct 19, 2026

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