Beekeeper
Q & H Honey Farm, LLC
📍 Bakersfield, CA · Kern County
- ✔ Housing provided
- ✔ Daily transportation
How to apply
Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26295-316899
- 📞 Phone: +1 (402) 305-0268
- ✉️ Email: dh55333@msn.com
Employer instructions
Employer accepts referrals and applicants from all sources. Interview required. Employer's agent conducts interviews by phone at time of inquiry or within a reasonable time thereafter. Interviews conducted at no cost to applicants, whether via phone or in-person. Contact Employer 's agent Monday through Friday during the hours of 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM CT If unavailable, contact employer directly during the hours of 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM CT.
Employer Agent:
MAS Labor H2A, LLC (434) 260-8833 referrals@maslabor.com
Referring State Workforce Agency (SWA) responsible for informing applicants of terms and conditions of employment. After coordinating referral with local order holding office, referring SWA should contact employer or employers agent to provide notice of the referral. When possible, SWA should furnish translator services as needed. Employer requests advance notice by the SWA if holding office intends to refer multiple applicants concurrently.
To be eligible for employment, applicants must:
1. Be able, willing, and available to perform the specified job duties for the duration of the contract period;
2. Have been apprised of all material terms and conditions of employment;
3. Agree to abide by all material terms and conditions of employment;
4. Be legally authorized to work in the United States; AND 5. Satisfy all minimum job requirements.
✉️ Application email template in English
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Subject: Application for Beekeeper (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26295-316899
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
Crops/Commodities: beekeeping.
Primary duties (performed the majority of workdays):
Prepare bees and bee equipment for pollination. 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 accessing 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. Harvest/extract honey. Run queen breeding yard and produce queen bees. Manipulate and service hive structures and haul bees to and from different hive locations 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. General maintenance and servicing of equipment and facility.
A clean driving record (no major moving violations such as but not limited to Driving While Intoxicated or Reckless Driving) is required to drive company vehicles. Must have or be able to obtain U.S. driver's license within 30 days following hire.
Employer-paid post-hire drug testing is required upon reasonable suspicion of use and after a worker has an accident at work.
Work is to be done in the field for long periods of time. Workers are expected to perform duties including boxing, weighing and loading of product. Workers may assist in loading trucks with product weighing up to 75 pounds and lifting to a height of 5 feet. Workers should be able to work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements & extensive walking. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, insect spray, related chemicals, etc. may affect workers' ability to perform the job. Workers need to have no fear of bees and be non-allergic to bee stings, pollen, honey or other products of the hive. Workers are exposed to wet weather early in the morning through the heat of the day, working in fields. Temperatures may range from 10 to 110 F. Must be able to work in excessive humidity. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Workers should be physically able to do the work required with or without reasonable accommodations.
Employer assures that workers will be provided transportation from living quarters to work site every day (for workers who must be provided housing under the applicable regulations).
Supervisor(s) will provide instructions and directions to workers. Workers must be able to comprehend and follow instructions and communicate effectively to supervisors. Unusual, complex or non-routine activities will be supervised. Workers expected to perform basic duties in a proficient manner without close supervision.
Persons seeking employment as experienced Beekeeper must be available for the entire period requested by the employer.
An applicant for this job must be available to work for the entire itinerary. An applicant referred to the employer after the labor certification has been granted, but before 50 percent of the work contract period for the entire itinerary has elapsed, must be available and willing to join the employer at whatever place the employer is located at the time and remain with the employer for the duration of the beekeeping itinerary.
Job opportunity is Skill Level II. Workers must be able to perform all primary duties independently and without close supervision.
Workers must be available at the time and place needed. Applicants hired after the start date(s), but before the recruitment period has elapsed, must be available and willing to join the employer at the itinerary location at which the employer is located at the time of hire.
Requirements
| Education | None required |
|---|---|
| Experience | 3 months |
| Other requirements | Driver's license required Lifting up to 75 lb Drug test |
This job requires a minimum of three months of verifiable proof of prior experience working on migrant honeybee farms in multiple states handling both manual and machine tasks associated with beekeeping. Applicants must be able to furnish job reference(s) from recent employer(s) establishing acceptable prior experience. Saturday work required. Must be able to lift/carry 75 lbs. Workers need to have no fear of bees and be non-allergic to bee stings, pollen, honey or other products of the hive. Must be able to work in excessive humidity and heat up to 110 degrees Fahrenheit. Clean driving record required in order to drive company vehicles. Must have or be able to obtain U.S. drivers license within 30 days following hire. Employer-paid post-hire upon suspicion and post-accident drug testing required.
Benefits and conditions
| Schedule | 8:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Paid | Biweekly |
| Housing type | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Bakersfield, Ca) |
| Housing | Housing provided only to non-local workers (i.e. permanent residence outside normal commuting distance). Only workers may occupy housing. Employer provides separate sleeping and bathroom facilities for each gender. Employer possesses and controls premises at all times. Workers must vacate housing promptly at end of contract period or upon termination, in accordance with state law. |
| Meals | Employer does not provide meals. Employer-provided housing includes free and convenient kitchen facilities with appropriate equipment, appliances, cooking accessories, and dishwashing facilities for meal preparation. For workers residing in employer-provided housing, employer also provides free transportation once per week to/from closest town or city for personal errands (e.g., groceries, banking services). Dining, kitchen/cooking facilities and other common areas are shared by all workers. In the event that kitchen facilities become unavailable during the contract period, employer will provide three daily meals in accordance with 20 CFR 655.122(g). In such circumstances, employer will deduct the cost of such meals up to the maximum allowable amount published in the Federal Register, or as otherwise approved by the U.S. Department of Labor. |
| Daily transportation | Employer provides incidental transportation between worksites at no cost to workers. For workers residing in employer-provided housing, employer also provides free daily transportation to and from the worksite, and weekly transportation to closest town/city for personal errands (e.g., groceries, banking services). Exact transportation schedule varies depending on work location, work/weather conditions, and other factors, but shall occur within a reasonable time before/after workday begins/ends. |
| Travel to the job | Employer pays/reimburses foreign workers for all visa-related costs (excluding passport fees) in the first workweek. For non-local workers, employer arranges/provides inbound transportation via common carrier mode of transportation (e.g., bus or plane) and reimburses workers for daily subsistence and reasonable lodging costs, if applicable. Use of employer-offered transportation is voluntary. Employer arranges/provides outbound travel via common carrier mode of transportation (e.g. |
| Pay deductions | DEDUCTIONS. Employer makes all deductions required by law (e.g., FICA, federal/state tax withholdings, court-ordered child support, etc.). Workers must pre-authorize voluntary deductions, which may include repayment of wage advances and/or loans, health insurance premiums, retirement plan contributions, and/or third-party payments or wage assignments for products or services furnished for the worker’s benefit or convenience. All deductions comply with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and applicable state law. Employer may deduct reasonable repair costs if the worker is found to be responsible for damage to housing beyond normal wear and tear. Employer may charge worker for reasonable cost of damages to property and/or replacement of tools and/or equipment if such damage is found to have been the result of worker's willful misconduct or gross negligence. |
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| Case number | JO-A-300-26295-316899 |
|---|---|
| Posted | Oct 22, 2026 |