EMPLOYEMENT
EMPLOYEMENT
Status: Check back for availability. Seasonal postings will be listed. Payment is subject to change.
Position: Temporary
Currrent Openings: NOT AVAILABLE
Core Job Duties & Responsibilities:
Migratory Transport: Load and secure honeybee colonies onto trucks starting as early as 5:00 AM in Nebraska, driving them to North Dakota fields with designated stop-overs in South or North Dakota, and safely returning to Nebraska.
Yard Setup & Maintenance: Offload bees at specified locations coordinated with clients and landowners, and construct temporary electric fencing around bee yards to protect hives from wildlife.
Compliance & Inspection: Cooperate fully with state and federal apiary inspectors during routine hive and transport checks.
Physical Demands & Working Environment (Legal Risk Disclosure):
Strenuous Labor: Position requires frequent heavy lifting (regularly lifting 50 to 75+ lbs), bending, and working on your feet for extended periods during early morning or long-haul transport operations.
Inherent Workplace Exposure: This is an outdoor agricultural position working directly with live honeybees. Bee stings are a regular and expected hazard of this job.
Safety & PPE: While company-provided personal protective equipment (PPE, such as suits and veils) must be worn during hive handling, workers should anticipate occasional stings.
Medical Disclosure: Because live venom is present in the work environment, applicants with known severe insect sting allergies (anaphylaxis) must disclose this condition prior to hire so appropriate emergency response protocols can be established.
What is NOT required: you are not required to open beehives and inspect bees or perform beekeeping tasks. This is for Transportation, loading and offloading of beehives only. Not an apiary work position.
This is NOT a full time job.
Job Boards
June : Move honeybees from Nebraska at 5am to North Dakota. With a Stop-over point in South Dakota or North Dakota. Lift and load honeybees onto our truck and drive it from Nebraska to North Dakota Fields. Communicate with the client and offload bees at their designated spot by the land owner(s). Cooperate with Apiary inspectors and put up temporary electric fence around honeybee yard. - Return to Nebraska
July: Drive our truck from Nebraska to North Dakota. Lift and load honeybees onto our truck. Scale at the nearest CAT Scale for a weight ticket, Remove temporary electric fence around honeybee yard. Return to Nebraska
August: Drive our truck from Nebraska to Kansas. Lift and load honeybees onto our truck.. Communicate with the client and offload bees at their designated spot by the land owner(s). Cooperate with Apiary inspectors and put up temporary electric fence around honeybee yard. Return to Nebraska
September: Drive our truck from Kansas to Nebraska. Lift and load honeybees onto our truck. Remove temporary electric fence around honeybee yard. Return to Nebraska
REQUIREMENTS:
Must demonstrate Experience in honeybee safety, hive loading and offloading, Road Safety and hazards.
Must demonstrate basic Beehive handling.
Must be a United States Citizen.
Must be able to fluently speak English (as required by DOT LAW). and pass a road safety sign test.
Must hold a valid United States Issued Class A or Class B CDL (which Can Cross State lines), a valid med Card, Pass a CDL mandated Substance abuse test for pre-employement screening. (Federal law).
Must demonstrate and perform pre-trip inspections of the vehicle being used.
Expected to Drive, fuel up, adjust nets, and water beehives during transportation and offloading.
You will be working 5am to sundown. Exempt from Hours of Service time.
All vehicles are equiped with "Nanny Cams" (NON AUDIO, visual only) and GPS tracking. Absolutely No Cell phone use during driving!
RISKS, TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Inherent Hazards & Outdoor Environment: This position is located on a commercial bee farm. The work requires working outdoors in all weather conditions in close proximity to live honeybees, hives, and agricultural equipment.
Sting Exposure: Bee stings are an inherent, regular hazard of this job. While personal protective equipment (PPE) is provided and mandatory to wear while handling bees, employees should expect to receive occasional stings.
PPE Disclosure: A mannlake(Trademark) triple layer mesh bee suit and heavy gloves is provided for use: You are free to use your own protective equipment, but we are not liable for other beesuits used. Due to sanitary reasons you must provide your own work boots. We recommend Justin's brand (trademark) "Snakeboots" to be duct-taped between your boots and your beesuit in order to prevent stings. Justin's snake boots (Trademark) are our "go to" boots for snake bite safety and reliability for keeping out bee stings.
Medical Disclosure & Preparedness: Because insect venom is present in the workplace, candidates with known severe insect sting allergies (anaphylaxis) must disclose this prior to employment so appropriate safety measures and emergency response plans can be discussed. Employees are required to follow all farm safety protocols, wear required protective gear, and immediately report any medical concerns or incidents to management. If you fail to disclose this information we are not liable for accident, injury or death.
1. Care of Livestock and Equipment The employee acknowledges that honeybee colonies, supers, frames, transport trucks, electric fencing, and related apiary tools are valuable agricultural livestock and business property of Fairfield Honey Farm. The employee agrees to exercise ordinary care and diligence when handling, loading, transporting, and offloading hives and equipment.
2. Prohibited Conduct & Recklessness Intentional sabotage, gross negligence, willful destruction, or reckless abandonment of honeybee colonies, vehicles, or equipment are strictly prohibited.
3. Financial Accountability for Culpable Negligence If company property, transport vehicles, or honeybee livestock are damaged, destroyed, or lost due to the employee’s gross negligence, intentional misconduct, or direct violation of established safety and transport instructions, the employee may be held financially responsible for the resulting loss or repair costs, up to the limits permitted by applicable state labor laws. This includes unauthorized off-route usage, driving under the influence, or abandoning loads.
4. Ordinary Operational Accidents Excluded This section does not apply to normal, unintentional operational hazards, routine transport mishaps, or unavoidable livestock losses inherent to commercial beekeeping that occur despite the employee's compliance with standard training and ordinary care.