The Best Bees Company is seeking a beekeeper in the Boston metro area!

We are a full-service beekeeping operation headquartered in Boston. We deliver, install, and manage beehives for residences and businesses in 22 cities nationwide. The data we collect via our hive visits supports honey bee health research at our sister non-profit The Urban Beekeeping Laboratory and Bee Sanctuary.

Our beekeepers are managed from our Boston office. We offer a competitive hourly rate and have a substantial beekeeping training program, so while experience with bees is helpful, it is not required.

IDEAL CANDIDATE QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience beekeeping (i.e. personal hives, professionally, completed bee courses, mentoring, etc.)

• Experience driving large vehicles

• Certification for Pesticide application in MA

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Consistent weekday availability

• Valid driver's license and clean driving record required

• Ability to communicate clearly, consistently, and promptly through phone and Google applications (Gmail, Calendar, Sheets, Drive, etc)

• Willingness to take on additional, often last-minute tasks/hive checks such as queen fixes, swarm catching, client events, etc.

• Maintain a professional and courteous attitude with Best Bees clientele and teammates

• Ability to work in a team setting

• Comfortable working independently in the field with support from remote managers

• Ability to safely lift up to 75 lbs

• Be able to work 10 hour days in height of season

RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE:

Field Beekeeping

• Service Best Bees hives in the Boston metro area following monthly objectives

• Record detailed information about the beehives through our proprietary application

• Perform beehive installations, relocations, and removals

• Administer Varroa mite treatments safely and efficiently

• Maintain a professional and courteous attitude with Best Bees clientele

Work in our Operations Center

• Maintain Best Bees equipment including keeping inventory and construction

• Preparing materials for the field, including loading and unloading vans.

• Regular cleaning and maintenance of the workspace

• Facilitate extraction of client honey (using equipment to extract, filter, jar and label)

WE ALSO LOOK FOR...

• A Passion for the environment
• People skills and positivity
• 1 years in customer service
• Valid Driver's License with good driving record
• Possess the physical abilities of lifting, bending, squatting, standing for extended periods
• Must not be allergic to bee stings
• Proficiency with Google Suite (Gmail, Drive, Calendar) or similar collaborative platforms