Title: Experienced Apiarist
ANZSCO Code: 121311
Key Duties & Responsibilities
• Managing process of breeding and raising of Queen Bees
• Training and supervising other apiarists
• Recording accurately the catching of Queen Bees for local and international market
• Producing, harvesting and extracting honey/honeycomb
• Royal Jelly, Pollen, Bees Wax and Propolis production
• Planning and organising for brood nest management operations
• Inspecting bee sites for good breeding conditions and honey production
• Effectively Identifying, controlling and managing diseases like American & European Foulbrood
• Loading and unloading beehives during migratory time
• Checking and re-queening beehives regularly
• Preparing and packing bees for local and international market
• Monitoring and maintaining the health and condition of the bees
• Be competent in all facets of hive management, queen rearing, and hive splitting
• Building beehives
• Grafting Cells
• Feeding bees with sugar syrup when required
• Monitoring hives for varroa mite through alcohol wash and equipment and site maintenance
• Keeping accurate hive movement records utilizing GPS Co-ordinates and notifying DPI of hive locations
• Must be reliable & hard working
• Have excellent time management skills with an ability to work within a team or unsupervised
Qualifications & Skills
• Relevant Vocational or Tertiary Qualifications, and
• At least two years of relevant work experience consistent with the position’s expectations OR
• Five years of relevant work experience if no relevant qualification is available
Salary
$70,000 - $75,000 annually
ANZSCO Code: 121311
Key Duties & Responsibilities
• Managing process of breeding and raising of Queen Bees
• Training and supervising other apiarists
• Recording accurately the catching of Queen Bees for local and international market
• Producing, harvesting and extracting honey/honeycomb
• Royal Jelly, Pollen, Bees Wax and Propolis production
• Planning and organising for brood nest management operations
• Inspecting bee sites for good breeding conditions and honey production
• Effectively Identifying, controlling and managing diseases like American & European Foulbrood
• Loading and unloading beehives during migratory time
• Checking and re-queening beehives regularly
• Preparing and packing bees for local and international market
• Monitoring and maintaining the health and condition of the bees
• Be competent in all facets of hive management, queen rearing, and hive splitting
• Building beehives
• Grafting Cells
• Feeding bees with sugar syrup when required
• Monitoring hives for varroa mite through alcohol wash and equipment and site maintenance
• Keeping accurate hive movement records utilizing GPS Co-ordinates and notifying DPI of hive locations
• Must be reliable & hard working
• Have excellent time management skills with an ability to work within a team or unsupervised
Qualifications & Skills
• Relevant Vocational or Tertiary Qualifications, and
• At least two years of relevant work experience consistent with the position’s expectations OR
• Five years of relevant work experience if no relevant qualification is available
Salary
$70,000 - $75,000 annually
