| Job Title |
Beekeeper |
| Job Description |
Raises Bees To Produce Honey And Pollinate Crops: Assembles
Beehives, Using Handtools. Arranges With Sellers For Purchases
Of Honeybee Colonies. Inserts Honeycomb Of Bees Into Beehive Or
Inducts Wild Swarming Bees Into Hive Of Prepared Honeycomb
Frames. Places Screen Plug In Hive Entrance To Confine Bees And
Sets Hive In Orchard, Clover Field, Or Near Other Source Of
Nectar And Pollen. Forces Bees From Hive, Using Smoke Pot Or By
Placing Carbolic Acid Soaked Pad Over Hive To Inspect Hive And
To Harvest Honeycombs. Scrapes Out Parasites, Such As Wax Moth
Larvae, And Removes Vermin, Such As Birds And Mice. Collects
Royal Jelly From Queen Bee Cells For Sale As Base For Cosmetics
And As Health Food. Destroys Superfluous Queen Bee Cells To
Prevent Division Of Colony By Swarming. Destroys Diseased Bee
Colonies, Using Cyanide Gas. Burns Hive Of Diseased Bee Colony
Or Sterilizes Hive, Using Caustic Soda Solution. Uncaps
Harvested Honeycombs And Extracts Honey. Arranges With Buyers
For Sale Of Honey. May Cultivate Bees To Produce Bee Colonies
And Queen Bees For Sale And Be Designated Bee Producer
(agriculture); Queen Producer (agriculture).
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