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Agricultural Careers Beekeeper

Agricultural Careers Beekeeper. By: Dr. Frank Flanders and Anna Burgess Georgia Agricultural Education Curriculum Office Georgia Department of Education June 2005. START. What does a Beekeeper do?. Construct hives from ready-made parts or from scratch Paint and repair hives as needed

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Agricultural Careers Beekeeper

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  1. Agricultural Careers Beekeeper By: Dr. Frank Flanders and Anna Burgess Georgia Agricultural Education Curriculum Office Georgia Department of Education June 2005 START

  2. What does a Beekeeper do? • Construct hives from ready-made parts or from scratch • Paint and repair hives as needed • Transport hives to sites for pollination services. • Extract honey from hive frames • Control bee diseases and other pests and parasites in hives • Remove surplus honey from the hives • Re-queen colonies as necessary • Monitor the hives to keep them healthy and in high production

  3. What kind of qualities and skills are needed? • Beekeepers often work alone and in isolated settings. • A beekeeper should enjoy working with bees, plants, nature and the outdoors. • They should have a calm and patient personality since bees are responsive to sudden movements, etc. • Occasional bee stings are a part of the every day job and beekeepers must learn to take stings in stride. • A beekeeper should have good business management skills and keep accurate records. • A beekeeper should be prepared for long and irregular work hours in the peak production season.

  4. What is my salary? Salaries vary widely and data is generally not available. In addition, many beekeepers are not full-time and use bees to supplement other income. The average salary of all beekeepers is between $9,000 and $12,000 a year. Beekeepers who are full-time with larger operations can expect higher incomes. Those who provide pollination services to farmers can earn anywhere from $20,000 to $40,000 a year.

  5. What are the conditions of the work environment? • Most of the work is done outdoors • Time is spent traveling to farms and orchards to provide pollination services • Some work is done in honey houses and workshops while extracting honey or repairing hives • Work involving transporting hives may need to be done at night • Much paperwork is involved • Typically work 50-60 hours per week

  6. How can I become a Beekeeper? In high school take classes in agriculture, biology and other science courses, math and business. Establish one or more hives as an FFA supervised agriculture education project. Become involved in a science club or 4-H club where you can develop a project on bees. Those who start as a beginning beekeeper and work for someone else can eventually establish their own business with enough resources and experience. Those employed in a corporation may be able to secure a managerial or supervisory position with proper education, qualifications and experience.

  7. Professional Organizations A Day in the Life…. American Honey Producers Association Internet: http://www.americanhoneyproducers.org American Beekeeping Federation Internet: http://www.abfnet.org National Honey Board Internet: http://www.nhb.org Beekeeping: The Beekeepers Homepage Internet: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Beekeeping Beekeeper’s Web Links Internet: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Beekeeping/weblinks.htm

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