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Job Details

Apiary Supervisor

Employer

Gull Lake Honey

Date Posted

October 30, 2026

Languages

English
  • Location Lacombe, AB
  • Earnings $22.00 hourly
  • Work Hours 80 to 100 hours bi-weekly
  • Position Seasonal Full Time
  • Vacancies 2  Vacancies
  • Closing Date Nov 13, 2026
Job Requirements

Employer

Gull Lake Honey

Languages

English

Education

No degree, certificate or diploma

Work site environment

  • Other miscellaneous animal farming
  • Dusty
  • Hot
  • Noisy
  • Outdoors
  • Wet/damp

Work setting

  • Rural area
  • Remote location
  • Various locations

Tasks

  • Monitoring animal health
  • Work with honey bees
  • Co-ordinate and supervise the work of general farm workers and harvesting labourers
  • Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
  • Maintain quality control and production records
  • Maintain work records and logs
  • Hire and train staff
  • Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
  • Perform general farm duties
  • Maintain the bee yard and beekeeping equipment

Supervision

  • 3-4 people
  • 1 to 2 people
  • 5-10 people

Apiary and honey harvesting experience

  • Apiary management
  • Detect bee diseases
  • Honey farm
  • Manage a set of measures designed to protect a beekeeper's honey bees from the entry and spread of pests
  • Oversee the honey extraction
  • Treat bees with antibiotics
  • Automated honey extractor
  • Harvesting honey

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Forklift
  • Farm truck

Transportation/travel information

Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Physically demanding
  • Attention to detail
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

  • Excellent oral communication
  • Organized
  • Team player

Screening questions

  • Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
  • Do you have experience working in this field?
  • Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?

Employment terms options

  • Early morning
  • Evening

Experience

2 years to less than 3 years

Employment terms options

  • Flexible hours
  • Morning
  • Night
  • Day
  • Weekend
  • Overtime required
  • Overtime available

Financial benefits

Bonus


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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Apiary Supervisor is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Agricultural and Related Service Contractors and Managers
OBJECTIVE

Interest in handling machinery and equipment; and in participating in the provision of services

METHODICAL

Interest in co-ordinating and maintaining financial and operational records; and in hiring and training workers

innovative

Interest in negotiating with farmers and farm managers regarding services

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Interest Codes

Specialized Livestock Workers
METHODICAL

Interest in handling equipment to perform general farm duties; and in maintaining livestock performance records and in training horses

INNOVATIVE

Interest in co-ordinating information to formulate feeding programs

directive

Interest in supervising feeding, health and breeding programs; may supervise general farm workers and harvesting labourers

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