Beekeeping Crew Lead: Field Ops & Hive Health

Beewise; Fort Meade (FL); Sur place; USD 70 000 - 100 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Beewise is seeking a Beekeeper Crew Lead to oversee day-to-day operations at our stationary apiary in Fort Meade, Florida. You’ll lead a team of beekeepers dedicated to maintaining colony health, productivity, and site efficiency.

This hands-on role requires strong leadership, deep technical beekeeping knowledge, and proactive management of people and operations in a stationary environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of commercial beekeeping experience.
• 2+ years leading field crew (5+ members preferred).
• Strong understanding of bee health management, queen performance, pest/disease control.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and time-management skills.
• Must be able to work full-time on-site at the Fort Meade, FL apiary.

Responsabilités

• Lead and manage a crew of beekeepers at the Fort Meade stationary apiary, providing direction, training, and daily support.
• Oversee colony health and productivity, including inspections, treatments, feeding, and pest and disease management.
• Plan and execute seasonal beekeeping activities such as splitting, requeening, honey production, and population balancing.
• Maintain detailed records on colony performance, treatments, and harvests.
• Ensure site safety and biosecurity standards are upheld across all operations.
• Coordinate with Operations, R&D, and Data teams to support field research, testing, and hive performance optimization.
• Monitor and improve operational efficiency, identifying issues early and implementing corrective actions.
• Maintain equipment and apiary infrastructure, ensuring reliability and readiness for ongoing operations.

Connaissances

Leadership

Crew supervision

Beekeeping expertise

Colony health

Record keeping

Communication

Independent work

Team coordination

Outils

Hive monitoring systems

Precision beekeeping tech

Description du poste

Beewise is seeking a Beekeeper Crew Lead to oversee day-to-day operations at our stationary apiary in Fort Meade, Florida. You’ll lead a team of beekeepers dedicated to maintaining colony health, productivity, and site efficiency.

This hands-on role requires strong leadership, deep technical beekeeping knowledge, and proactive management of people and operations in a stationary environment.