Local Beekeeping Partner

Alvéole; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 17,000 - 39,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible scheduling

Professional autonomy

Beekeeping network access

Job summary

Alvéole is seeking an Urban Beekeeper in Las Vegas and surrounding areas to manage client beehives under a 1099 contractor arrangement. You will perform hive maintenance, installations, inspections, and honey harvests, while collecting health data and delivering reports using Alvéole's digital tools.

The role offers flexible time commitment, client-facing workshops, and regular travel to various apiary yards and equipment depots.

Qualifications

• Hands-on beekeeping experience with hive health and seasonal management.
• Ability to service hives on a recurring schedule throughout the season.
• Comfort leading workshops and engaging the public.

Responsibilities

• Maintain honey bee hives at client sites on a three-week service cycle.
• Install new hives and related equipment at client locations.
• Conduct routine hive inspections and maintenance.
• Harvest honey directly from hives and manage delivery to clients.
• Collect samples and field data to monitor hive health and environmental conditions.
• Complete accurate digital records and service reports using Alvéole's tools.
• Perform pest and parasite monitoring and treatment as required.
• Facilitate educational workshops and engage the public in beekeeping topics.

Skills

Beekeeping

Independent worker

Public workshops

Record-keeping

Data collection

Tools

Zuper

Job description

Opportunity: Urban Beekeeper

Location: Las Vegas and surrounding area

Type of contract: 1099 Contractor

Time commitment: Flexible

Starting date: September 2026

Looking for a flexible way to share your beekeeping expertise? Want more time with your hands in hives? We're looking for local beekeepers to partner with us and share the world of bees with our engaged communities.

What you'll do for Alvéole as an Urban Beekeeper:

• Maintain honey bee hives at client sites on a three-week service cycle, performing a range of tasks to support colony health throughout the beekeeping season.
• Install new hives and related equipment at client locations.
• Conduct routine hive inspections and maintenance.
• Be responsible for the complete honey harvest directly from the hives (targeting a yield of 30 pounds per hive per season) and manage the final delivery of the product.
• Collect samples and field data to monitor hive health and environmental conditions.
• Complete accurate record-keeping and service reports using Alvéole's digital tools.
• Perform pest and parasite monitoring and treat as required.
• Facilitate educational workshops and engage the public in beekeeping and biodiversity topics.
• Regularly travel by car to client sites, apiary yards, equipment depots, and bee suppliers.
• Engage with clients during visits and workshops to explain Alvéole's services, including beehives, beehomes, and biodiversity data collection.
• Complete accurate digital records and service reports using Alvéole's tools (e.g., Zuper)

What's In It For You

• Work for yourself: Do what you do best without the level of oversight and commitment that comes with joining a company as an employee.
• Share the wonderful world of bees: Lead workshops and be an ambassador for pollinators and food systems, bringing your bees-for-brains expertise to an engaged city audience that's eager to learn.
• A global beekeeping network: Join our Hive-Mind! You'll be part of a world-wide network of beekeepers to review data, troubleshoot, and grow with.
• Competitive compensation: Get paid a base rate paid monthly for every contract you take on, regardless of seasonal fluctuations or weather
• Custom scheduling: We build your schedules around your capacity and availability
• Focus on the bees: Your focus is on bee health and client visits. We take care of all the internal back and forth and administration!

What You Bring

• Hands-on beekeeping experience and strong knowledge of hive health and seasonal management
• Availability to service hives on a recurring schedule throughout the season
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision