Passionate Beekeeper looking for work

[paul24]

I am not sure if this is the right thread.....EDIT >>>>>>>Moved to general beekeeping section

Want to GROW your Beekeeping Business?

Young Lad with over 10 years of experience in commercial beekeeping operations in USA and AUSTRALIA is looking for work in the UK with skills that include:

Hive inspection and maintenance
Varroa Mite Detection and treatment using organic acids or approved chemicals
Disease and pest management
Harvesting and extracting honey
Pollination services
Queen-rearing and breeding programs
Apiary documentation and data analysis
Moving Hives in different locations using forklifts

I would love to experience and learn new things working in the beekeeping industry of UK, Learning new things with regards to the profession that I love is my goal. My beekeeping skills would be a great addition to your team and the things that I will learn will be an honor on my part.

Beekeeping is not a job, for me, it is a passion.

Paul

 

[PeaBee]

Hi, contact the Bee Farmers Association, they may be able to help you. Beefarmers.co.uk

 

[WalnutTreeBees]

Honeyfields bee farm just emailed out some job vacancies:

Honeyfields

 

[ericbeaumont]

looking for work in the UK

Always a few job adverts in the BFA magazine, Paul, and contact Murray McGregor at Denrosa Apiaries, as he has the biggest UK outfit and hires every season.

[email protected]
https://beefarmers.co.uk/the-bee-farmers-association/bee-farmer-magazine

 

[Vanterrier]

https://www.northumberlandhoney.co.uk/job-opportunity
HTH
K

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Gwenyn Gruffudd are also advertising for an apprentice

 

[paul24]

Hi, contact the Bee Farmers Association, they may be able to help you. Beefarmers.co.uk

I already did and they already responded. Thank you so much!

 

[paul24]

Honeyfields bee farm just emailed out some job vacancies:

Honeyfields

I already sent them my resume. Thank you!

 

[paul24]

Always a few job adverts in the BFA magazine, Paul, and contact Murray McGregor at Denrosa Apiaries, as he has the biggest UK outfit and hires every season.

[email protected]
https://beefarmers.co.uk/the-bee-farmers-association/bee-farmer-magazine

Done!
I have some Filipino beekeeper friends in Murrays Company,
I am not sure they are Hiring though, but Thank you so much!

 

[paul24]

https://www.northumberlandhoney.co.uk/job-opportunity
HTH
K

Thank you!
Means a lot!

 

[paul24]

Gwenyn Gruffudd are also advertising for an apprentice

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Is apprenticeship exclusive for UK citizens?

 

[paul24]

Thank you for all your suggestion! I greatly appreciate the response .
I don't know if anyone have tried hiring foreign workers for beekeeping in the UK except Denrosa.?
If you guys want to try growing your business, let me know. .


Paul

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Is apprenticeship exclusive for UK citizens?

I've no idea to be honest

 

[Nannysbees]

£14 which I didn't think was too bad

 

[havocsdad]

Head Beekeeper/ Apiarist
https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?from=appshareios&jk=0204d3d0b9a17851
Of any interest ? Or for anyone come to that !

 

[JamezF]

Head Beekeeper/ Apiarist
https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?from=appshareios&jk=0204d3d0b9a17851
Of any interest ? Or for anyone come to that !

"Discounted room rates and complimentary staff stays across our group."

Is that where they say "You're looking very smart today. Would you like to a room for free?"

James

 

[Somerford]

Is apprenticeship exclusive for UK citizens?

no. its not a government recognised apprenticeship so overseas are ok as long as they have a right to work and reside in the UK

 

[paul24]

no. its not a government recognised apprenticeship so overseas are ok as long as they have a right to work and reside in the UK

I will try to apply to them.

 

[paul24]

Thank you so much for your recommendations and replies, it means alot!
take care and God Bless!
We used this truck to move bees between yards in California, and use a Hummerbee forklift.

 

[Into the lions den]

You can tell I have been away doing so much with my own business when I did not notice an ad like the one here.....we are ALWAYS interested in good enthusiastic staff.

BUT

Although not 100% sure it does sound like he is a Filipino....so non UK resident and since Brexit the rules for hiring them exist (was a lot harder for these staff pre brexit..but then we could get EU staff.....not now) but are really complex and expensive.

Also took us 18months to get 'bee farmer' added to the list of eligible occupations for which we had to demonstrate a long term pattern of no suitable applicants. Recently you get nil to a handful of applicants...but none of them actually want the job...its benefit quota applications for the greatest part. Several bee farmers report the same...no suitable applicants at all.

So, first you have to register and then be approved as an A rated sponsor. This takes time, but with ALL these things introduced by last govt you can pay extra for premium (queue jumping) service.

Registering costs...significant money.

Then when you identify a candidate you have to issue a certificate of sponsorship and have it approved....and this includes a wide range of things you need to meet and also they have to be in possession of an IELTS level 4 or better language certificate. Don't score full points in a category? (any category..all must be full marks to hit the 70 points needed) No certificate..process over.
You need to meet the specified salary thresholds. (They are NOT cheap labour despite the political expediency of some to say so, but they are available and keen...worth a lot).
Then you have to pay...up front....a skills surcharge for every 6 months they are to be here, and a health surcharge. Totals something like 1850 per12 months and is on top of them paying NI on their pay. If you hire them for 3 years then its 6 times that at day 1.
Then there are the relatively new privatised cost of getting their actual visa......its like 8 times the amount of a few years ago

So far so good? Extending 3 of them for a further 3 years cost ME around 18k...all of that on top of having to pay a wage equal to or in excess of an industry guide rate the government publishes.

So...so far so good..at least we could get some very good staff. Hired 5 this way, only 1 has fallen by the wayside and went off to do a Masters degree.

Roll on to 4th April 2024. The drive against immigration.

Minimum salary threshold raised to above what even a company boss takes around here....go bust very fast rates....and if you DID pay it you would have to up everyone else. ( Against a pattern of falling honey prices and rising costs to boot.)

But then noticed they also removed bee farmer from the eligible list...in fact category 5119, agricultural trades not elsewhere specified, which had a short list of skills that were in shortage...has had ALL the categories onshore deleted..only now covers work in fishing.

So the door has been slammed firmly closed. Those we have can stay on their pre existing terms, but no more can come, and even if they put the category back the pay rates make it impossible anyway......seems to be SE England rates that have formed the guidance and set so high to disincentivise it even there...in Scotland its fantasy money.

So..would love to take on someone like that (I presume he must have been placed elsewhere, maybe not UK).... but the drive against immigrants has killed the route off. Local youngsters tend to last days, weeks, maybe months. A string of wet 3am starts migrating to the heather mucks up their real and online social lives and they just walk.