Agriculture

Beekeeper CV: example and template

This example is for beekeepers and workers at commercial apiaries, beekeeping farms and honey producers, and for people who run their own apiary and are looking for work at a larger farm or for a season abroad.

The employer wants to know how many colonies you have managed, which work you do on your own, how you look after bee health and whether you know the rules for harvesting honey. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: beekeeper

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Stanisław Kaczmarek

Beekeeper

Sandomierz +48 123 456 789 stanislaw.kaczmarek@example.com

Professional profile

Beekeeper with 10 years of experience at a commercial apiary of about 400 colonies and in my own apiary. I carry out inspections, queen rearing, making splits, honey harvests and varroa treatment, and I work in migratory beekeeping. I run the honey house, pack honey and help with sales.

Work experience

Beekeeper

03.2018 - present

Commercial apiary, about 400 colonies, Sandomierz

  • Colony inspections, checking swarming tendency and the condition of queens.
  • Queen rearing and making about 80 splits a season.
  • Moving hives to rapeseed, acacia and buckwheat forage.
  • Honey harvest, extraction and packing in the honey house.
  • Varroa treatment and wintering colonies as advised by a veterinarian.

Beekeeper, own apiary

04.2015 - present

Apiary, 30 colonies, Sandomierz

  • Running the apiary from spring to wintering.
  • Selling honey under direct farm retail rules.
  • Keeping apiary records.

Education

Beekeeping technician

2010 - 2014

Beekeeping Technical School

Skills

  • Colony inspections and management
  • Queen rearing and splits
  • Migratory beekeeping
  • Honey harvest and the honey house
  • Treating and preventing bee diseases
  • Honey sales

Qualifications

  • Master craftsman certificate as a beekeeper
  • Bee diseases training, 2022
  • Driving licence, categories B and B+E

Languages

  • English: A2

Additional information

  • Work in the season from early morning, also at weekends

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How to write a beekeeper CV

Professional summary

Write how many colonies you have managed, for how long and which work you do on your own. Add migratory beekeeping and the honey house if you know them, because at commercial apiaries they are part of every day. Your own apiary is also experience, so list it as a separate position.

Hobby beekeeper with 4 years of experience in my own apiary of 15 colonies. I inspect colonies, make splits and harvest and extract honey. I want to work at a commercial apiary and learn queen rearing.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the number of colonies, the work through the season, forage and the amount of honey if you know it. Show care for bee health and work with a veterinarian. Add sales and packing if you help with them.

Weaker: Looking after bees.

Better: Colony inspections, checking swarming tendency and the condition of queens.

Weaker: Making splits.

Better: Queen rearing and making about 80 splits a season.

Weaker: Collecting honey.

Better: Honey harvest, extraction and packing in the honey house.

Skills worth listing

List apiary work, migratory beekeeping, the honey house and knowledge of bee diseases. In your soft skills show calm, stamina and accuracy, because at an apiary you work in the heat and under time pressure.

Professional skills

  • Colony management
  • Queen rearing
  • Migratory beekeeping
  • Honey harvest
  • Bee diseases
  • Honey sales

Personal skills

  • Calm
  • Stamina
  • Accuracy
  • Independence
  • Responsibility

Qualifications

List a technician, journeyman or master beekeeper certificate, training in bee diseases and a driving licence, ideally with a trailer. For work with food it is worth adding hygiene training.

Beekeeper CV with no experience

Describe a beekeeping course, helping at a friend's apiary or work on a farm. Write whether you are allergic to bee venom, because the employer will ask.

Commercial apiaries look for helpers in the season. Write that you can work from early morning and at weekends and that you have a driving licence.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A commercial apiary looks for migratory beekeeping and a fast pace in the season, a queen producer for queen rearing, and a honey packing company for the honey house and hygiene rules. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

The most common mistakes on a beekeeper CV

Questions and answers

What should a beekeeper put on a CV?

The number of colonies, seasonal work, queen rearing, migratory beekeeping, honey harvest, bee diseases, qualifications and a driving licence.

Should you put your own apiary on your CV?

Yes, as a separate position with the number of colonies and the scope of work.

Can you work at an apiary with no experience?

Yes, as a seasonal helper. On your CV show a course, physical work and availability.

What qualifications does a beekeeper have?

A beekeeping technician diploma or a journeyman or master certificate. At many apiaries experience in your own apiary also counts.

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