Crew Lead - Beekeeping

Location: Fort Meade

About the Role

Beewise is seeking a Beekeeper Crew Lead to oversee day-to-day operations at our stationary apiary in Fort Meade, Florida. In this role, you'll lead a team of beekeepers dedicated to maintaining colony health, productivity, and site efficiency. You'll be responsible for ensuring high-quality, consistent beekeeping practices while fostering a culture of safety, teamwork, and excellence in the field.

This is a hands-on position that requires strong leadership, deep technical beekeeping knowledge, and a proactive approach to managing people and operations in a stationary environment.
Key Responsibilities

• 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.

Qualifications & Experience

• 5+ years of commercial beekeeping experience, including colony management and seasonal operations.
• 2+ years of experience leading or supervising a field crew (5+ members preferred).
• Strong understanding of bee health management, queen performance, and pest/disease control.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and time-management skills.
• Proven ability to lead by example and motivate field teams in outdoor working conditions.
• Ability to work independently and adapt to dynamic field challenges.
• Must be able to work full-time on-site at the Fort Meade, FL apiary.

Preferred Attributes

• Experience managing stationary or large-scale commercial apiaries.
• Familiarity with data collection tools, hive monitoring systems, or precision beekeeping technologies.
• Mechanical aptitude for maintenance of hive and field equipment.
• CDL or experience with operating light machinery (preferred but not required).