Dynamic head beekeeper with over five years of experience at Tweeddales Honey, showcasing exceptional problem-solving and team management skills. Excelled in operational efficiency, improving hive health, and fostering strong relationships with landowners. Renowned for mechanical aptitude and rapid learning ability, ensuring seamless adaptation to new challenges.
First year as a beekeepers assistant:
-carting honey boxes
-feeding hives
-strapping down beehives & trucks
-cleaning & making sure beesite is presentable
-washing vehicles
-painting new boxes
-beesite & track mantinace
Second & third year as assistant beekeeper:
-driving class 2 trucks
-operating forklifts & wheellaoders
-working on beehives
-learning to spot diseases in hives
-problem solving
-recovering stuck equipment
-washing vehicles
-beesite & track mantinace
-shifting truck loads of hives long into the nights
-loading & unloading trucks, sometimes done on very uneven surfaces
Forth & fifth year as head beekeeper:
-managing crew
-organizing days work
-problem solving
-recovering stuck equipment
-washing vehicles
-beesite & track mantinace
-shifting truck loads of hives long into the nights
-loading & unloading trucks, sometimes done on very uneven surfaces
-talking with land owners
-excellent problem solving skills
-excellent communication skills
-mechanical minded
-excellent at working with a team, with the ability to manage my own team
-good at finding a fast solution to problems that need to be fixed now
-fast learner with any task or machine you assign me to do/opperate
Full class 1 (cars)
Full class 2 (single axle trucks)
Learners class 4 (twin axle trucks
Forklift
Rollers
Tracks
Wheels