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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => DOWN UNDER BEEKEEPING => Topic started by: marinsbee on October 24, 2010, 06:23:50 am

Title: Employment
Post by: marinsbee on October 24, 2010, 06:23:50 am
I have several years of experience in beekeeping and would accept seasonal
work on an apiary in Australia or New Zealand. Whom should I contact? How do I get this job?
First I need a job for this, provided it is easier to get visa

I have a lot of experience and knowledge in working with bees.Successful
beekeepers from their 120 hives, helping beginners in beekeeping and learn
and work with bees. I'm sure it'd be excellent fare in Australia or New Zealand.
I am a physicist to teach physics at school. Beekeeping is my favorite occupation,
and I'd like to be a professional I do beekeeping. This is my country very
difficult.Therefore I would like to use my knowledge of bees using in
Australia or New Zealand.
Poor knowledge of English will not affect my work. With the work I'd learned
the language better.

Marin Marinic
Sombor, Srbija, Europe
marinsbee@yahoo.com
Title: Re: Employment
Post by: Pete on October 24, 2010, 09:13:27 pm
There is a big beekeeper in Moorooduc, Vic (use yellow pages) and he was quoted in the local rag about how there was no local workers and he was importing them from Europe.
Title: Re: Employment
Post by: marinsbee on October 25, 2010, 08:55:00 am
There is a big beekeeper in Moorooduc, Vic (use yellow pages) and he was quoted in the local rag about how there was no local workers and he was importing them from Europe.

thanks
Title: Re: Employment
Post by: marinsbee on October 25, 2010, 09:12:59 am
Please write me their e-mail address.
Title: Re: Employment
Post by: OzBuzz on October 26, 2010, 02:32:44 am
I remember reading an article about Peninsula Honey looking for staff
Title: Re: Employment
Post by: Pete on October 26, 2010, 04:42:46 am
Yep its them. http://www.purepeninsulahoney.com.au/ (http://www.purepeninsulahoney.com.au/)
Title: Re: Employment
Post by: marinsbee on October 26, 2010, 09:50:16 am
Thank you very much. :)
Title: Re: Employment
Post by: marinsbee on October 26, 2010, 07:35:31 pm
If anyone knows what the price of beekeeping worker per hour in Australia?
Title: Re: Employment
Post by: iddee on October 26, 2010, 10:48:53 pm
The wages don't mean anything until you learn what the prices are in that area. There are areas in the US that $8.00 an hour will buy more than $20.00 an hour will buy in other areas.
Title: Re: Employment
Post by: marinsbee on October 27, 2010, 11:23:57 am
Thank you very much
Title: Re: Employment
Post by: philinacoma on October 27, 2010, 09:28:06 pm
I don't know what commercial beekeeper workers earn, but I believe the current minimum wage in Australia is $AUS12/hr.
Title: Re: Employment
Post by: AllenF on October 27, 2010, 11:24:20 pm
Dang.....  That's pretty good.
Title: Re: Employment
Post by: Pete on October 27, 2010, 11:37:38 pm
Dang.....  That's pretty good.

huh?
Title: Re: Employment
Post by: philinacoma on October 28, 2010, 04:04:08 am
Dang.....  That's pretty good.

Not when you consider what it costs to live here...
Rent : $200+ a week for a crappy flat/unit (I haven't been in the rental market for a while)
Food : $50-100 a week for one person.
Petrol : $1.20 a litre
Then you have all the other bills... $12 an hour (before tax!) doesn't go that far.
Title: Re: Employment
Post by: Yarra_Valley on October 28, 2010, 01:29:31 pm
John at Pure Peninsula Honey is a great guy, it would definitely be worthwhile working with him. He runs LOTS of hives, all over SE Australia.  Wages in Australia for beekeeping, expect somewhere between $15 and $18 an hour, although one should never expect anything, of course ;).

If you want some other ideas PM me.

James.
Title: Re: Employment
Post by: marinsbee on October 28, 2010, 01:57:43 pm
I plan to contact him, just to collect some documents and that all this translate into English.

Is there someone on the forum who works for him?
Title: Re: Employment
Post by: OzBuzz on October 31, 2010, 01:29:28 pm
Have you not contacted him yet? If you really want a job i'd suggest just drop him an email and see what he has to say! no one on here is going to be able to give you better help than you dropping him a line and asking him all the questions you need
Title: Re: Employment
Post by: marinsbee on November 01, 2010, 08:03:57 am
Have you not contacted him yet? If you really want a job i'd suggest just drop him an email and see what he has to say! no one on here is going to be able to give you better help than you dropping him a line and asking him all the questions you need

Immediately sends an e-mail. Thank you very much.