Posted 5 months ago
Local Beekeeping Partner
@ Alveole Field Operations
Kingston, Ontario
Overview
Alveole Field Operations is hiring a contract Urban Beekeeper in Kingston and surrounding area to maintain rooftop honey bee hives at client sites on a three-week service cycle. The work covers hive inspections, installs, honey harvesting, pest monitoring, record-keeping and educational workshops. The posting states a flexible time commitment, monthly base pay per contract and a start as soon as possible.
Responsibilities:
- Maintain honey bee hives at client sites every three weeks
- Install hives and equipment at client locations
- Harvest honey and manage delivery
- Monitor pests and parasites and record field data
- Facilitate public educational workshops
Requirements summary:
- Hands-on beekeeping experience and hive health knowledge
- Valid driver's licence and reliable vehicle
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
- Comfort with digital tools for logging visits
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and work at heights
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Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-06-15
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-08
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-10
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Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Agriculture & natural resources |
| Seasonal | Yes |
| Travel | air: none · ground: moderate |
| Work setting | Outdoors, Client sites, Vehicle |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical high · lift 50 lb · computer low |
| Languages | English |
| Driver’s licence | required, own vehicle |
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Alveole Field Operations
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Connecting people to nature in 70+ cities 🐝
Full company description
Alvéole helps commercial real estate teams increase tenant engagement and support sustainability by bringing nature into buildings. Through urban beekeeping, tenant workshops, and a digital platform, we integrate biodiversity into properties across 70+ cities. We capture and report impact in Aura, our biodiversity data platform, giving CRE leaders the data and insights to support GRESB, TNFD, and other reporting frameworks. We're proud partners of GRESB and ULI Greenprint, and we're also B Corp certified, reflecting our commitment to people, planet, and the world around us.
- LinkedIn followers
- 12,916
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 121
- Reported office locations
- Montréal, Québec H2P 2R8, CA
- 2349 W Grand Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60612, US
- Vancouver, British Columbia V5J 4M5, CA
- Calgary, Alberta T2G 3W6, CA
- Ottawa, Ontario K1B 3T7 , CA
- Toronto, Ontario M6N 3C3, CA
- Quebec City, Quebec G1K 1Y6, CA
- Route de Vauhallan, Saclay, Île-de-France 91400, FR
- Washington D.C., Washington 22031 , US
- Seattle, Washington 98103, US
- San Francisco, California 94010 , US
- San Diego, California 90034, US
- Portland, Oregon 98103, US
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19134 , US
- New York, New York 11222, US
- Los Angeles, California 90034, US
- Houston, Texas 77003 , US
- Edmonton, Alberta, CA
- Denver, Colorado 80207, US
- Dallas, Texas 75231, US
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- Atlanta, Georgia, US
- London, GB
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- Amsterdam, NL
- Berlin, DE
- Brussels, BE
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- Munich, DE
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- Business categories
- CleanTech
- Environmental Consulting
- Green Building
- Real Estate
- Crop Production
- Agriculture
- Other recorded names
- Alveole Partnerships
- Alveole Partnerships
- Alveole Field Operations
- Alveole
- Alvéole
- Specialties
- Urban Beekeeping
- Team Building
- Educational workshops
- Tenant engagement
- Sustainability
- Durabilité
- RSE
- Green building
- Sustainability Program
- Apiculture urbaine
- Biodiversity
- ESG reporting
- Nature-related risks
- and Green building certifications
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
- Reported total investment
- 17,450,000
Currency and observation date were not supplied; this is not a current valuation or a funding round.
Alvéole helps commercial real estate teams increase tenant engagement and support sustainability by bringing nature into buildings. Through urban beekeeping, tenant workshops, and a digital platform, we integrate biodiversity into properties across 70+ cities. We capture and report impact in Aura, our biodiversity data platform, giving CRE leaders the data and insights to support GRESB, TNFD, and other reporting…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Real Estate |
| Company size | 51-200 employees |
| Headquarters | Montréal, Québec |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Year founded | 2013 |
| Specialties | Urban BeekeepingTeam BuildingEducational workshopsTenant engagementSustainabilityDurabilitéRSEGreen buildingSustainability ProgramApiculture urbaine |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 7 |
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About us 🐝
Alvéole is on a mission to connect people with nature in cities, one building at a time. As a certified B Corporation since 2018, we believe business can be a force for good.
We partner with the world’s leading real estate companies to turn sustainability into an experience that tenants can see, touch, and feel. Through rooftop beehives and educational biodiversity programs, we help our clients meet their environmental goals while engaging communities and strengthening their brands.
You can find our work in (and on) thousands of properties across North America and Europe, driven by a belief that business and biodiversity can thrive together.
Learn more at alveole.buzz
Opportunity: Urban Beekeeper
Location: Kingston and surrounding area
Type of contract: Contractor
Time commitment: Flexible
Starting date: As soon as possible
Looking for a flexible way to share your beekeeping expertise? Want more time with your hands in hives? We’re looking for local beekeepers to partner with us and share the world of bees with our engaged communities.
What you'll do for Alvéole as an Urban Beekeeper:
- Maintain honey bee hives at client sites on a three-week service cycle, performing a range of tasks to support colony health throughout the beekeeping season.
- Install new hives and related equipment at client locations.
- Conduct routine hive inspections and maintenance.
- Be responsible for the complete honey harvest directly from the hives (targeting a yield of 30 pounds per hive per season) and manage the final delivery of the product.
- Collect samples and field data to monitor hive health and environmental conditions.
- Complete accurate record-keeping and service reports using Alvéole’s digital tools.
- Perform pest and parasite monitoring and treat as required.
- Facilitate educational workshops and engage the public in beekeeping and biodiversity topics.
- Regularly travel by car to client sites, apiary yards, equipment depots, and bee suppliers.
- Engage with clients during visits and workshops to explain Alvéole’s services, including beehives, beehomes, and biodiversity data collection.
- Complete accurate digital records and service reports using Alvéole’s tools (e.g., Zuper)
What’s in It for You:
- Work for yourself: Do what you do best without the level of oversight and commitment that comes with joining a company as an employee.
- Share the wonderful world of bees: Lead workshops and be an ambassador for pollinators and food systems, bringing your bees-for-brains expertise to an engaged city audience that's eager to learn
- A global beekeeping network: Join our Hive-Mind! You’ll be part of a world-wide network of beekeepers to review data, troubleshoot, and grow with
- Competitive compensation: Get paid a base rate paid monthly for every contract you take on, regardless of seasonal fluctuations or weather
- Custom scheduling: We build your schedules around your capacity and availability
- Focus on the bees: Your focus is on bee health and client visits. We take care of all the internal back and forth and administration!
What you bring:
- Hands-on beekeeping experience and strong knowledge of hive health and seasonal management
- Availability to service hives on a recurring schedule throughout the season
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
- Comfort using mobile and digital tools to log visits, tasks, and data (training provided)
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, especially for record-keeping and compliance
- Professional, friendly communication style
- Valid driver’s license and reliable access to a vehicle
- Comfort working at heights, ability to move freely (standing, stooping, walking, bending, pushing, pulling, and repetitive hand/finger motions) and lifting up to a maximum of fifty (50) pounds without assistance
- Comfort with the reality of beekeeping hazards (stings, heavy lifting, inclement weather, etc.)
Note: This opportunity is best suited to beekeepers who manage their own colonies or already provide beekeeping services to clients of their own. If you don't meet the criteria but are interested in learning about other ways to partner with Alvéole, please write talent@alvéole.buzz.
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