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We're looking for one experienced beekeeper to help us start a small, sustainable apiary at our island resort. You'll help choose the best hive location, recommend and set up equipment, help us source bees locally, and teach us how to care for the colonies. We want someone with real hands-on beekeeping experience who can train us so we can manage the hives confidently after you leave.
18 hours of help per week
Animal Care: Help look after and take care of animals.
Building & Repairing: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.
Farming: Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.
Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens
3 days off per week
Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.
Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.
Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.
Bikes at your disposal: You can use our bikes any time you want.
Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.
Fast Internet Access: High-speed internet for you to work remotely
Dedicated Workspace: Specific space for you to work remotely
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
We are starting a small honey bee project at Camotes Village, our peaceful seaside property on Camotes Island, Cebu. We are looking for one volunteer with genuine hands-on beekeeping experience who can help us establish the project properly from the beginning.
We would like your help evaluating the property and choosing a suitable location for the hives, recommending the type of hives and equipment we should use, helping us source bees and supplies locally, setting up our first colonies, and teaching us how to care for them safely and responsibly.
Our goal is to begin small, probably with 2–3 hives, and learn how to manage them ourselves after you leave. We would especially value someone who can teach us routine hive inspections, colony health, feeding when necessary, swarm management, pest and disease awareness, and eventually honey harvesting.
This position is best suited to someone who has actually worked with and managed bee colonies before. Please tell us about your previous beekeeping experience when you apply. Experience with tropical beekeeping is especially welcome, but not required.
We hope this will become a long-term sustainable project for Camotes Village rather than simply a short-term activity.
This is a project-based position, so activities will vary rather than follow the same routine every day. You will help us assess the property and choose a suitable apiary location, plan and assemble the hive setup, identify and source appropriate equipment and bees locally, and establish our first colonies if feasible.
You will also teach us how to safely inspect and manage the hives, recognize signs of a healthy colony, identify potential problems, keep simple records, and understand feeding, swarm management, pests and diseases, and future honey harvesting.
Some time may also be spent improving the area around the apiary with bee-friendly plants and making or adapting simple hive stands or equipment.
The schedule will be flexible because hive work depends on weather and colony conditions. We do not expect the hives to be opened unnecessarily. A major part of this experience is teaching us the skills and routines we will need to continue the project independently after you leave.
Camotes Village is a peaceful, smoke-free property with residents, so we ask volunteers to respect a quiet and relaxed environment.
We have six friendly dogs living on the property, so volunteers must be comfortable around dogs and enjoy having them nearby.
No smoking anywhere on the property, including outdoor areas.
Excessive drinking or drunken behavior is not acceptable.
Quiet hours are from 9:00 PM to 7:00 AM. Please keep music, conversations, and other noise low during these hours so residents are not disturbed.
Please keep your accommodation and shared areas clean and treat the property, equipment, animals, and other people with respect.
Only registered guests and approved visitors are allowed on the property.
