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Beekeepers manage colonies of honeybees kept in hives to produce honey, beeswax and royal jelly.
You could work: freelance / self-employed; managing your own hours
As a beekeeper, you'll:
You may need to wear protective clothing.
You could work on a farm or at a bee yard.
Your working environment may be outdoors in all weathers.
You can get into this job through:
You could do a college course, which would teach you some of the skills you need to get into beekeeping.
There are short introductory courses for beginners as well as ones that lead to a qualification, like the Level 1 Award in Introduction to Beekeeping.
You can keep bees as a hobby and learn how to successfully set up and manage healthy colonies of honeybees.
You can also join a beekeeping group where you'll learn from experienced beekeepers, and work towards qualifications offered by The British Beekeepers Association.
You can find out more about becoming a beekeeper through The British Beekeepers Association and the National Bee Unit.
You could move into training or commercial bee farming and develop more hives over a wider area.
With qualifications in science, you could work in crop production and pollination research.