Should I Become A Beekeeper (One Minute Quiz)

Alyssa Omandac

Career Quiz and Most Suitable Personality

Beekeepers

Beekeepers Beekeepers or Apiarists are responsible for maintaining beehives to produce more bees. They use a variety of tools to inspect and maintain the hive and the health of the bees.

Salary
$45000
Education
Certificate
Personality
Interest Match



Find a job you love and you will never work a day in your life.Confucius

Table of contents
  1. Career Quiz
  2. Suitable Personality Type
  3. Pros and Cons

Career Quiz

In this career quiz, there are 8-10 questions that will give you a pretty good perspective on whether this career is right for you.

There are 3 answers to each question: Dislike, Maybe, and Like.

Answer “Like / Yes” if you tell yourself “Yes! I would love do this” or “Yeah, I’m that type of person”.
Answer “Okay / Maybe” if you tell yourself “Umm…I think I will be okay with that”.
Answer “Dislike / No” if you tell yourself “Ugh…Sounds boring” or “No way!”.

Ready? Let’s start!

Question Yes Maybe No
Are you interested in harvesting honey from beehives?
Are you willing to check beehives for signs of damage or debris?
Do you think that you can feed sugar water to bees?
Are you an introvert who enjoys spending time alone?
Do you have the patience needed to tend to bees?
Can you deal with stress and avoid getting scared when interacting with bees?
Are you comfortable around bees and other insects?
Do you like honey?

Your Results

Done?

Now count how many points you have.

Dislike = 0 point
Okay = 1 point
Like = 2 points

After you’re done counting your points. Click below to view your results.


Suitable Personality Type

The Builder

People with this personality type likes practical and hands-on work. They prefer working with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. You can read more about these career personality types here.

Beekeepers are often introverts and should enjoy spending time alone. Beekeeping is often a solitary task with most working hours spent on your own. You should also have patience as tending to bees and extracting honey is a slow, careful process. You need to remove bee boxes while trying not to disturb the bees.

Beekeepers should also be able to deal with stress and remain calm in difficult situations. Becoming stressed when dealing with bees may increase your risk of getting stung.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Beekeeping Is an Interesting Career

When people ask what you do for a living, they are likely to be fascinated by your answer.

You Will Likely Have Lots of Free Honey

Beekeepers often maintain their own hives, collecting about 50 pounds of honey per colony. You are likely to have lots of surplus honey for your personal use.

You Get to Help Protect Bee Populations

Bees are important to ecosystems as they help pollinate plants. As a Beekeeper, you get to help ensure that bee populations continue to exist.

Working with Bees Can Be Relaxing

Tending to bees can be a relaxing experience. Many Beekeepers find that their job is soothing and calming.

Cons

You May Get Stung

You may occasionally get stung by a bee when extracting honey or inspecting the hive.

You May Not Find Employment

There is a limited need for Beekeepers, forcing many Beekeepers to work for themselves.

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