I received a nice phone call today from a young woman who is interested in purchasing local honey due to allergy reasons. She lives in the Tanoan area of the...
Hi Jerry, this is heather alvarez....remember me? the woman with the bees under the water main cover in the NE heights? I just wanted to give you an update:...
There is more detailed history of the pesticide IMD (imidacloprid, GAUCHO) usage and subsequent banning in France as well as French research that has never...
My bees in the city have been bringing in lots of a white pollen the past couple of weeks. In addition to mustard blooming (which I believe is a yellow...
Kate's note is right on. Read those book's if you haven't already. Unfortunately, imidacloprid is found in many, many household insecticides sold OTC. It's use...
As I have mentioned here before, there is a proposal to change the current New Mexico beekeeping laws and the attendant regulations promulgated under that law....
I've noticed that my bees are carrying heavy loads of white pollen as well. Kate Whealen mentioned to me that the white pollen might be Siberian Elm pollen....
Hi, Heather. I'm sorry it took so long for me to respond; this has been one of THOSE weeks. I'm glad to hear that your "sprinkler box" bees are doing well....
Hi Jerry, apparently we had the same week! well, I have to say that I am intrigued by the idea of keeping the hive. I just don't know what kind of work/expense...
Heather, if you would like to get started this year, now is the time to grab a couple of books from our local library and get the basics. Beekeeping for...
Mark you calendars right now for our March meeting date of Saturday, March 7th, starting at 12 noon. We'll meet at the Bernalillo County Cooperative Extension...
We are looking for beekeepers in Taos who may be interested in helping remove a hive from a daycare. We caught word of this situation and the daycare would be...
Thanks Steve, We found some beekeepers in Penasco who were available but we'll let you know if they fall through. Thanks for contacting us! Sharon and Ted...
Hello- attached is info on WWESST corps business training program. I enrolled in it two Novembers ago and found it helpful. If you are already have or are...
Hello friends, Â Â Â Â I am sincerely hoping that by now everyone in each of these 2 great groups has figured out that if they're not members of both groups,...
... Did anyone respond to you? If not, I have a little I would be willing to part with. I sympathize with your plight to be relieved of allergies. Sharon...
Hi Peggy I live in the near north valley too, and will be starting up my first hive this spring. Well, this post is scary for me. I have an order in with...
Good morning, Sarah. Like you, I was distressed to see Peggy's post about her hot hives however, you can't really determine in advance that bee stock from a ...
Just to give you my two cents about hot hives.....We experienced a hot hive last year, that found their way to our empty hive and boy were they mean!!  ...
Just a quick reminder about our March meeting this Saturday at noon. We will be meeting at the County Extension Office on Menaul. Our speaker will be...
Jerry,  Phil and I are interested in obtaining experience with getting swarms. We want about two to three swarms for ourselves, but having a neighborhood...
I would like to assist with swarm abduction, and I would like to receive a swarm. I am contemplating setting up two hives this year, but at this time, I will...
How are your girls enjoying the nectar flow? Mine, perhaps a bit too much actually as they seemed to be attempting a swarm yesterday. As new beekeepers we're...
Here's a quick summary for folks who didn't make the meeting. 1. Lots of new faces, many of whom are new to beekeeping. 2. Reminder that Ken Hays will be...
Chantal -- I would agree with your assessment. That could be just new young bees from a fast hive expansion doing orientation flights but it looks a lot like...
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