Hola Apicultores y Apicultoras! Below is information on the Farm and Food Expo being held at the Taos Community Economic Development Center this Friday- Sunday...
Since there are a number of ABQ Beeks that live in the NE Heights, I'll watch this to see if anyone responds to her before I past this one to a beek that isn't...
I'm going to be out of town through Thursday, May 8. TJ Carr has agreed to take "311 Call Center" swarm calls during that time period so he may be contacting...
Hello All, Have a question: Two new pkgs of bees arrived Friday, and due to an unforeseen change in plans, one pkg had to be hived in a nuc. I will want to...
Hi everyone! Many of us received our first package of bees this weekend -- how did yours go? I ended up taking a "bee day" and accompanied TJ and Bill as we ...
Pardon my ignorance but what is a nuc? Over the weekend, I helped my son capture a swarm and place them in a top bar hive that he formerly had bees in. My...
You will have to wait for the queen from the swarm to begin to lay eggs before expecting them to rear a new queen. If you started them in the top bar- you will...
Oh- failed to mention that splitting a colony is easiest when you have another queen ready for the split- that way they don't sit queenless for an extended...
thanks ... From: Jerry Anderson <janderson240@...> To: ABQBeeks@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, May 4, 2008 8:31:59 AM Subject: [ABQBeeks] Re: Seeking...
Back in town now. Talked with TJ this morning and he tells me that the swarm activity in town stayed high all through the week. He and Tomas have been busy!...
If anyone needs a place to park the bees, I have space.  But not the equipt or the caretaking ability. Just mentioning it because I live in the SE. ...
hahah SE is steve echols not SE.  oops!  Sarah Le Tard find, and ye shall seek ... From: Sarah LeTard <swjpf@...> To: ABQBeeks@yahoogroups.com ...
... We hadn't really set a meeeting time yet but let's do it now. On our agreed every other month schedule, our next meeting would be in June. How about a...
Please Help Override President Bush's Veto of the 2008 Farm Bill! I just took action in support of a farm bill that works for farms, farmers and local, healthy...
I am not happy about people using our group for political purposes, regardless of how worthwhile the cause. I think we should stick to bees!! Ben ... From:...
Request noted. The email is not invasive- it simply shares a link for those interested. However, bees are a part of agriculture...whether you see the...
Sharing an informational link on what is fact, is not political. I did not call the current president any names. It is a fact that he vetoed the bill. Taking...
Melanie, I believe that most of us are in this group primarily to discuss the actual physical requirements for keeping and raising bees. Most of us are ...
Rainy weather has me inside today- so of course I am trying to catch up on correspondence. Thank you for your email. I do think it pertinent to share with both...
There's nothing to compare with the fervor of a convert. So, being a convert to beekeeping (my two, new top bar hives are uninhabited as yet) I'm already...
What "just bees" means is relative to each person, and this group is an excellent forum for horizon expansion and information sharing about "just bees". I...