"Hi Chad!
I see that you are attending our seminar next weekend and I wanted to introduce myself.
It should be great fun. I stopped and looked at the bees today and they are in great shape, they are very gentile and very easy to work with.
I hope…"
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Events
April 20
Saturday
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Phill Remick-LANGSTROTH
April 20, 2013 at 9am to October 6, 2013 at 12pm – North Valley
May 24
Friday
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Oasis Lecture- Beekeeping in NM
May 24, 2013 from 10:30am to 12pm – Macy's at Coronado Center
May 25
Saturday
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Beekeeping seminar in Alamogordo
May 25, 2013 from 9am to 3pm – County Extention at the Fairgrounds
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Taos backyard beekeeping
May 25, 2013 from 12pm to 5pm – El Prado on the north side of Taos
News
W.A.S. Conference call for conference planning Volunteers :)
Posted by Melanie Margarita Kirby on April 30, 2013 at 11:59am
Top Bar Hives- Economically Sustainable Beekeeping in Jamaica
Want to learn more about the volunteer work I did teaching top bar beekeeping through the Farmer to Farmer program in Jamaica for 2 weeks, check out my blog at: …
ContinuePosted by Jessie Brown on April 27, 2013 at 4:57pm
Beekeepers Rally Around the Hives!
At the last Alamogordo City Commission hearing, I was the only city residenr to testify in favor of changing the city ordinance to allow beekeeping in tbe city. The Commission directed the city legal staff to report back with a proposed…
ContinuePosted by Bev Eckman-Onyskow on April 25, 2013 at 8:56pm
neighbors approval needed
If the new Ordinance in Alamogordo requires us to gain the approval of all neighbors within a certain radium, it might as well stay the way it is; because all of us have at least one neighbor who will not agree to anything. Please consider this…
ContinuePosted by Sharon L. Mosier on April 15, 2013 at 8:13am
Groups
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Buy and Sell Equipment
12 members
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East Mountains Beekeepers
2 members
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Southern New Mexico Beek…
33 members
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Honey Recipes
5 members
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Apitherapy
9 members
Welcome
The New Mexico Beekeepers Association is a non-profit organization of private beekeepers, commercial beekeepers, persons interested in promoting the importance of the honey bee in the environment, and businesses related to the honey industry. Representing all regions of New Mexico, the Association maintains a close affiliation with the State of New Mexico's Department of Agriculture. Membership in the Association is open to all interested persons.
2013 Association Officers
President: Les Crowder
Vice President: Craig Noorlander
Secretary: Jessie Brown
Treasurer: D.J. Nickles
Board: Rob Shepler, Phill Remick
Membership dues are $30 per year for a family
Latest Activity
"Just a reminder that next Saturday the 25th of May is our second beekeeping seminar of the year. It will be at the County Extension office in Alamogordo starting at 9:00am, at 1:00 we will have a hands on hive tour at McGinn’s on highway 82.…"
Paul McCarty commented on Rob Shepler's group Southern New Mexico Beekeepers"Not much - but its a start for the season."
Paul McCarty commented on Rob Shepler's group Southern New Mexico Beekeepers"I have 5 Sacramento queens in the mating nucs as we speak."
"I checked the two hives at McGinn’s today and the queenless hive now has a laying queen! They both have several bars of capped honey and they look good.
The mating nuc that we set up and grafted the queen cell into has a small queen that I am…"
Sam Barden commented on Rob Shepler's group Southern New Mexico Beekeepers"Ok, I'll give her two more days. Thanks."
"They should release her by about day 5 or sooner, assuming that the cork that protects the queen candy was pulled off of the queen cage. Some breeders cork them, some don’t. Some give you a candy tube to insert after the cork is…"
Sam Barden commented on Rob Shepler's group Southern New Mexico Beekeepers"3rd full day after hiving the bees. Just checked the status of the queen. She is alive, but still in the cage. I couldn't tell how far the bees are with the candy since I couldn't get them cleared from the hole.…"
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