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May 7th, 2011 2nd Annual Northern NM Rocky Mountain Sweet Spring Sting!

March 30th, 2011 No Comments

Click on picture to view and hear! This digital recipe card created with Smilebox

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Interested in Helping Bees? There are many ways….

February 19th, 2011 No Comments

There are many! folks interested these days in helping with the honeybee and native bee decline. New pests and pathogens are taking a toll on our beneficial pollinators and should we all want to continue to eat, we can work together to promote and enhance the necessary habitat for sustainable honeybee and native bee populations. [...]

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Intro to Langstroth and Top Bar Classes

February 19th, 2011 No Comments

Two very skilled beekeepers here in NM will be taking time to share their expertise and seasonal management techniques for those interested in learning the basics of how to keep bees. Steve Wall of Buckin’ Bee in Santa Fe, NM will be offering a few introductory workshops on keeping bees in both Langstroth and Top [...]

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Valentine’s Art Bazaar- Espresso Gallery in Embudo

January 31st, 2011 No Comments

We’ll have yummy honey and beeswax candles  in recycled glass along with exquisit honeycomb and beeswax jewelry at the first annual Espresso Gallery’s Valentine’s Art Bazaar. We are featured with 5 other artesans! Open Feb. 4th-6th from noon to 5pm  and Feb. 11th-14th from noon to 5pm. FREE RAFFLE, stop in an register. Espresso Gallery [...]

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2011 Queens, Breeders!, Lang and Top Bar Nuclei Pricing

January 5th, 2011 No Comments

‘Tis a new year and the bee season is creeping in upon us as the days begin to lengthen. We are looking forward to this 2011 bee season and continuing to learn and share with our bees.  We had the most bees we’ve ever had going into winter this past year and we are anxious to see how they [...]

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2011 QUEEN REARING Workshops June & July

January 4th, 2011 No Comments

Bee Season is approaching and we have por fin finalized our 2011 queen rearing workshop schedule. We will be adding some workshops throughout the summer on various hive mangement techniques. We will also once again be looking to sponsor the 2nd Annual Northern NM Rocky Mountain Sweet Spring Sting! Details to come….. We will be [...]

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Holiday Gift Bazaar @ Espresso Gallery in Embudo

November 24th, 2010 No Comments

This is our first-ever!!! Co-op endeavor with local artists! We are so excited to participate and share. Thank you Ellen Page for sharing your wonderful Espresso Gallery with artists in the northern NM southern Rockies. There are 6 of us with diverse wares of extraodinary beauty! Best place to shop for unique items! Open Thursday-Sunday [...]

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Taos Yuletide Fair- Convention Center Nov. 26-28th

November 24th, 2010 No Comments

We’ll be at Taos Yuletide Fair- day after Thanksgiving at the Taos Convention Center through the weekend- November 26, 27, and 28th. We are the booth right next to the announcement table and stage at the back of Bataan Hall. The 28th annual event will run from 10am-5pm on Friday and Saturday and from 11am-4pm [...]

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2011 North American Pollinator Calendar- XERXES Society

November 24th, 2010 No Comments

Time is running out if you want to purchase the *2011 North American BeeCalendar*. There is now less than two weeks until the November 30th deadline for guaranteed holiday delivery. Featuring magnificent close-up photos by Rollin Coville, this 9″ x 12″calendar highlights twelve commonly encountered pollinators. Each month introduces you to a different bee genus, [...]

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Perils of Pollination by Amy Levek

November 18th, 2010 No Comments

Amy Levek, from Telluride Colorado- came out to visit us 3 years ago when we were living in Dixon, NM. She was working on a documentary on beekeepers and CCD. She interviewed us then on our thoughts on the matter.  This short film is compiled from footage that Amy began gathering in 2007. This short film aired [...]

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