Dear member of the Bee Collaborative community, I thought you might like to know that we now have colorful artisan nests available 24/7 at etsy.com/shop/botanicarts. These nests are for orchard mason bees. Prior to this month, they’ve only been available at one-time events in Albuquerque and Santa Fe, at EarthDay and Garden Party events. Now [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

Here is a recipe for making one’s own herbal essential oils supplement for honeybee health. Various herbs can be used to complement and supplement the honeybee immune system. If you are new to keeping bees and offering supplemental food and herbs, you may want to buy ready prepared mixtures offered by beekeeping supply companies (namely, [...]

Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Grants and outreach to advance sustainable innovations to the whole of American agriculture. The Xerces Society’s Pollinator Conservation Planning Short Course will be offered in 36 states over the next three years. Funding for this effort has been provided through three grants from the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education’s (SARE) [...]