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SDC Beekeepers Monthly Meeting This Week
by Stephen Black 02 May '24

02 May '24

> Hello Beekeepers, > > Our monthly SDC Beekeepers meeting will be held this week at our usual time and place: starting at 6:30 PM Thursday April 25 at the Unitarian Universalist Church on 107 W Barcelona Rd in Santa Fe. > > We will be sharing information on “splits and swarms" as well as other spring hive management tips. We always invite our members to bring photos or videos or stories from their beekeeping journey as well as any questions you may have about your bees. > > We hope you all can join us in person…..if you can only join via Zoom: > > https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84271790136 > > Meeting ID: 842 7179 0136 > > Hope to see you all there, > Kate and Steve > > Rumor has it there will be cookies and for sure there will be free smoker fuel available to all attendees!!

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Reminder: SdC Beekeepers meeting tonight 6:30
by Kate Whealen 25 Apr '24

25 Apr '24

> Hello Beekeepers, > > Our monthly SDC Beekeepers meeting will be held tonight at our usual time and place: starting at 6:30 PM Thursday April 25 at the Unitarian Universalist Church on 107 W Barcelona Rd in Santa Fe. > > We will be sharing information on “splits and swarms" as well as other spring hive management tips. We always invite our members to bring photos or videos or stories from their beekeeping journey as well as any questions you may have about your bees. > > We hope you all can join us in person…..if you can only join via Zoom: > > https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84271790136 > > Meeting ID: 842 7179 0136 > > Hope to see you all there, > Kate and Steve > > Rumor has it there will be cookies and for sure there will be free smoker fuel available to all attendees!!

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Top Bar "nuc" for sale
by Haydon Spidell 24 Apr '24

24 Apr '24

I have a small top bar hive that is packed and needs a bigger home. It is healthy with a 1 yr old queen of local mutt bees, about 9 bars with LOTS of capped brood!. I follow the Les Crowder design. You can take the entire hive to transfer into your equipment. I just need the body and top returned. Also it would be best if you are 2-3 miles way from me so I do not get returning field bees. I live at the south end of Don Gaspar Ave, just behind the hospital This is a deal at $200 Haydon Spidell505-690-6119

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Deep frame extractor?
by Jebb Norton 23 Apr '24

23 Apr '24

Hi beekeepers. What a wonderful spring bloom so far! Let’s hope it rains soon. I’m trying to harvest honey from two of last year’s hives that died but left plenty of honey, which means I have deep frames (about 10”) instead of the standard 6” shallow frames that our extractor is designed for. I can probably carefully lay the deep frames in at an angle and get the honey out with ours but figured I’d see if anyone had an extractor which could easily handle 10” frames that I could borrow or bring my frames to. We have about 16 frames to extract from. Thanks! Jebb Norton

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Please add me to your mailing list
by Dl Leliaert 17 Apr '24

17 Apr '24

Please add me to your mailing list -- DLLeliaert(a)ymail.comThank you

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Anyone local have nuts for sale?
by Avery Caroline Hardy 11 Apr '24

11 Apr '24

Hey bee friends! A fellow beekeeper reached out to me asking if anyone was selling nucs locally this spring. Does anyone have leads? Much appreciated! Warmly, Avery Hardy

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Group Queen Purchase
by steve1957＠icloud.com 09 Apr '24

09 Apr '24

Hello, I am putting together an order for queens from Lappe’s Bee Supply (www.lappesbeesupply.com) in the next day or two. I have had good luck with them in the past and if we order three or more we get free shipping. They have Italian Hybrids, Russian Hybrids, Cordovan Hybrids, Carnolian Hybrids, and Saskatraz Hybrids that cost either $40 or $45 each. If you want them marked, they charge $4 extra. Please let me know ASAP. Currently I am ordering: 2 for me 2 for Felly Montelya 2 for John Triolo Steve

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Just saw this in Dixon/Embudo Town Crier
by John Harvey 09 Apr '24

09 Apr '24

- *Free bee hive equipment *available in Ojo Sarco. We have hives, brushes, smokers, frames and more. Jen, OjoConejoNM(a)gmail.com <OjoConejoNM(a)gmail.com?subject=bee+hive+equipment>

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Re: [SDCBeeks] Request for help with arrival from Plan Bee Denver...
by John Harvey 04 Apr '24

04 Apr '24

Thanks Steve, I look forward to your guidance in hiving. Should I call you when I hear from Plan Bee? Thank you Santa Fe Bee Keepers for the many responses. It will be educational to meet all of you at the next meeting. John On Thu, Apr 4, 2024 at 5:33 PM STEPHEN BLACK <steve1957(a)icloud.com> wrote: > I am quite close… > Sent from my iPhone > > On Apr 4, 2024, at 4:37 PM, STEPHEN BLACK <steve1957(a)icloud.com> wrote: > > Hi John, > > I’d be glad to help! > > Steve Black > 505-310-3548 > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Apr 4, 2024, at 2:34 PM, John Harvey <johnharvey911(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > I took a nap and the whole human hive of Santa Fe emailed about my plea > for help "Hiving." Thanks greatly. There was also one phone call from > Marilyn at 720 560 8906 if I heard correctly. My ears quit working a few > years ago. > > This will be my first year with my own hive although when I worked on a > farm in Embudo there was a hive provided by a couple in Truchas. In other > words, no experience. > > This is a small thing I can do to help the environment. > > Plan Bee has not given me a date other than late April, so I guess most of > the packages will arrive near the same time. > > I live at 1859 Camino Lumbre here in Santa Fe. This is between Zia and > Rodeo on the other side of the tracks. > > Whomever is close and has the time, please advise. > > All your responses are appreciated. > > John Harvey > > I don't hear folks on the phone very well but do hear the buzz of happy > and busy bees 505 412 5164 > > On Thu, Apr 4, 2024 at 9:52 AM John Harvey <johnharvey911(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > >> John Harvey here. I attended the Zoom Meeting last week but for some >> reason my electrons on this end would not cooperate -- selfish little >> things. >> >> I have a new hive and equipment, however after seeing and hearing the >> meeting I realize that reading books and seeing videos will not qualify me >> to install the queen and attendants when they arrive from Plan Bee at the >> end of the month. >> >> Is there anyone with the time and expertise to lend a hand to get me >> started? >> >> Best regards, John Harvey >> >> 505 412 5164 >> > _______________________________________________ > hive mailing list > hive(a)lists.sdcbeeks.org > http://lists.sdcbeeks.org/listinfo.cgi/hive-sdcbeeks.org > >

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Request for help with arrival from Plan Bee Denver...
by John Harvey 04 Apr '24

04 Apr '24

John Harvey here. I attended the Zoom Meeting last week but for some reason my electrons on this end would not cooperate -- selfish little things. I have a new hive and equipment, however after seeing and hearing the meeting I realize that reading books and seeing videos will not qualify me to install the queen and attendants when they arrive from Plan Bee at the end of the month. Is there anyone with the time and expertise to lend a hand to get me started? Best regards, John Harvey 505 412 5164

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