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SDC Beekeepers meeting Thurs 7/25/24, 6:30 PM, NEW LOCATION
by Kate Whealen 31 Jul '24

31 Jul '24

> > Greetings, > > Our July SDC Beekeepers meeting will be held this Thursday 7/25/24, starting at 6:30 PM……at our NEW LOCATION: St John’s United Methodist Church located at 1200 Old Pecos Trail here in Santa Fe. > > This month, in addition to sharing our collective beekeeping experiences so far this season, we will be presenting information on: > > • Varroa Mite Testing and Treatment Options > • Getting Your Hives Ready for Fall > > We hope you all can join us in person, but as an alternative, members can join us on Zoom via this link: > > https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84271790136 > > See y’all Thursday!! > Kate and Steve > > >

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Aligning the Bees
by John Harvey 28 Jul '24

28 Jul '24

This note is not about beekeeping but someone might find the information interesting. I have been working on a presentation of a particular expedition to the Wind River Mountains and the Mountain Man Rendezvous of 1837. Beaver fur was traded during the rendezvous and was a commodity something like Bitcoin today. In my search I came across the image below titled "Aligning the Bees." The trappers and outfitters would capture bees and then release them one at a time following them to their hive. The artist was Alfred Jacob Miller, a Baltimore artist hired by Sir Willian Drummond Stewart (The heir of the English Steward Family) to accompany the expedition and record the images. Honey and beeswax were valuable commodities in America and especially on the frontier. I haven't been able to identify the person chasing the bees to their hive, but the image in white standing by the fire is Stewart. Jim Bridger, and Sacajawea ( One of the guides on the Lewis & Clark Expedition) was on this journey as well as her son Charbonneau who was born on the 1804 Expedition. The words below are from "The History of Bees in America." *Edwin James, in his account of S.H. Long’s expedition to the Rocky Mountains in 1819-1820, describes finding a swarm of bees in a cottonwood tree along the Arkansas River. He writes: “These useful insects reminded us of the comforts and luxuries of life among men, and at the same time gave us the assurance that we were drawing near the abodes of civilization. Bees, it is said by the hunters and the Indians, are rarely if ever seen more than two hundred and fifty or three hundred miles in advance of the white settlements” (160). Josiah Gregg, also travelling in Arkansas between 1831 and 1839, reports that the honey bee had advanced “to the distance of two or three hundred miles west of the Missouri and Arkansas frontier” * [image: Harvey-4.jpg]

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Zoom link for tonight's meeting
by Kate Whealen 25 Jul '24

25 Jul '24

>> >> Greetings, >> >> Our July SDC Beekeepers meeting will be held tonight Thursday 7/25/24, starting at 6:30 PM……at our NEW LOCATION: St John’s United Methodist Church located at 1200 Old Pecos Trail here in Santa Fe. >> >> This month, in addition to sharing our collective beekeeping experiences so far this season, we will be presenting information on: >> >> • Varroa Mite Testing and Treatment Options >> • Getting Your Hives Ready for Fall >> >> We hope you all can join us in person, but as an alternative, members can join us on Zoom via this link: >> https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84271790136https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84271790136 >> >> See y’all Thursday!! >> Kate and Steve >> >>

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Reminder: NEW Location: SDC Beekeepers meeting tonight Thurs 7/25/24, 6:30 PM
by Kate Whealen 25 Jul '24

25 Jul '24

Greetings, Our July SDC Beekeepers meeting will be held this evening Thursday 7/25/24, starting at 6:30 PM……at our NEW LOCATION: St John’s United Methodist Church located at 1200 Old Pecos Trail here in Santa Fe. This month, in addition to sharing our collective beekeeping experiences so far this season, we will be presenting information on: • Varroa Mite Testing and Treatment Options • Getting Your Hives Ready for Fall We hope you all can join us in person, but as an alternative, members can join us on Zoom via this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84271790136 See y’all Thursday!! Kate and Steve

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For Sale Vevor 3 frame electric honey extractor-used
by Amy 15 Jul '24

15 Jul '24

Electric Honey Extractor used twice Asking $150 Other beekeeping supplies for sale, contact Gerald for details. contact: Gerald 505-988-5726

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Harvesting Honey
by Hugh Schall 14 Jul '24

14 Jul '24

I have two top bar hives that are two years old. Last week I harvested a little honey from one, and noted that there were two frames with lots of nectar. I checked today both frames are full, but no capped honey. How late in the summer can I reasonable harvest honey in Santa Fe? I am hoping that in two to three weeks at least one of the frames will be capped. Thanks, Hugh

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