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September SDC Beekeepers This Thursday 9/26 @6:30
by Stephen Black 26 Sep '24

26 Sep '24

Greetings, Our last SDC Beekeepers meeting of the year will be held Thursday 9/26/24, starting at 6:30 PM……reminder that we now meet at our NEW LOCATION: St John’s United Methodist Church located at 1200 Old Pecos Trail here in Santa Fe. As is our tradition, we will be having a honey tasting so please bring a sample of your 2024 harvest to share with the group. Among other information, we will share how to prepare your own Extended Release Oxalic Acid sponges for mite treatment. Here is a video we shared at our last meeting regarding Varroa mites….and a link for the Varroa Management Decision Tool: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69Do8tw_xy0 Varroa Mites Are a Honeybee's 8-Legged Nightmare | Deep Look youtube.com https://cantilever-instruction.com/varroatool/story_html5.html As a bonus, before our meeting, we will be demonstrating mite testing, for those that are interested, at Dean and Cindy Fry’s apiary (1461 Encina Rd)* which is nearby our meeting location, starting at 6:00 PM. We hope you all can join in person, Kate and Steve *People can just park on the street in front of their house.

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Bee Equipment
by Haydon Spidell 06 Sep '24

06 Sep '24

1 small bee suit, new $50 1 large bee jacket, new $50 1 comb/capping strainer set Free! Haydon 505-690-6119

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GeoCure
by Mark J. Sommer 04 Sep '24

04 Sep '24

Does anyone have any more information on this? It's the first I'm hearing about this and it's quite concerning. <https://www.beeculture.com/a-new-threat-to-america/> https://www.beeculture.com/a-new-threat-to-america/ ~Mark Mark J. Sommer 03 Las Huertas Road, Placitas, New Mexico 87043 PHONE: 505-480-3157 E-MAIL: <mailto:msommer@somware.com> msommer(a)somware.com

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Honey Harvest
by Hugh Schall 04 Sep '24

04 Sep '24

This morning I went into my top bar hives to treat for mites with strips. As I got into the hive, I found that there was a good supply of honey (approximately 5 top bar frames). In addition, with the wet monsoons this year, the bees are still harvesting Russian sage, Spirea, and now rabbitbrush. II last harvested a little honey,, two frames, in early August. I am thinking of harvesting some more honey around October 1. Is that to late here in Santa Fe? Thanks, Hugh

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New Mexico Beekeepers Association Summer Conference is This Sunday
by Stephen Black 02 Sep '24

02 Sep '24

We hope many of you can join us! https://mailchi.mp/9f673cedccfa/the-countdown-is-on-13862689

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