2020 NMBKA Annual Winter Conference Schedule
www.nmbeekeepers.org Friday, January 31, 2020 10:00Vendors arrive, set up, ready by 11:00 11:00Doors open for Registration 12:00-12:15Pamela Chavez, Moderator – Welcome and Introductions 12:15-1:15Hilary Kearny – Common Mistakes New Beekeepers Make 1:15-2:15Megan Mahoney –Identifying Pests and Diseases in Bees 2:15-2:45BREAK 2:45-3:45Steve Baca –Pollinator Protection Through Pesticide Labeling 3:45-4:30Lu Lu Sage—21st Century Beekeeping: Not Just About…
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The 2020 conference and annual meeting is slightly more than three months away. As you know, we have elections during our annual meeting and want to reach out to all of you that might be considering participating on the board. If you, or someone you know, would like to participate on the NMBKA board and…
Read MoreJoin us for an afternoon with beekeeper, author, and teacher Michael Bush. Mr. Bush proposes a series of talks, tentatively titled: Natural Cell Size for Varroa Control Swarm Prevention and Splits Top Bar Hives, Pros and Cons Mr. Bush will be selling and signing his book, The Practical Beekeeper, Beekeeping Naturally, developed from his popular website http://www.bushfarms.com/bees.htm Michael will be joined by Steve Baca, Lu Lu Sage, Ken Sexton, Judith Phillips, Wes Brittenham, Sue George, Tina Sebestyen, and others. Michael Bush is one of the leading proponents of treatment free beekeeping. He has been keeping bees since the mid 70s,...
Read MoreTrying to help honey bees in the struggle with disease has been a priority of beekeepers and we now have a new tool. Check out this article. Scientists create edible honey bee vaccine to protect them from deadly diseases
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Our members of the NM Beekeepers Association can consult with you for removing honeybees from structures, trees, etc. Find a beekeeper near you at: https://nmbeekeepers.org/bee-removal-nm/ Many…
Read MoreThe Certified Beekeepers Program is organized through the New Mexico Beekeepers Association in cooperation with the City of Albuquerque. This comprehensive program provides quality education…
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Bee Time: Lessons From the Hive By Mark Winston/Academic Director of the Center for Dialogue at Simon Fraser U. Professor in the Depart. Of Biological…
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Please Join Us as We Celebrate the Life of Susan Clair January 30, 1951 – December 6, 2019 Saturday, January 25, 2020 4:00-6:00 pm Albuquerque…
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T.J. Carr and John Bradford have a beautifully engineered plan for a top bar hive. You can find the newly updated plans, released October of…
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