Mark Sommer
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Mark Sommer wrote a new post, Save the Date! 2020 Winter Conference 2 weeks, 4 days ago
Download Flyer from here.
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Mark Sommer wrote a new post, 2020 NMBKA Board Nominations 1 month, 2 weeks ago
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 […]
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Mark Sommer created an event for the group
Northern New Mexico Beekeepers: 5 months ago -
Mark Sommer posted an update in the group
Northern New Mexico Beekeepers 5 months agoLes Crowder – Seminar on Natural Beekeeping
Sunday July 28, 2019 Santa Fe, New Mexico
NATURAL BEEKEEPING
Les Crowder will lead a workshop in the Santa Fe area on Sunday July 28th. Les began keeping bees in Bernalillo, NM 40 + years ago. He has spent many hours with bare hands in open beehives and tries to observe clues to understand the…[Read more]
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Mark Sommer wrote a new post, 2019 Summer Conference! 7 months ago
Beekeeping in a Changing World, with Les Crowder and Fred Terry
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Mark Sommer wrote a new post, April 2019 Pollinator News is Out! 8 months, 2 weeks ago
You can read it here by creating an account on https://www.nmbeesocial.org (NMBKA’s Social Networking Website) and clicking on the news forum.
News Letter Topics
RT25: EPA Updates the Data
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Mark Sommer commented on the post, Honey Bee Vaccine 10 months, 3 weeks ago
So far all I know is in this article. However, Bee Informed Partnership (http://beeinformed.org) might have more information or at least point us in the right direction toward dealing with diseases and how vaccines can and will be used.
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Mark Sommer posted a new activity comment 11 months ago
Jeannie, I haven’t checked, but did you apply for the Certified Beekeepers Program? Once you’re accepted, and I don’t see a problem with that, I will make you a member of the Certified Beeks Group.
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Thanks!, and yes, I did apply 🙂
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Mark Sommer wrote a new post, Honey Bee Vaccine 1 year ago
Trying 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-
Mark, thanks for the article. Is there data on how vaccinated bees respond to the treatment? And should it be given prophylactically?
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So far all I know is in this article. However, Bee Informed Partnership (http://beeinformed.org) might have more information or at least point us in the right direction toward dealing with diseases and how vaccines can and will be used.
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Mark Sommer wrote a new post, 2019 Annual Conference Schedule 1 year ago
Friday, February 1
12:00-1:00PM
Doors Open for Registration1:00-1:15PM
MC Frank Gibbons, Ph.D. – Welcome and Introductions1:15:2:15PM
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Mark Sommer wrote a new post, 2019 Beekeepers Annual Conference 1 year ago
Join 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 […]
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Is there a page to sign up to attend the conference?
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We’ll check for membership at the gate. (Members get in free.) You can show proof of paid membership like an email of your receipt. Or we can look it up for you. You’ll also have the opportunity to renew your yearly membership at the gate if you haven’t already.
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Mark Sommer wrote a new post, The Insect Apocalypse is Here 1 year ago
While bees are our primary focus here, they are part of a greater category of animals – namely insects. Insects are under threat. Please have a look at the following article to see how much of a threat insects are under.
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Mark Sommer wrote a new post, Book Review: The Backyard Beekeeper submitted by Frank Gibbons, Ph. D. 1 year, 2 months ago
Book Review submitted by Frank Gibbons, Ph.D.
Title of Book: The Backyard Beekeeper
Author: Kim Flottum3rd Edition
I believe that every backyard beekeeper should have a copy of this book, read it
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Mark Sommer commented on the post, 2018 Beekeepers Summer Conference Agenda 1 year, 4 months ago
Hi Mike,
There is no pre-registration or sign-up. You simply register at the conference.
BTW, I did confirm your email for the apiary tour and you are now a registered user on that site.
~Mark
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Mark Sommer wrote a new post, 2018 ABQ Area Apiary & Pollinator Garden Tour 1 year, 4 months ago
Join us for the 3rd Annual Apiary & Pollinator Garden Tour Saturday, September 22, 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM. The tour is FREE. Please Register for the Apiary & Pollinator Garden Tour HERE for updates and access to the m […]
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Mark Sommer posted a new activity comment 2 years, 5 months ago
Thanks. That led me to start looking for bumblebees. I round this one that looks very similar: http://www.insectidentification.org/pictureviewer/insect-pic-detail.asp?identification=Tri-Colored-Bumble-Bee&sCurrentPic=pic1
I didn’t know thistle had so much nectar. Ants and bees are all over it. These ladies are very industrious.
Thank you!
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Mark Sommer posted an update in the group
Northern New Mexico Beekeepers 2 years, 5 months agoSecond Photo
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Appears to be a member of the Apidae family, species known as Bombus, Several diferent coloration patterns throughout this species, Black and yellow fury appearance usually about 1/4 “to 1” inch long. some sub-species have the redish orange coloration.
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Thanks. That led me to start looking for bumblebees. I round this one that looks very similar: http://www.insectidentification.org/pictureviewer/insect-pic-detail.asp?identification=Tri-Colored-Bumble-Bee&sCurrentPic=pic1
I didn’t know thistle had so much nectar. Ants and bees are all over it. These ladies are very industrious.
Thank you!
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Mark Sommer posted an update in the group
Northern New Mexico Beekeepers 2 years, 5 months agoAnybody know what kind of bee this is? Up by Cowles (Sange de Cristos) on thistle.
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Mark Sommer posted an update 2 years, 8 months ago
Have to share this with everyone since I can’t imagine this is a really common experience. Yesterday my wife, Beth, and I were working with Kate Whealen as part of Level II top bar hands on experience. BTW, she’s great!
We were working two hives in La Cienega in an apiary with three hives. The first two hives had colonies and the third did…[Read more]
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Is there a meeting agenda for the summer conference on Saturday July 27, 2019?