Last updated 12 February, 2025 by Papa Bear. (If you do not see a current date refresh your page)

I will be selling Nucleus (Nucs) again this year. My goal last year was to make 75 nucs. I was able to make and sell around 75 nucs in spite of the challenges with my wifes health. I did not work the bees as much as I should have last year because of focusing on my wife. She is doing better now and I have a goal of making 100 nucs this year. These will still only be Langstroth deep frames. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me at 505-281-7851. To get on the waiting list please click here. Also, if don't have Langstroth deep hives or you want package bees, Tim Moore from Arizona will be bringing them in to New Mexico. Check out his website Bee Packages for 2025. You can order them from him.

Exciting news on equipment!!! When Marla Spivak from the University of Minnesota was here at the NMBKA conference some years back, she talked about propolis (click on propolis for an updated [2 years ago instead of 6 years ago] 22 minute video). I talked to Mike Fickling about making hives with rough cut lumber so that they would propolis the inside of the hive. He has done it! They are beautifully built, sturdy 1-inch thick rough cut hives so they have more insulation value. I was so impressed with them that I plan on switching all my brood chambers over to them. He also has other equipment such as hive tools, gloves, smokers, hats, and veils for sale for those that do not have any. You can reach him at 505-228-7869.

Mike Fickling has rough cut hives and equipment for sale. You can reach him at 505-228-7869

Ken Hays in Bosque Farms has equipment such as hive bodies with frames, hive tools, gloves, smokers, hats, and veils for sale for those that do not have any.

Ken Hays can be contacted at (505) 869-2369 or go to his web site http://hayshoneynm.com.

Jason Fink builds top bar hives. He can be contacted at (505) 238-8111 or go to his web site http://www.nmbeeworks.com