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Sommer Family Bees


Currently we have two colonies in Placitas, New Mexico

Blue Hive

This is a top bar hive designed to Les Crowder's specifications.

This hive was populated with a colony that swarmed in a South Albuquerque neighborhood.
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After over a week, we could find no brood or evidence of a queen. Luckily, Papa Bear Honey (Craig Noorlander) had an Italian hybrid queen. She saved the colony.

 

Purple Hive

This is a top bar hive designed to Les Crowder's specifications.

This hive was populated with a nuc from Zia Queen Bees. What can we say, "We just love these bees!"

Powerpoint on managing a weak hive and re-queening

Weak Colony - Re-queening

New Mexico Beekeeper Certification