Albuquerque Beekeepers

Urban beekeeping in New Mexico's largest city.

Melanie Margarita Kirby
  • Truchas, NM
  • United States
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2022 ZQB Package and Starter Nuclei Reservations open

Hap-Bee New Year!Order 2022 ZQB packages & starter nucs & additional queensThis year marks the 18th anniversary of…Continue

Started Jan 11

2022 ZQB Package and Starter Nuclei Reservations open

Hap-Bee New Year!Order ZQB 2022 Packages, Starter Nucs, & Additional QueensThis year marks the 18th anniversary of Zia…Continue

Started Jan 11

2nd batch of package bees for ABQ beekeepers...

Due to the unfortunate loss of packages that befell Papa Bear (Craig Noorlander), ZQB has reached out to collaborators and will be offering some additional packages for those affected. You can visit…Continue

Started May 11, 2021

Zia Queenbees taking 2020 bee orders

This year marks the 15 year anniversary of Zia Queenbees!We appreciate the support over the years for our bee breeding program.ZQB specializes in adapted stock that has been selected and tested in a…Continue

Started Feb 4, 2020

 

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2nd batch of package bees for ABQ beekeepers...

Due to the unfortunate loss of packages that befell Papa Bear (Craig Noorlander), ZQB has reached out to collaborators and will be offering some additional packages for those affected. You can visit the reservation page link listed below to get on the list. These will be dropped off in Albuquerque around May 22nd.  ZQB 2nd batch package bee reservation formSee More
May 11, 2021
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Western Apicultural Society Free Mini-Conference at Virtual- ZOOM

December 5, 2020 from 7pm to 9:30pm
Due to COVID-19, the Face-to-Face Annual Meeting was CancelledTherefore, WAS is going green with:A FREE, short virtual conference, December 5, 2020Monthly informative beekeeping, educational, and fun presentationsA new websiteDigital advertisers2021 Students' ConferenceOn a Cold Day in December, Let's Talk about Heating Beehives. 7:00–7:45 p.m. (MST)  Etienne Tardiff, WAS Yukon Territories DirectorTitle: Do Bees Heat the Inside of the Hive?  Presentation + Q&ADescription: Etienne keeps bees…See More
Nov 28, 2020
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ZQB t-shirts & COVID19 fundraiser for Pueblo Relief Fund at https://www.instagram.com/p/CAS5O2cHWZy/?igshid=1dz1imux4wurg

May 18, 2020 to June 4, 2020
Zia Queenbees is celebrating 15 years of collaborative beekeeping efforts: From the shores of Lake Superior to the banks of the Rio Grande...and beeyond!In honor of this persevering milestone, we’re offering shirts! Each shirt sold garners about a $5 profit which goes directly to the Pueblo Relief Fund to support COVID19 response assistance to the Land of Enchantment’s…See More
May 18, 2020
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Zia Queenbees taking 2020 bee orders

This year marks the 15 year anniversary of Zia Queenbees!We appreciate the support over the years for our bee breeding program.ZQB specializes in adapted stock that has been selected and tested in a variety of NM climates. For info on this year’s availability, visit http://ziaqueenbees.com/2020-season-launch/ Gracias! Thank you!See More
Feb 4, 2020
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I use the following type of bee hives:
Top bar, Langstroth
My bee hives are primarily located here (ZIP code):
throughout NM: 88001, 87501, 87578, 87527...
How best to reach me (Public email or phone)
email works easiest

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Ready, Steady, Time to get on the 2019 ZQBee reservation list...

Zia Queenbees  is gearing up for another phenomenal season! We've spent years learning our own NM microclimates, collaborating with local farms, farmers and pollinator enthusiasts, and also developing regional cooperation with like minded beekeepers. Mel is in the second lap of her graduate degree and will be supporting ZQB through breeding selection, grafting and assisting as needed. Mark is spearheading the 2019 bee and queen orders as his vision of extending ZQB through LongeviBees…

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Posted on October 20, 2018 at 1:47pm

Ordering bees from out of state- please read.

I'd like to share a few thoughts on importing honeybees from out of our Land of Enchantment. Please click on our ziaqueenbees blog entry below for more info.

http://ziaqueenbees.com/zia/2010/share-your-local-bees-avoid-importing-pestspathogens/

There is more and more interest in honeybee stewardship these days- a very good thing! However, if we really want to…

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Posted on October 15, 2010 at 9:30pm

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