<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Fellow beekeepers,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class="">I am planning to teach a beginning beekeeping class on Sunday, April 7 from 9:00 until noon at La Mariposa Montessori (18 Puesta Puesta Del Sol). The cost will be $150. You are welcome to email me with your intent so that I can save a place for you right away (then send along your check in the mail to 2376 Santa Barbara Drive Santa Fe, NM 87505; make checks payable to Steve Wall).</div><div class="">This class will take a fast-track approach to getting you into the hobby without a huge commitment of time and money.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class=""> Class Fee - $150.00</b></div><div class=""><b class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> </b>This fee is non-refundable and reserves your space in the class</div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> Please make your check payable to Steve Wall</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""> <b class="">Class Size</b> - is limited, so please register early. If this class fills up, I will schedule a second one.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class=""> Date/Time/Place - </b>Sunday, April 7th.</div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> 9am - noon</div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> La Mariposa Montessori 18 Puesta Del Sol, Santa Fe</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""> <b class="">Subjects covered will include:</b></div><div class=""><b class=""><br class=""></b></div><div class=""> • Pros and cons of both Langstroth hives and Top Bar hives.</div><div class=""> • Establishing a bee colony</div><div class=""> • Sustainable beekeeping methods</div><div class=""> • Care and feeding of bees</div><div class=""> • Bee Biology</div><div class=""> • Swarm prevention</div><div class=""> • Disease management</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""> <b class=""> Topbar Beehives - </b>$150.00 (plus tax)</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""> <b class="">Topbar Beehives w/Bees: - </b>$315.00 (plus tax)</div><div class=""> I look forward to sharing the thrill of beekeeping with you.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""> Sincerely,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""> Steve Wall</div><div class=""><span class=""><font color="#000000" class=""> <i class="">Buckin’ Beekeeper</i></font></span></div><div class=""><span class=""><font color="#000000" class=""><i class=""> 505-310-0111</i></font></span></div><div class=""><span class=""><font color="#000000" class=""><i class=""> </i></font></span><b class=""><a href="http://www.buckinbee.com" class="">www.buckinbee.com</a></b></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">
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<br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Mar 19, 2024, at 12:28 PM, Susan Basquin <<a href="mailto:susan@susanbasquin.com" class="">susan@susanbasquin.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class="elementToProof" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">I am very happy and relieved in fact about the Sangre de Cristo beekeeping group. </div><div class="elementToProof" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br class=""></div><div class="elementToProof" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">I kept bees for three years on an island in Lake Michigan. A friend helped me get started with a hive he no longer used and I had another hive, which I ordered in parts and put together. I'm no expert at this point but it was fun and I was delighted by the honey that seemed different each year.</div><div class="elementToProof" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br class=""></div><div class="elementToProof" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">I'm starting again with a partner at his house where there is an abundance of fruit trees. I live in a condo with plenty of lawn and vegetation but the others in the condo would surely be very upset at having bees nearby. </div><div class="elementToProof" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br class=""></div><div class="elementToProof" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">I look forward to the support and the information-sharing that the group will certainly provide. And I look forward to meeting people with similar interests.</div><div class="elementToProof" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br class=""></div><div class="elementToProof" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Sincerely,</div><div class="elementToProof" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Susan Basquin</div><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; display: inline !important;" class="">_______________________________________________</span><br style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; display: inline !important;" class="">hive mailing list</span><br style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><a href="mailto:hive@lists.sdcbeeks.org" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class="">hive@lists.sdcbeeks.org</a><br style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><a href="http://lists.sdcbeeks.org/listinfo.cgi/hive-sdcbeeks.org" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class="">http://lists.sdcbeeks.org/listinfo.cgi/hive-sdcbeeks.org</a></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></body></html>