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LOCAL RESOURCES

The Albuquerque Beekeepers' Association supports these local beekeepers and their businesses. Please research before buying honey, packages, nucs, or queens. The listed individuals and businesses will be happy to answer your questions.

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ABeeQ Honey and Hives

ABQ Honey and Hives is a family-owned business dedicated to sustainable beekeeping and honey production, with 14 different apiaries throughout the Albuquerque metro area. They offer superior beekeeping supplies and services, including suits and gloves, smokers and fuel, as well as swarm retrieval, coaching, honey extraction, and more.

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Burley Bees

Burley Bees was founded in 2013 to share local honeybees and raw honey with CO and NM friends and neighbors. Located in Canon City, CO, this apiary is home to over 140 colonies that produce top-notch wildflower honey. BB specializes in honeybee production, raw honey, and natural beeswax products. They also offer beekeeping classes, guidance, and sell five-frame nucleus colonies and live packages. 

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Desert Hives

Desert Hives is committed to honey bee health through mentorship, education and advocacy. They offer a wide range of educational programs, having partnered with Bernalillo Co, Explora and more. They also offer a wide range of hive products, including honey,  salves and balms, as well as new and used beekeeping supplies. 

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Honey Shack

Honey Shack is a small family-operated apiary located in Los Lunas, managing over 100 hives, ranging as far south as Socorro and north to Los Ranchos. They sell over thirty varieties of year-round and seasonal raw unfiltered honey and various hive products. 

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Papa Bear's Honey

Craig Noorlander started keeping bees over 20 years ago in the spring of 2003 and continues expanding his vision for sustainable bee production in NM today. Papa Bear offers nucs, queens and honey, as well as mentorship and beekeeping seminars. Visit his website to read more about his extensive beekeeping experience and storied journey. 

 
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Tecabeja Ranch – New Mexico Wildflower Honey

Tecabeja Ranch – New Mexico Wildflower Honey

Hand-harvested from the high desert along Tecolote Creek near the Pecos River, Tecabeja Ranch Honey reflects the wild beauty of New Mexico. Our bees gather nectar from Sweet Clover, Apache Plume, and Cane Cholla blooms to create a raw, unfiltered honey that’s floral, bright, and touched with desert spice. Each jar captures a single season’s bloom — pure, local, and unmistakably artisan.

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Blue Ribbon - 2025 NM State Fair

Nob Hill - ABQ / Serafina NM

Tom Groom

505-492-8333

(Also available at Keller's Farm Stores)

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

​Andy Hageman

Honey for Sale at the ABQ Collective

1321 Eubank Blvd NE Studio A, Albuquerque, NM 87112

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Andrea and Nathan Donart

City on a Hill Apiary, Rio Rancho, NM

505-401-4821, @cityonahillapiary

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Mike Fickling

State Fair Award Winner

505-228-7869​

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Sweet Bees Honey

SweetBeesNM.com

Edgewood, NM

505-273-4757​

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