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Ed Costanza
  • Albuquerque, NM
  • United States
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wholesale pricing on nucleus hives

We are now offering wholesale pricing on nucleus beehives. We will have 600 nucleus hives this spring and another 500 this summer. We are looking for people across the southwest who would like to…Continue

Started Feb 5

Package Bees to be delivered Thursday, April 11, 2019

Taking orders for package bees.  Delivery is scheduled for Wednesday, April 10, 2019 and Thursday April 11, 2019.  See our website at www.nmhoney.com.  Packages…Continue

Started Dec 6, 2018

Triple Deep Beehives For Sale

SPECIAL FALL PROMOTION$420.00    We will have 30 Triple deep beehives with bees available spring 2019. Hives are on screened bottom board and are 10 frame equipment with 8 frames in the first two…Continue

Tags: Deeps, Triple, Double, bees, nucs

Started Oct 18, 2018

3 Pound Package Bees with Italian Queen from CF Koehnen (60 available)
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I have 60 extra 3 pound Italian packages with queens coming in on April 12 (Thursday) to Belen, NM from CF Koehnen. We will be available all day for pickup.  One of my large customers switch 60 of…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Dorian Folie May 14, 2018.

 

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wholesale pricing on nucleus hives

We are now offering wholesale pricing on nucleus beehives. We will have 600 nucleus hives this spring and another 500 this summer. We are looking for people across the southwest who would like to sell our bees and the woodenware that we are manufacturing. We are also selling Pierco frames. You can pickup in either Mesa, AZ or Belen, NM. We will be making deliveries along multiple routes. You can purchase one or more nucs. Discounts start at 4 or more nucs. See our website for pricing at…See More
Feb 5
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Ed Costanza commented on Kathy Grassel's event 2019 NM Beekeepers Annual Conference
"Hi Kathy,  thank you, that sounds good.  We will see you on that Friday"
Jan 16
Ed Costanza commented on Kathy Grassel's event 2019 NM Beekeepers Annual Conference
"I am looking for a vendor application to present our products at the upcoming meeting.  Is there one online or can you send me one?"
Jan 15
Ed Costanza left a comment for Ayla Jarvis
"Welcome. "
Jan 15
Ed Costanza is attending Kathy Grassel's event

2019 NM Beekeepers Annual Conference at South Broadway Cultural Center

February 1, 2019 at 12pm to February 2, 2019 at 4pm
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Dec 28, 2018
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"A-Bee Honey is now manufacturing bee hives and various beehive equipment . See our website at www.nmhoney.com."
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Package Bees to be delivered Thursday, April 11, 2019

Taking orders for package bees.  Delivery is scheduled for Wednesday, April 10, 2019 and Thursday April 11, 2019.  See our website at www.nmhoney.com.  Packages are 3 # with marked Italian queen from C.F. KoehnenSee More
Dec 6, 2018
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Ed Costanza posted a discussion

Triple Deep Behives For Sale

SPECIAL FALL PROMOTION$420.00    We will have 30 Triple deep beehives with bees available spring 2019. Hives are on screened bottom board and are 10 frame equipment with 8 frames in the first two supers and a division board feeder in each super. The third super is a 10 frame super with Pierco plasticell foundation. Place the third super on your hive after you set it up in a permanent location. Hives are strong and have a fall 2018 queen. Hives will need this third super for honey production and…See More
Oct 18, 2018
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Dorian Folie replied to Ed Costanza's discussion 3 Pound Package Bees with Italian Queen from CF Koehnen (60 available)
"Do you still have packages of bees? Looking for a swarm if possible as well. "
May 14, 2018
Viviette Hunt replied to Ed Costanza's discussion 3 Pound Package Bees with Italian Queen from CF Koehnen (60 available)
"Hello, do you still have bees available? viviette@yahoo.com Thanks, Viviette"
Apr 21, 2018
Sandy J replied to Ed Costanza's discussion 3 Pound Package Bees with Italian Queen from CF Koehnen (60 available)
"Sandy's cell..... See note directly above - 281-794-7374"
Apr 17, 2018
Sandy J replied to Ed Costanza's discussion 3 Pound Package Bees with Italian Queen from CF Koehnen (60 available)
"Ed, do you have any 3 lb. pkgs. available. Just became a member today, April 17th. Thank You! 281-794-7384"
Apr 17, 2018
Zig (John Ziegler) replied to Ed Costanza's discussion 3 Pound Package Bees with Italian Queen from CF Koehnen (60 available)
"If you still have them, I am in need of two packages.  Please call or text me at 505-553-9445.   Thanks! Cheers, Zig"
Apr 14, 2018
Buckner Creel replied to Ed Costanza's discussion 3 Pound Package Bees with Italian Queen from CF Koehnen (60 available)
"April 12th is tomorrow.  Is this delivery date still on?"
Apr 11, 2018

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About me:
We are commercial beekeepers. I have been a beekeeper since 1966. We raise bees to sell, produce honey, beeswax and pollen. We sell 500-600 packages, nucs and hives each year. We produce local raw, pesticide free honey, pollen and beeswax.

We are licensed pest control operators specializing in bee removal and termite inspection and treatments.

I was raised on an apple orchard in Belen (1962-Present),(1100 trees, 14 varieties). Our next door neighbor (Mr. Fowler, a mailman) kept about 25 hives of bees on his property. When he died his family gave the bees to us for our orchard. My father and uncle tried unsuccessfully to remove the honey from the hives the first summer and was stung so many times that my father developed an allergy to the stings. Before the age of 14 I became the family beekeeper. I was given lessons by a beekeeper in Peralta that summer and have been keeping bees ever since.

In 2005 our father (Robert Costanza) died. Seeing that all my brothers and sisters (2 brothers and 3 sisters) wanted to be a part of the heritage my parents had started my wife, Louella and I started 120 fruit trees in Edgewood.

Louella and I farm 8 acres, producing fruits and vegetables for the local farm markets. In 2011 we began to concentrate more on Apples, Peaches, Cherries, Plums, Apricots, Strawberries, Asparagus, Melons, Tomatoes, Onions, and Peppers.

We teach beginning and commercial beekeeping in NM, AZ, TX and OK. In the fall we teach elementary students when time permits for Kids, Kows and More in Santa Fe and Torrance County.

Our goal is to build up to 1,000 hives and place them in key locations within Albuquerque and on special farms that produce alfalfa, clover and seed crops that are controlled and managed by the beekeeper.

We believe in sharing the exciting lessons of beekeeping and farming that we have learned over the years and have a strong desire to organize workshops where we can all work together to learn and to build up our businesses.
I use the following type of bee hives:
Top bar, Langstroth
My bee hives are primarily located here (ZIP code):
87110
How best to reach me (Public email or phone)
505-286-4843

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North American Beekeepers Conference in Galveston, TX (January 4-9)

My wife, Louella and I attended the North American Beekeepers Conference that was held in Galveston the first week of January and have many thoughts and highlites to share with those who may have questions.

 

The two most important lessons we brought back from the conference that would help all of us is:

 

    1.  We must feed our bees a protein source when there is no pollen coming in.

 

     2.  It is critical we re-queen every…

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Posted on January 20, 2011 at 9:17am

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At 3:35pm on December 15, 2015, Melodie D'Amour said…

Thank you Ed! I will be in touch this season! 

At 9:34am on January 12, 2015, Ivy said…
This is not a problem. Thank you .
At 8:41pm on March 31, 2012, robert fraley said…

Hi Ed, My name is Robert I live in Sandia Park. I've been looking for bees for sale. I was told that you might have some bees, if you do I am interested in purchasing them from you.  I can be reached at 508-8828.

At 11:04am on November 24, 2011, henry n monica said…

Hi Ed. Happy Thanksgiving! My wife and i are interested in the dvd from the tax class you put on if its not too late.

At 11:15am on November 19, 2011, Robert Stewart-Rogers said…

Not yet, I still lack the space and funds.  I'm currently just a bee fan, but would be interested in visiting a hive or volunteering my time for a local beekeeper.

At 5:48pm on November 12, 2011, Jean Keller said…

Hello to you and Louella, thanks for the warm welcome. How long have you guys been bee keeping? I'm new to it all but enjoying learning about these bees :-) They sure are neat!

Jean

At 10:15am on November 9, 2011, Jay Barnes said…

Thank you for the welcome.  I have lots of questions, but I'll do some reading before I make inquiries to keep them at a manageable level. I hope to set a hive up in the spring and I have a lot to learn.

At 11:15am on May 30, 2011, Buckner Creel said…
Ed,
     I got a swarm this year from TJ Carr, thank you.  Sorry for the late response, I didn't see your comment/friend request until now.
At 1:09pm on March 30, 2011, Jessie Brown said…
Ed, I never got a chance to thank you for sending contact info for Monica Rudd. I've been making a lot of beauty products and have quite a few questions to pass on to her. Thanks again!
At 6:03pm on March 14, 2011, Jean E foster said…

Hi Ed,

Got your question about chickens eating their own eggs. Once they get a taste they don't stop...I did try putting in an alabaster egg shaped stone in the laying box and that stopped them for a while but a bull snake discovered my coop, swallowed the stone (duh) and then they went after the eggs again if I didn't collect them out of the laying box pronto. If you can figure out which one is doing it then I would say get rid of that hen. You could try an egg shaped stone, it really worked for a while. Poor snake......good luck!, Jeane F.

 

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