Bee Links, Clubs, and Organizations
BRANDS & BUSINESSES
To Bee Or Not To Bee Recommends
Highland Honey Bees. Offering bee packages, queens, and artisanal handcrafted honey from Boulder County Colorado. Tim Brod (303) 514-9257, tim@highlandbees.com.
Paulino Gardens. "The Garden Center You Won't Want to Leave." Open 7 days a week year 'round. 6300 N. Broadway, Denver. (303) 429-8062.
Rocky Mountain Bee Removal, Rescue, and Education, LLC. Offers no-kill bee relocation. Gregg, (720) 934-6176; Bill, (720) 203-0338.
Shastina Millwork. To Bee Or Not To Bee is the only authorized dealer in the
Denver area.
BEEKEEPING CLUBS
Colorado State Beekeepers Association. The oldest beekeeping association in Colorado, organized in Denver in 1880. Beth Conrey, president, (970) 532-0329.
Northern Colorado Beekeepers Association. Hobbyist and commercial beekeepers in northern Colorado, affiliated with CSBA. Greg Bowdish, president.
Boulder County Beekeepers Association. Mostly Boulder-area hobbyists; some qualify for the term "community beekeeper." Tom Nangle, president, (303) 678-5631.
Highland Beekeeping Club. Sponsored by Lockheed Martin, but not all are LM employees, as it has a sister club of Metro & South Denver Beekeepers Association. Meetings on the third Thursday of each month, 6:00-8:00 p.m., at the Roxborough Clubhouse.
Denver Beekeepers Association. Check out the calendar on the website for upcoming meetings and other events. Marygael Meister, president, (303) 482-6362.
South East Beekeepers. Meetings on the first Wednesday of each month, 6:30-8:30 p.m., at the Parker Fire Station. Beverly Rampey, 303-648-9800, mares@gmail.com.
Women Who Bee. The first ladies-only bee club in the Rocky Mountain area and a proud member of the CSBA. Meetings held at To Bee Or Not To Bee. Please email president Leslie Ellis at www.translation-please.com (under "Contact" on the left sidebar) in order to add your email address to their membership list for reminders and updates.
Wild Mountain Bee Club. "Apiarists with Alititude!" This club meets the third Tuesday of each month at Conifer Community Park at 7 p.m. They have members from Morrison, Conifer, Evergreen, and Bailey. For information or directions contact Debbie at (303) 718-2707.
For even more clubs, visit the CSBA Clubs List.
FOR YOUR BROWSING PLEASURE
Backyard Beehive. Lots of information on top bar hives from Boulder top bar hive beekeepers. (888) 297-5374.
Relax and watch the bees. This was taken in the photographer's cousin's apiary.
"The Honey You Should Never Buy". This article is from Mercola.com, a natural health website.
"Busy Bees: More Coloradans tending backyard hives". Did you see us on the front page of the Denver Post? To Bee Or Not To Bee was featured in this article in
June 2011.