Tina Sebestyen separates bee colonies while Carol Tyrrell calls out names of recipients last weekend in Durango. As honeybee colonies around the world face collapse, Southwest Colorado got a shot in the arm. The 4 Corners Beekeepers Association coordinated the delivery of nearly 170 new colonies of the pollinators to local beekeepers. Knight Family Honey of Lehi, Utah, supplied the colonies, which each contain about 12,000 bees along with a queen.
As honeybee colonies around the world face collapse, Southwest Colorado got a shot in the arm Saturday. The 4 Corners Beekeepers Association coordinated the delivery of close to 170 new colonies of the pollinators to local beekeepers. Knight Family Honey of Lehi, Utah, supplied the colonies, which each contain about 12,000 bees along with a queen.
