Pecos Valley Beekeepers Association

Pecos Valley Beekeepers Association brings together new and experienced beekeepers along the Pecos River corridor of southeastern New Mexico, anchored in Roswell and serving the Roswell-Artesia-Carlsbad area. It’s a stretch of the state built on irrigated farmland, and where there’s irrigated agriculture there are bees — both the managed colonies that pollinate it and the beekeepers who look after them, from Chaves County down through Eddy County.

The association is the meeting point for that spread-out community. Members share hands-on know-how on hive inspections, pest and disease control, requeening, and pulling honey — all tuned to valley conditions, where hot summers, open country, and farm-field forage make for a different beekeeping calendar than the mountains farther west. Beyond gatherings, clubs like this help with equipment group-buys, honey extraction, and pointing the public toward local beekeepers for swarm calls. That last one matters every spring: swarm season typically runs March through June in this part of New Mexico, and a clustered swarm on a tree limb is best handled by a beekeeper — on terms that beekeeper sets — rather than a can of spray.

The club organizes through an active Facebook group covering the Roswell-Artesia stretch of the valley, which makes it easy to ask a question, post a swarm sighting, or find out when members are next getting together. It’s a natural first stop for anyone in the area curious about beekeeping, local honey, or helping pollinators. To learn more, get details, or join, visit the club’s page.