Courtesy Photo | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Albuquerque District | 01.11.2021
The bees have adjusted to their new, handmade hives at Trinidad Lake and Dam. According to the Natural Resources Management Gateway reference website, any hives and bees on federal property can only be utilized for pollination. The honey produced is strictly for the bees to consume to keep the hive going....
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Albuquerque District | 09.17.2020
After the bees were transferred into the hand-made hives, Sisco and Terry installed dog kennels as a protective perimeter, in order to keep bears and other predators away from the hive....
Photo by Elizabeth Lockyear | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Albuquerque District | 05.16.2020
The Trinidad team purchased the Italian honey-bees from a local vendor. The nucleus, or nuc, arrived May 16, 2020 in prepackaged boxes on the back of a flatbed truck. The delivery contained 5,000 bees, 5,000 brood, and one queen per box....
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Albuquerque District | 08.30.2012
The Trinidad Control Tower and Dam, as seen on Aug. 30, 2012.
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Albuquerque District | 01.01.1970
For approximately four years (1968-1972), the Trinidad Control Tower stood alone until negotiations over water rights were resolved and construction could resume on the dam....
