As a youngster, at the ripe old age of 8, Martin James talked his Mother into attending a class with him at Utah State University on Bee Keeping. Martin’s and his dad build his first hives so that he could spent the next several years as a hobbyist beekeeper learning all he could about beekeeping. As the years flew by Martin wanted to take his hobby to the level of a full time Agricultural Operation. Martin’s wife, kids, parents, and four siblings all took a part in helping to build 100 hives into 2400 in five short years and still growing. Today you can see Martin and his sister Karla driving down the highway in their Mother’s Kenworth Semi-Truck, transporting our Honey Bees to the San Joaquin Valley in California for Pollinating Almonds Trees in January - February then home again in March to unload the Honey Bees into bee yards across northern Utah bringing in a honey crop during the spring & summer months. Martin & Karla are full time beekeepers, and Kelli is full time over seeing the warehouse. All helping each other as each day presents new problems to solve, so life in the Honey Bee world is never dull nor without long hours of work. As the operation has grown so have all the kids and grandkids, its great that it helps kids with work experience and money to attend college. 
Our Family is very appreciative of the hard work and assistance provided to us by our Special Friends, who enjoy assisting with the growth of the operation.
Each year we review our operation and plan where improvements can be made, such as the Ozone Research we have conducted the past 2 years, as to its possible use in the Health improvement of the Honey Bee Hive. The results were startling, with the results posted on the Web for all Honey Bees operations to use Free, no charge.
This year we continue researching other development areas and value added products compatiable with our Agricultural operation.
Slide Ridge Honey 474 East 250 South Mendon, Utah.

Martin and his father recently visited the Colorado Railroad Museum to be come acquainted with the Narrow Gauge Steam Locomotive #346(C-19 Design) which replaced Locomotive #271(C-16 Design) operated by his Great Grandfather Joshua James, at Montezuma Lumber Co.
This engine #271 & #346 were used for transporting Lumber from the Sawmill & Planer Mill in McPhee, Co. to Dolores, Co. on the Narrow gauge track for transfer to the Standard Gauge Railroad System in Dolores.
Locomotive #346 is fully operational at the Colorado Railroad Museum located in Golden Colorado, which displays a wide range of Railroad equipment.
Mitch James
Mike James