Rich Ramsey - April update audio stream - posted 9:09 am 04/01/2020
The regular scheduled Prairie State Beekeepers Meeting will not be held at the Sangamon County Farm Bureau on April 2, 2020. DO NOT SHOW UP at the building as it is closed and will be locked.
If arrangements can be made, we will schedule a Zoom meeting and send out the information to everyone.
For the persons who ordered packages, the tentative date for you to pick up your package(s) will be April 11, 2020... more information to follow via posts to the Prairie State Google group.
We intend to post various short videos on the Prairie State Google drive in a shared folder anyone can access, on Youtube or on the Prairie State web site
The link to the first such video is listed below.
It is a video on one of many methods of putting up a swarm trap.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1bZWWPNQCEi0i5ZwEiqG-_JDybuLARevj
If arrangements can be made, we will schedule a Zoom meeting and send out the information to everyone.
For the persons who ordered packages, the tentative date for you to pick up your package(s) will be April 11, 2020... more information to follow via posts to the Prairie State Google group.
We intend to post various short videos on the Prairie State Google drive in a shared folder anyone can access, on Youtube or on the Prairie State web site
The link to the first such video is listed below.
It is a video on one of many methods of putting up a swarm trap.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1bZWWPNQCEi0i5ZwEiqG-_JDybuLARevj
The items on the tentative e-agenda if we schedule a Zoom meeting:
- Business items to attend to (max time is 15 minutes)
- What to look for when you get into colonies in April
- Watch for pollen (protein) flow (mainly tree and shrub sources), provide protein supplement to colonies, visit the Documents page of our website to see pollen sources by time of year
- Liquid Feed 1:1 Syrup when weather permits
- Provide your colonies protein supplement and water source
- Examine and if needed, reverse upper and lower hive boxes
- Different methods of for Spring splits in April
- Small Hive Beetle (SHB) Control Methods - time to put them back into the hives
- Status of Bee Package Delivery
- Q & A / discussion for items of interest.
Membership dues: $15 yearly, $10 of which includes membership in the Illinois State Beekeepers Association (ISBA).
If you were not able to renew your membership by the close of the March Meeting, your membership will be inactivated in April.
The membership application/renewal form can be found on the Documents page tab of the website. Bring it to the next meeting you can attend.
Give your membership renewal or new membership form and payment to the Membership Secretary. The Membership Secretary will record your membership payment and then forward the payment to the Treasurer for deposit.
If you were not able to renew your membership by the close of the March Meeting, your membership will be inactivated in April.
The membership application/renewal form can be found on the Documents page tab of the website. Bring it to the next meeting you can attend.
Give your membership renewal or new membership form and payment to the Membership Secretary. The Membership Secretary will record your membership payment and then forward the payment to the Treasurer for deposit.
Your membership also entitles you to a discounted subscription rate for the American Bee Journal magazine. Bee Culture is also an excellent publication, but it does not offer a discounted subscription to bee keepers.
Contact Information & Officers:
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ISBA Membership Director
Steve Petrilli Mechanicsburg, IL 217.638.7891 spetrilli45@gmail.com |
ISBA Legislative Liaison
BEE PACKAGES Rich Ramsey Rochester, IL 217.691.9354 rramsey2@gmail.com |
State of Illinois Dept. of Agriculture Apiary Inspector
Illinois Bees and Apiaries Program
Arvin Pierce
Waverly, IL
217.638.6371
rvnpirc51@gmail.com
Illinois Bees and Apiaries Program
Arvin Pierce
Waverly, IL
217.638.6371
rvnpirc51@gmail.com