The next meeting is June 6, 2019 at the Sangamon County Farm Bureau Building - Start time - 7 PM
The items on the tentative agenda:
- Business items to attend to (max time is 15 minutes)
- What to look for when you get into colonies in June
- Nectar flows (what has occurred and what should occur - providing weather improves)
- Status of SHB barriers using the Neverwet coated strips & other SHB controls
- Making Splits
- Preparing a colony for re-queening
- Shook Swarms
- Treatments for Nucleus colonies or Full (10 or 8 frame) colonies started in June and why
- Status of the cell builders and the grafted queen cells
- Q & A / discussion for items of interest.
Membership dues: $15 yearly, $10 of which includes membership in the Illinois State Beekeepers Association (ISBA).
The membership application form can be found on the Documents page tab of the website. Bring it to the next meeting you can attend.
The membership application form can be found on the Documents page tab of the website. Bring it to the next meeting you can attend.
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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State of Illinois Dept. of Agriculture Apiary Inspector
Illinois Bees and Apiaries Program Arvin Pierce Waverly, IL 217.638.6371 rvnpirc51@gmail.com |
ISBA Legislative Liaison
BEE PACKAGES Rich Ramsey Rochester, IL 217.691.9354 rramsey2@gmail.com |