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June 14, 2025 Prairie State Beekeepers Summer Outing
Will be held at Lincoln Land Community College (LLCC) from 10AM to 2 PM.
Prairie State is providing the meat dish (fried chicken), water and paper plates and napkins. Bring a side dish or dessert (or both).
Click here for a google map link to the Kreher Agriculture Center
Click here for a floor map of the Kreher Agriculture Center
Click here for google map to the LLCC Nature Grove Apiary
RSVP to Dave Tebrugge via email at [email protected] and indicate how many persons (including yourself) are coming with you.
Bring your own lawn chairs for the outside portion in the Apiary
Will be held at Lincoln Land Community College (LLCC) from 10AM to 2 PM.
Prairie State is providing the meat dish (fried chicken), water and paper plates and napkins. Bring a side dish or dessert (or both).
- 10 AM hive examinations - bring your protective gear (veil at minimum)
- 12 PM Lunch in Kreher Center Building.
- Indoor portion (meal) will be in Room 1115 of the Kreher Agriculture Center
- 1 PM to 1:30 Open to the General Public at the West Nature Grove Apiary
- Park in the lot adjacent to the Kreher Center.
- Field day portion will be in the Nature Grove Apiary at LLCC.
Click here for a google map link to the Kreher Agriculture Center
Click here for a floor map of the Kreher Agriculture Center
Click here for google map to the LLCC Nature Grove Apiary
RSVP to Dave Tebrugge via email at [email protected] and indicate how many persons (including yourself) are coming with you.
Bring your own lawn chairs for the outside portion in the Apiary
Bee Hour at West Nature Grove
The monthly Saturday meetings are a great place to socialize, meet other members and talk about bees. They will occur on the Saturday BEFORE the monthly meeting. The time is 12 noon to 2 PM.
Dates:
June 28th
August 2nd
September 27th
These meetings are sponsored by Steamship Bee Company and PSBA at West Nature Grove at the Lincoln Land Community College (LLCC).
Bring the level of protective gear which makes you feel comfortable (veil at at minimum).
We encourage everyone to bring food and drink and your own lawn chair(s) It is a good time to hang out with like-minded folks that desire to talk about bees. We also encourage folks to ask questions and talk about what they see in their own apiaries. We make our own agenda as we discuss what we want to do for the next month; it works out very well. Sometimes stuff comes up where we use the opportunity to create a learning moment like when we successfully re-queened two laying worker colonies.
Clicking on the following address to the apiary will bring up a google map link. Access to the apiary is via Mischler Rd from West Lake Shore Drive.
LLCC West Lake Nature Grove Apiary
2321 West Lake Shore Drive
Springfield, IL 62712
Questions: Contact Andy O'Connell 217.299.4892 [email protected]
The monthly Saturday meetings are a great place to socialize, meet other members and talk about bees. They will occur on the Saturday BEFORE the monthly meeting. The time is 12 noon to 2 PM.
Dates:
June 28th
August 2nd
September 27th
These meetings are sponsored by Steamship Bee Company and PSBA at West Nature Grove at the Lincoln Land Community College (LLCC).
Bring the level of protective gear which makes you feel comfortable (veil at at minimum).
We encourage everyone to bring food and drink and your own lawn chair(s) It is a good time to hang out with like-minded folks that desire to talk about bees. We also encourage folks to ask questions and talk about what they see in their own apiaries. We make our own agenda as we discuss what we want to do for the next month; it works out very well. Sometimes stuff comes up where we use the opportunity to create a learning moment like when we successfully re-queened two laying worker colonies.
Clicking on the following address to the apiary will bring up a google map link. Access to the apiary is via Mischler Rd from West Lake Shore Drive.
LLCC West Lake Nature Grove Apiary
2321 West Lake Shore Drive
Springfield, IL 62712
Questions: Contact Andy O'Connell 217.299.4892 [email protected]
July 3, 2025 - Prairie State Beekeepers Meeting
The meeting will be at the Sangamon County Farm Bureau Building (2631 Beechler Court, Springfield, IL, 62703).
See the below map for location of the Farm Bureau Building.
See the below map for location of the Farm Bureau Building.
August 7, 2025 - Prairie State Beekeepers Meeting
September 4, 2025 - Prairie State Beekeepers Meeting
October 2, 2025 - Prairie State Beekeepers Meeting