is a support group for people interested in getting started keeping bees.
Next Meeting!
Friday August 9th , 2024
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Masks will bee a personal choice for the meeting.
La Salle County Extension Office
1689 North 31st Road
Lower Level (basement)
Ottawa, IL 61350
Resource Hives - Why you should have one - Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YirMj6oX7Mk&t=517s
Here is a very good video on how to use the extra queen cells the bees made when swarming.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIQKDyd8ByE
Of course we will have the wonderful bee questions.
We are having a July Picnic again this year. Details on the events page.
We are combining with a few other clubs this year.
Please let us know that you are coming and how many people to plan for please.
See you there!
It's going to be another great meeting
Bee There Or Bee Square!
June 14th Meeting
We had another wonderful meeting in June
We learned soo much!
We watched a video on Swarm Catching and showed a few different types of swarm catchers.
We watched a video on Fixing a Laying worker hive.
We watched a video on When to add your next box to a swarm or new hive.
There are a couple videos that we recommended watching.
Resource Hives - Why you should have one - Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YirMj6oX7Mk&t=517s
Here is a very good video on how to use the extra queen cells the bees made when swarming.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIQKDyd8ByE
We will be having a picnic on July 21st, 2024 - rain date
is July 28th, 2024 - Hope to see you all there! We will be Combining
with Will County Beekeepers, Cook Dupage, and Fox Valley Beekeepers.
The picnic will be at Meyers Bees, Rain Date is July 28th. The picnic is for members only and there will be a lot of items raffled off.
Everyone who attends is to bring a dish to pass, and please let us know you are coming and how many to plan on so we have enough food and drinks.
You can use the contact us button to register for the picnic.
LaSalle County 4H needs a Judge and Superintendent for judging bee projects at the July 4H Fair. Anyone interested should contact the LaSalle County Extension Office for details - 4H division.
If anyone has a problem and needs some help with their hives please call the number on this website or email us by way of the contact us button, and we can get some help for you.
SUPPORT GROUP FOR BEGINNER BEEKEEPERS OR HELP GETTING STARTED!
We have monthly meetings to help the beginner or anyone who has questions. You do not have to be a member to attend the meetings!
They are open to anyone who wants to attend!
We welcome anyone who would like to come and talk at any of our meetings. We are always looking for speakers about beekeeping, observation hives, wax making, honey extracting, pretty much anything bees!
Total membership are $20.00 - $10.00 for the IVBA Club and $10.00 to Join the ISBA Club.
The ISBA gives us more information on what is happening down state and they have a lot of good information about new things with bees. They send out a quarterly news letter that is very informative.
If you would like to get someone a gift membership to the club please
call the number on the website and we will get you taken care of.
You can also use the contact us button to ask any questions about your bees or installing bees - any question is welcome.
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