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  • IVBA Trading Post
  • Contact US
  • Swarm List
  • Package Bees and Nucs
  • Local Honey for sale

Current Events and Notes of Interest

BEEKEEPERS MEETING

Illinois State Beekeepers Association 2025 Summer Conference (ISBA)


Next Meeting!

Friday July 11, 2025

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 


Check out these websites that Kelli will be talking about!


https://www.mellifloral.com/


https://www.americanhoneytastingsociety.com/honey-tasting-courses



SHERI WILL BE THERE AROUND 6-6:15 TO UNLOCK DOORS

FOR THOSE THAT ARE GETTING THE PORK DINNER.)

https://extension.illinois.edu/events/2025-06-19-drive-thru-pork-dinner-fundraiser-2025



Speakers - who do you want and what do you want to talk about - any members want to do a demonstration?


As always you can contact us if you have any

questions about the meeting or even if you have

a question about your bees or any problems

you need to discuss.  You can call the number

on the website or contact us through the contact

us button.


It's going to be another great meeting.

Bee there or Bee Square!





Illinois State Beekeepers Association 2025 Summer Conference (ISBA)

Illinois State Beekeepers Association 2025 Summer Conference (ISBA)


 

Team,


We have the website registration page up and running for the ISBA 2025 Summer Conference at the following link.  


https://meyerbees.com/isba2025summer 


We are also looking for volunteers to help with the event and the areas of help needed are listed on the registration page…  


Note that we are expecting a number of attendees to the event to NOT be members of any of the ISBA clubs.   There is an opportunity to distribute brochures for your club membership at the event.    If you have  any brochures / handouts you can send them to me or bring them to the conference.  There will be tables in the registration area for this type of literature.


Thanks,


Dave Meyer

phone: 815-521-9116
fax: 815-521-9118
 

Meyer Bees
2021 Holt Road
Minooka IL 60447
https://meyerbees.com 

BEES & Queens FOR SALE

Packaged Bees and Nucs


Time to order your bees for spring!


Meyer Bees in Minooka, Il 

Meyer bees has a large stock

of bee equipment, supplements, Honey bottles,

extractors, ect.  They are a Mannlake

dealer and carry some of the better bee 

supplies also.

https://meyerbees.com/

Dave is also a Mann Lake Dealer and has a lot of items for everyday use on site. 


Queens are available call Dave for details on what kind you are wanting to get.


Dave will be offering wax dipping for your hive bodies and supers.  Email Dave for more details and to let him know you are interested.


If you need something give him a call - he probably has it or can get it.


See our Source Page for a listing of Suppliers for Bees, Nucs, Queens and Equipment (hives & tools)



Find out where you can purchase bees & supplies

Breakfast with the bees

Breakfast with the bees



Breakfast with the bees


Now you can join a zoom meeting on Saturday Mornings 

https://foxvalleybeekeepers.org/


All the information is on the front page.  It starts at 7:30 AM


Lots of helpful ideas and help with problems.

This is a sister club - Fox Valley Beekeepers and a member of the Illinois State Beekeepers Association like we are.  



Feel Free to contact us with any questions

you may have.










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You can go to the Facebook page also to report a swarm if you  can't get a hold of someone on the list, or you are in a different location than what is listed.  We can help get someone there.


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SWARMS

You can go to the Facebook page also to report a swarm if you  can't get a hold of someone on the list, or you are in a different location than what is listed.  We can help get someone there.

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Things of Interest

Honeybee Photography

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Promote current deals

If you would like to get pictures with your

Apiary - Bees - Keeper

"Providing Digital Photos only"

Contact:  Julie Barr

815-200-2792 or

email  Juliebarr1620@yahoo.com

@hickory_Stripe_Photography

Promote current deals

Promote current deals

Promote current deals

Running a holiday sale or weekly special? Definitely promote it here to get customers excited about getting a sweet deal.

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Do You Know the Answer?

Do You Know the Answer?

Have you opened a new location, redesigned your shop, or added a new product or service? Don't keep it to yourself, let folks know.

Do You Know the Answer?

Do You Know the Answer?

Do You Know the Answer?

Why do the bees washboard on the front of their hive in the summertime.

Anyone who has the answer should use the contact us button we would love

to know the answer.  We  haven't come up with a for sure one yet. 

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