BEEKEEPERS MEETING

Next Meeting!

Friday January 10th  , 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 

This meeting is going to be the first of the year.

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

Of course we will have the wonderful bee questions.

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!

Packaged Bees and Nucs

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)

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.

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.

 https://www.facebook.com/ivbeekeepers/

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.

The Illinois Valley Beekeeping Association currently keeps some hives out at the Utica Water Way 

We are tentatively having a water way honey processing day.  We will be extracting and spinning and filtering the water way honey.  Anyone who would like to help and learn are welcome to come.   We will have more information as we get things lined up for sure.  Times will be posted at that time and the address also.  This will be a great day to learn and see how to process your honey.  

We will try for a date in January.  I will post it as soon as I know for sure we have a date and place for it.