The Benefits of Honey! Monday, September 13th at 7:45p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Durand
October 7, Rockford Rotary Club,Rockford,IL Memorial Hall 2nd floor 211 N. Main St. 11:55a.m-1:15p.m.? Beetalk: BEEKeeping & The Pollinators Disappearing
October 12, 2010
BEE sure to see our Bee's at the Discovery Center in Rockford. They have a new agricultural exhibit and we have an observation hive there with our bees. They can fly out a long tube that goes to the roof and get all the honey from the flowers around downtown Rockford.
Byron Forest Preserve Beekeeping Workshops 2010 Sundays 2:00-4:00pm, $2 per person/per class Jeff Ludwig, instructor
January 10: Checking for winter kill and ordering bees for spring shipment
February 21: Equipment needs and assembly of new equipment
March 14: Feeding bees and preparing for splitting over-wintered colonies
April 11: Feeding bees and installing packaged bees
May 16*: Knowing when to put on supers and swarm prevention
June 13*: Honey extraction how-to's
July 11*: Marketing strategies and health department updates
August 8*: Checking for mites and overall health of bee colonies
September 12*: Getting bees ready for over-wintering
October 10: Over-wintering review for healthy bees
November 14: Cleaning equipment and assembly of new equipment
December 12: Christmas party for beekeepers, honey tasting, honey recipe samples, wassail, door prizes, and lots of bee talk!
*Denotes outdoor workshop, weather permitting. Bring your bee suits!
Jarret Prairie Center, 7993 N. River Rd., Byron To sign up, call 815-234-8535 x200
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