Crossroads Beekeepers will hold its next meeting on Monday, April 8th, at 6:30pm in the basement of the University of Illinois Extention Center, 1209 N Wenthe, Effingham IL. Please enter through the west doors. John Michl, beekeeper from Newton, will be speaking on catching bee swarms. John has been catching swarms since starting in beekeeping and will share what has worked best for him in expanding his apiary.
In addition, the Bylaws Committee will present their final draft of the new club bylaws for review and vote. The Program Committee will also share their work this past month. Finally, if you are a new beekeeper who needs to register your apiary with the State of Illinois, Eleanor Shumacher, bee inspector, will be able to do so at the meeting.