Happy Mothers Day everyone!! We hope you enjoyed the day & were
able to enjoy time and celebrate the special women in your life.
Reminder that the monthly meeting for May is tomorrow, Monday the 11th at 6:30 pm at the U of I extension.
Dave will be bringing the new extraction equipment. He will talk about
what it is and how to use it. If you are a dues paid member, use of the
equipment is included in your membership. There will be an instruction
sheet & contract to sign for those who check out and use the
equipment. We ask that you treat it gently & with respect &
return it in a timely fashion, clean & in good working condition.
There will also be a summary about swarm controls. Tis the season.
The ISBA Board met in Springfield, and have invited the Southern Illinois beekeepers clubs to participate in creating and hosting the Summer Meeting.
Here are the details:
When: Saturday, June 27th, 2015
Where: The Brown Pavilion at Effingham Community Park, East Temple
Avenue, Effingham, IL 62401 - this pavilion holds 100 -150 people.
Link to park website: http://www.effinghamparkdistrict.org/facilities/pavilions.aspx
The park on Google maps: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Community+Park/@39.12501,-88.532965,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x8873976b5c6cafdd:0xd785d4ef88b9e48
Who will speak?: Mark Antunes, prior president
of Pennsylvania State Beekeepers Association, who will present on "The
Irradiation of Bee Hives for Sterilization".
Catering: Niemerg's Steak House – pick up. Please look at their delicious menu: http://niemergssteakhouse.com/wordpress/?page_id=1990 >
Crossroads Beekeepers will be taking care of hospitality for the attendees.
We will be in charge of refreshments and drinking water, picking up the
catering and placement and disposal of garbage bags, etc.
We hope if you joined us for bee school that we'll continue to see you
at the monthly meetings. If you've recently joined or been a member for
a while thank you for your continued support.
Happy Beekeeping!!
