Lake County Illinois
Meetings are normally held at State Bank of the Lakes, 50 Commerce Dr, Grayslake IL 60030. Informal Q&A at 6:30PM, formal meeting starts promptly at 7PM.
August 7
Annual LCBA Picnic
Time: 4:30 p.m. (Dinner will be served at 6:00 p.m.)
Location: Belli Farm
40960 N. Mill Creek Road
Old Mill Creek, IL 60083
Cost: $5.00 per person in advance (preferred for food planning purposes)
$10.00 per person at the door
Cash or check payable to: Lake County Beekeepers Association and mail to the Belli's.
July 3
Beekeeping show and tell. Please bring something you use for your honey bees and talk to the group about it. It can be anything you use for the hive, for extracting, for honey, for making products, etc. Something that you think is unique that maybe no one else uses.
June 5
Our guest speaker will be Rich Morris who is a beekeeper, electrical engineer, and the founder and CEO of BroodMinder, a leading provider of honeybee health monitoring tools. With a strong background in engineering and a deep passion for apiculture, he has developed innovative solutions that empower beekeepers to effectively manage their apiaries and gain valuable insights into hive conditions.
May 1
Speakers will be Pam Giemer Boyce and Robert Boyce. Pam is the In-House Garden Center Landscape Designer at Breezy Hill Nursery, WI. She has many years of experience and is all about pollinators and beauty. Her husband, Robert is a beekeeper. He owns and operates Natural Environments Landscaping & Nursery in Lake Zurich, IL.
Pam & Robert will focus on local Lake County wildflowers, native trees & shrubs which support our many pollinators.
Bring your landscaping for pollinators and bee questions.
April 3
Panel discussion with answers to questions from members on "The Fundamentals of Beekeeping" moderated by President Josh Boller. Panel members include: Jim Belli, Scott Farrell, Ryan Piktel, and Bob Vettese.
March 6
Dave Meyer of Meyer Bees in Minooka, IL will be presenting about honey bee Spring Management.
February 6
Tim May will be the guest speaker. He will be speaking on commercial beekeeping.
January 16
Tim Wilbanks of Heritage Honeybees will be the guest speaker. He will be speaking on the state of beekeeping in the USA. In addition, he will discuss the effects of Canada opening its borders for the importation of American package bees. Tim will also talk about Tropilaelaps, the parasitic mite that everyone should be concerned about.
December 5
Petra Ahnert will speak about her journey in beekeeping and how she got where she is today. She is the author of Beeswax Alchemy and Beehive Alchemy.
November 7
Our speaker is Slava Strogolov, CEO of Strong Microbials. The topic of the meeting is Overwintering Strategies for your bees.
October 3
Our speaker is Charlie Koenan from BeeVangelists out of Milwaukee, WI. He will be speaking about overwintering your hives.
September 5
There will be a panel discussion on Preparing Hives for Winter. Bring all your questions!
August 1
Annual LCBA Picnic
Time: 4:30 p.m. (Dinner will be served at 6:00 p.m.)
Location: Belli Farm
40960 N. Mill Creek Road
Old Mill Creek, IL 60083
Cost: $5.00 per person in advance
$10.00 per person at the door
Cash or check payable to: Lake County Beekeepers Association
July 11
We will be having a member of the club, Ryan Piktel, will be showing/talking about "Electron Microscope Views of Honey Bees".
June 6
There will be a panel discussion on how members sell their honey chaired by Past President Frank Moriarty. It will be a fun topic to discuss and as always a lot of information.
May 2
Q & A - If you have questions, we have Answers!
April 4
Sandra Washburn from Wild Ones Lake-to-Prairie Chapter, will be speaking about planning and planting a pollinator garden. She will be giving us some great resources to use.
March 7
Slava Strogolov from Strong Microbials in Milwaukee, WI, will have a lot of great information bee science.
February 1
Dave Meyer of Meyer Bees from Minooka, IL, will be speaking about Feeding our Bees! It's still winter, but spring will be here before you know it! Let's get prepared not only for spring, but also know what we should feed our bees throughout the year!
January 4
Tim Wilbanks of Heritage Honeybees will be speaking on the Package Bee Industry. He also will be speaking about the current state of affairs regarding Canada's opening of its borders for the importation of American package bees.