At Byron Forest Preserve, Byron, IL
Year-round monthly beekeeping workshop with Jeff Ludwig. In-season classes are held in the apiary of the forest preserve where participants can work with live bees in working hives.
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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
