Meeting Dates

January 30, 2016 Beginning Beekeeping Class Tazewell County Farm Bureau, Pekin IL 9:00 a.m.

February 4, 2016   Spring Management/Creating Pollinator Habitat Tazewell County Farm Bureau, Pekin – 7:00 p.m.

March 11, 2016  Deadouts, Installing Nucs, Where to Buy Your Bees Woodford County Farm Bureau, Eureka, IL – 7:00 p.m.

April 21, 2016 Preventing Swarms, Making Splits Peoria County Farm Bureau – Peoria, IL – 6:30 p.m. 1716 N University St Ste 3, West Peoria, IL 61604 Enter from Nebraska on North Underhill St.

May 20, 2016 Extracting Honey Tazewell County Farm Bureau, Pekin -6:30 p.m. 1505 Valle Vista Blvd Ste 5 Pekin, IL 61554

June 18, 2016 Field Days – Creamed Honey, Hive Opening & Inspection Wildlife Prairie Park 9:00 AM

September 15, 2016 Fall Feeding & Overwintering, Honey Business, Insurance Peoria County Farm Bureau – Peoria, IL -6:30 p.m. 1716 N University St Ste 3, West Peoria, IL 61604 Enter from Nebraska on North Underhill St.

October 21, 2016 Annual Banquet, Elections Fairview Farms, 5911 Heuermann Rd, Peoria, IL -6:30 p.m.

Other Key Dates

January 5-9, 2016 Ponte Verde Beach, Florida

January 5-9, 2016 Albuquerque, New Mexico

April 23, 2016 Earth Day – Forest Nature Center Peoria, IL

July 9-16, 2016 Heart of Illinois Fair Peoria, IL

August 16, 2016 HIBA Day at State of Illinois Fair Springfield, IL

September 10, 2016 Garden Day – Illinois Central College East Peoria, IL (ICC Campus)