Join us for our monthly meeting Topics include Splitting hives to prevent swarming- Tom Cairns Rules and Regulations for selling honey- Marc Mayhew Doors open at 630pm. Meeting begins at 7
March 2025 Membership Meeting March 28, 2025 at 7pm; Doors open at 630 pm St. Clair County Farm Bureau Building Topics include Basic Queen rearing and selecting for gentle bees by Ken Kloepper
April 2025 membership meeting at Madison County Farm Bureau. 7pm -9pm. Join us for the April meeting where public information director Dan Glasscock will discuss pests such as varroa mites and small hive beetles. Doors open at 630 pm.
May 2025 Membership Meeting May 21, 2025 at Willoughby Farm in Collinsville. Meeting begins at 630 pm with club business meeting. Members will vote on bylaw changes at this meeting. Programming immediately following the business meeting. Topic- TBD
Join us on Wednesday July 23 at 630pm for a club summer picnic. Club will provide fried chicken and drinks (water, iced tea, and lemonade) please bring a side dish to share. A brief talk on monthly management will be given, but the main focus of this month's meeting is fun and fellowship within Read More
August meeting will be held at Doug Clemons' place(15 E Guy St; Glen Carbon) with Secretary Sean Daenzer serving as host. Sean will be facilitating some inspections of his hives at this meeting offering both guidance on how to inspect and the opportunity to participate in the inspections. We may also mark queens and do Read More
Our next meeting will be held on September 28, 2025 and will be hosted by Phyllis Webb. The location for the meeting will be 137 Blair Ave; Cottage Hills, IL. The club will provide a main dish (meat) and a salad. Members are invited to bring a side dish to share for the meal. During Read More
Our October meeting is scheduled for October 24,2025 at the St. Clair County Farm Bureau building (1479 IL-15; Belleville, IL) Doors will open at 630pm and the meeting will begin at 7pm. We are excited to have club member Ken Schaefer present a talk on the history of the club at this meeting. For the Read More