Illinois Queen Initiative 2015 Fall Meeting Registration

[Garry Grube]

The 6th annual fall meeting of the Illinois Queen initiative will be held Saturday October 17, 2015 from 9 AM to 4 PM at the Evergreen FS facility at 402 Hershey Road in Bloomington, IL.

This year’s featured speakers are Dr. Greg Hunt from Purdue University talking about the mite biter bee he has developed and Dr. Dale Hill speaking on the special nutrition needs of the honey bee queen.

Cost is $30 for paid members; $45 for non-members. Registration includes lunch. Please register by October 14 so that we may order enough food for the event.
Make check payable to the IQI and send reservations to the treasurer:

Carolyn Gerberding
1 Vernon Dr.
Rochester, IL. 62563. 
Non-members may register and join at the same time for $55.
Address any questions regarding the event to illinoisque...@gmail.com

This annual meeting will close out our 6th year as an organization of volunteers dedicated to educating Illinois beekeepers on how to rear local queens.  Four successful queen rearing classes were hosted by the IQI throughout the state with 52 more beekeepers educated on queen rearing.  Our Summer Open House at a mating yard was a success in spite of the frequent rains.  We have begun to introduce mite biter queens into the apiaries of IQI members.

Annual dues of $25 are payable at the annual meeting for the following year.  Dues are used to maintain the website, print educational materials, pay for presenters’ costs, and assist with expenses for IQI queen rearing classes.  Paid members get discounts to classes and future meetings.

Meeting Agenda

8:30 am          Registration . . . .

9:00 am          Introductions

9:15 am          Speaker – Dr. Greg Hunt, Purdue University

10:45 am        Break

11:00 am        Business - Scott Martin – Report on 2015 IQI activities

                       Director’s Reports

                                    Northern IL -  Phil Raines

                                    Chicago IL -    Gary Grube

                                    Central, IL -    Mark Kilty

                                    Southern, IL -            David Dohm

                       Brief Business Meeting

 

12:00 pm        Lunch

1:00 pm          Speaker – Ellen Starr – Pollinator Habitat

1:45 pm          Speaker – Lonnie Langley – Maintaining Drone Colonies

2:00 pm          Speaker – Dr Dale Hill – Queen Nutrition  

2:45 pm          Speaker – Craig Schultz – Mailing Queens

3:00 pm          Elections of Officers

3:15 pm          Queen Producer Panel

4:00 pm          End