ReminderCentral Indiana Beekeepers Meeting This Monday EveningMonday, July 155:00 - 6:00 Apiary Open for Q&A6:30 - 8:30 Open Meeting in Nature CenterHolliday Park Nature Center6363 Spring Mill Rd., 46260Activities Will Include:Pre Meeting - Outdoor Apiary *(*5:00 - 6:00)*Apiary Open for Q&A  * Will be inspecting some hives * Bring veil or jacket if you wish to get in close * Meeting Activities - *(6:30 to 8:30 Inside the Nature Center)* *Educational Presenta ...Continue Reading

*🐝🐝** Callout for State Fair Beekeeping Booth Volunteers **🐝🐝* *😃** **🙏🏽** Your Consideration Greatly Appreciated **🙏🏽** **😃* *The Beekeepers of Indiana State Fair Booth 2019* *Help is still Needed!!* Our CIBA club has volunteered to host the TBoI booth at the State Fair for two days, *Dates Are: August 4th and Thursday August 15th. * *August 4th is filled-thank you! But help is still needed for both shifts on Thursday Aug 15th- please contact me if interested. * ...Continue Reading

Passed along from the Indy Southside Beekeepers ClubFrom: *Vickie TROUT <vltrout@PROTECTED>Subject: *Nuc Hives for sale*Beekeepers,   One of our club members, Steve Pryor, has nucs for sale.  The 5 frame nucs are $150 and the 2 frame nucs are $100.  If you are interested, please drop him an email at snake647@PROTECTED.Vickie ...Continue Reading

Last month guest speaker John Bentham discussed colony assessment and trouble shooting hive problems. He made available his PowerPoint presentation. These are not on the website, However… Bring a thumb drive this evening and you can receive a copy. Jerry Z ...Continue Reading

Update: Central Indiana Beekeepers Meeting This EveningTopics Will Include:Pre Meeting - Outdoor Apiary *(*5:00 - 6:00, NW corner of Holliday Park)*Apiary Open for Q&A  * Will be inspecting some hives & Removing Frames for Extraction* Bring veil or jacket if you wish to get in close * Meeting Activities - *(6:30 to 8:30 Inside the Nature Center)* *Educational Presentation:* Honey Bee Communication - *Jim Berndt  * Selling Honey in Indiana: Lisa ...Continue Reading

ReminderCentral Indiana Beekeepers Meeting This EveningFREE! Monday, June, 175:00 - 6:00 Apiary Open for Q&A6:30 - 8:30 Open Meeting in Nature CenterHolliday Park Nature Center6363 Spring Mill Rd., 46260(Ok, so it is always Free, but you get the idea!)Topics Will Include:Pre Meeting - Outdoor Apiary *(*5:00 - 6:00, NW corner of Holliday Park)*Apiary Open for Q&A  * Will be inspecting some hives & Removing Frames for Extraction* Bring veil or jacket if you wish to get in clo ...Continue Reading

🐝🐝🐝  *National Pollinator Week Coming Up   🐝🐝🐝*😃 Can YOU help Holliday Park on 19th, 20th or 21st? *😃Have You Contacted Renee?*The Earlier Contact Info Was Incorrect*Please see corrections below.*Holliday Park Nature Center would like to support National Pollinator Week by offering their guests-visitors and opportunity to observe honey bees AND chat with beekeepers.Chatty Beekeepers will be present by CIBA’s observational hive in the Nature Center and dialogue with visitor ...Continue Reading

🐝🐝🐝  *National Pollinator Week Coming Up   🐝🐝🐝*😃 Can YOU help Holliday Park on 19th, 20th or 21st? *😃Holliday Park Nature Center would like to support National Pollinator Week by offering their guests-visitors and opportunity to observe honey bees AND chat with beekeepers.Chatty Beekeepers will be present by CIBA’s observational hive in the Nature Center and dialogue with visitors. Educational posters and some equipment (smoker, hive tool, etc.) will be present to facilitate di ...Continue Reading

National Pollinator Week is June 17 to 23rd.*😃 Holliday Park and CIBA Needs YOU 😃Holliday Park Nature Center would like to support National Pollinator Week by offering their guests-visitors and opportunity to observe honey bees AND chat with beekeepers.Chatty Beekeepers will be present by CIBA’s observational hive in the Nature Center and dialogue with visitors. Educational posters and some equipment (smoker, hive tool, etc.) will be present to facilitate discussionALL beekeeper help wel ...Continue Reading

🐝🐝 Callout for State Fair Beekeeping Booth Volunteers 🐝🐝* 😃 🙏🏽 *Your Consideration Greatly Appreciated 🙏🏽 😃*The Beekeepers of Indiana State Fair Booth 2019*Our CIBA club has volunteered to host the TBoI booth at the State Fair for two days, Dates Are:  Sunday August 4th and Thursday August 15th. *The booth sells TBoI honey, whipped honey; honey candy, honey lemonade and honey ice cream, lotion sticks, lip balm and beeswax candles which are made in Pioneer Village.  Individual bee keepers also sell h ...Continue Reading