June 13th Field Day

 East Central Iowa Beekeepers Association will be holding our 4th summer field day on June 13th.

When: June 13th, from 10 AM to approximately 12:30

Where:  3326 Ridgewood Country Court NE, North Liberty 

(click here for a map)

 What to bring: lawn chairs, a friend and $$$ for the silent auction! Also, protective gear for getting close to bees.

Who can come: This event is free and open to anyone interested in learning about bees.  Non-members are welcome and do not need to pay membership dues to attend.

RSVP:  A form is being sent out to club members to indicate how many will be attending.  Non-members can rsvp by commenting at the bottom of this page . Please leave your name and number in your party.  Parking is somewhat limited so ride sharing is encouraged. Please rsvp by June 8th if you plan to attend.

Light refreshments will be provided.

Agenda:

🐝Introduction and welcome

🐝Group 1: Ellen Bell on queen rearing and grafting demo (See info about Ellen below)

      Group 2:  Hive inspection/mite check/OA vapor demo possibilities

🐝 Break--refreshments, silent auction

🐝 Swap groups

🐝 Wrap up, conclude silent auction

Ellen Bell

Ellen is a well-known and respected beekeeper from central Iowa.  They own Bell Farm, a 10 acre farm 12 miles SE of Des Moines where they raise chickens and upwards of 500 bee colonies.  Ellen raises and sells bees and queens and teaches numerous classes on beekeeping.

Silent Auction

During the event, we will be holding a silent auction.  To see more information about this activity, please follow this link.  The list on that page may not include all of the equipment that may be available to purchase.  This is a chance to buy some good equipment at a terrific price.

Silent Auction

 At our June 13th Field Day, we will be holding a silent auction from items that have been donated by former members  who have moved on from beekeeping.  While we're sorry to see them go, we appreciate the donations.  All proceeds will go to ECIBA.

How this will work:

Bidding sheets will be present for each item. To bid, simply sign your name and list the amount you would spend on the item.Starting bids will be very low (as little as $1!),  because we'd love to have members get a good deal and we want to have all these things have a new home and put to good use.

A final bidding time will be announced.  After that, those with the highest bid on an item may purchase it.

Payment can either be in cash or check made out to East Central Iowa Beekeepers.

To see a list of the items we will be auctioning, click here.

Look here as well as on our Facebook page for updates about the field day.  We will be having a form to indicate your plans to attend so we can get a good idea about numbers.  

Hope to see you there!