We will have our summer meeting in Byron Il at the Byron forest preserve. 7993 North River Road Byron, IL 61010
The cost is $10 to cover lunch.



---------------------------------------------------------------Agenda for IQI Summer Programs

8:30 Registration

9:00 Introduction to the IQI: Goals and Member Benefits

9:20 Queen management: evaluation and introduction of queens

10:00 BREAK-

10:20 Alternative methods of raising queens: the cell punch method--hands on

11:20 Questions and answers

11:40 LUNCH (provided)

12:20 Making summer/fall nucs—demonstration hands on in bee yard

1:10 Accurately measuring Varroa counts for treatment decisions or breeding stock selection—hands on in bee yard

2:00 Round table discussion all participants: queen rearing, nucs, treatments, other topics

3:00 END

call Stu Jacobson with questions

217-498-7233