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Feed the bees with bulbs from this year’s Fall Gardeners’ Gathering

— September 23, 2021

Spring blooming bulbs like daffodils are favored by gardeners as they are a signal that the soil has warmed, and the landscape is coming alive. Despite the bountiful daffodils seen…

Specialty honey farm adds sweetness, more to beekeepers’ lives
— June 28, 2021

Customers value honey and beeswax products from Raines Honey Farm’s bees, but those pollinators are also essential for several fruit, vegetable and nut crops. On their family farm…
Native plants in your landscape help bees and butterflies
— August 19, 2017

The past few years have seen an increase in concern for helping pollinators and other insects.  To me this is the top concern for anyone who is gardening.  When I go back and…
Beekeeping workshop attracts people for varied reasons
— May 4, 2016

Growing up on a farm in Kendall County, Carolyn Pottinger remembers her dad keeping bees. Even at that time, her dad donned netting, long sleeves, and used a smoker to distract the…

Burrowing bees and wasps return to parks, beaches
— July 14, 2018

Burrowing Bees, Sand Wasps and Cicada Killers are back for the season. These important pollinators like to inhabit areas like sand playgrounds and beach volleyball courts, where…
Upcoming classes in Peoria teach ins and outs of beekeeping
— January 10, 2017

If you’re considering joining the swarm of hobbyist beekeepers in the United States, a beginning beekeepers class offered by the Heart of Illinois Beekeepers Association on Jan….
Bee colony collapse impacts McHenry County
— June 1, 2015

One out of every three bites of food is directly or indirectly on our tables because of the honeybee. A healthy hive is so important that the U.S. Postal Code allows for queens to be…