tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10269287912365575362011-07-07T16:05:20.172-07:00Donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01977606393725707850noreply@blogger.comBlogger111100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1026928791236557536.post-10802547710561608322010-08-10T14:21:00.000-07:002010-08-10T14:22:25.938-07:00We meet tomorrow at 6:30 at the Café, hope to see you there.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1026928791236557536-1080254771056160832?l=pilsenbeekeepers.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01977606393725707850noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1026928791236557536.post-11972497096967257282010-08-10T14:15:00.000-07:002010-08-10T14:18:51.663-07:00The August 6 issue of the <a href="http://www.gazettechicago.com/index/2010/08/beekeepers-in-pilsen-produce-both-honey-environmental-awareness/">Gazette</a> has a feature on us.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1026928791236557536-1197249709696725728?l=pilsenbeekeepers.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01977606393725707850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1026928791236557536.post-10100016684899677632010-05-18T11:21:00.000-07:002010-05-18T11:22:15.476-07:00<meta charset="utf-8"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;msg&quot;}" style="font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; "><span class="UIStory_Message">Pete Hansen has a few Nuc's left if anyone is still in need of bees.</span></h3></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1026928791236557536-1010001668489967763?l=pilsenbeekeepers.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01977606393725707850noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1026928791236557536.post-14539909482147630952010-05-09T15:51:00.000-07:002010-05-09T15:58:49.026-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sevcSBNDn9s/S-c9bg42PhI/AAAAAAAAASY/VdqPxYNLq5s/s1600/050910_0561.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sevcSBNDn9s/S-c9bg42PhI/AAAAAAAAASY/VdqPxYNLq5s/s320/050910_0561.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469407815358889490" /></a> <br /><meta charset="utf-8">By now everyone should have their bees in and I look forward to the stories you will have to tell at our next meeting.<div> <br /></div><div>Wednesday, May 19<div>6:30-8:30</div><div>2110 S Halsted (south door)</div><div> <br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1026928791236557536-1453990948214763095?l=pilsenbeekeepers.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01977606393725707850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1026928791236557536.post-6171142926490139852010-04-19T09:44:00.001-07:002010-04-19T09:44:47.336-07:00<div><br /></div><div>PollinatorLIVE: A Distance Learning Adventure is offering a series of FREE live interactive web casts, web seminars, and satellite field trips about pollinators, gardening, and conservation. For more information, go to http://pollinatorlive.pwnet.org. The web site also features resources that meet National Science Education Standards for the classroom. PollinatorLIVE is geared toward students in grades 4 – 8, but there are lesson plans and activities of interest to teachers and students in all grades.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1026928791236557536-617114292649013985?l=pilsenbeekeepers.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01977606393725707850noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1026928791236557536.post-11787807568319957472010-04-08T11:48:00.000-07:002010-04-08T11:49:21.112-07:00http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=111814958841349&amp;ref=nf<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1026928791236557536-1178780756831995747?l=pilsenbeekeepers.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01977606393725707850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1026928791236557536.post-90217892860102864742010-04-08T09:41:00.000-07:002010-04-08T09:44:58.093-07:00The last meeting of the Pilsen Beekeepers Association was attended by 22 people. We had a few newcomers and many familiar faces. Everyone had the opportunity to update the group on their colonies and John Bailey gave us his solid and humorous advice.<div><br /></div><div>Next meeting is scheduled for May 19. Hope to see you there.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1026928791236557536-9021789286010286474?l=pilsenbeekeepers.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01977606393725707850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1026928791236557536.post-69035079014762165422010-01-21T09:42:00.000-08:002010-01-21T09:51:37.439-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sevcSBNDn9s/S1iUFLfqH8I/AAAAAAAAASM/0qp6H9iaJ7I/s1600-h/IMG_8161.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sevcSBNDn9s/S1iUFLfqH8I/AAAAAAAAASM/0qp6H9iaJ7I/s320/IMG_8161.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429252167500963778" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sevcSBNDn9s/S1iUErVqEWI/AAAAAAAAASE/T8zcElz6Iks/s1600-h/IMG_8162.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sevcSBNDn9s/S1iUErVqEWI/AAAAAAAAASE/T8zcElz6Iks/s320/IMG_8162.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429252158869082466" /></a><br />What an amazing turnout for our third meeting. We had 30 people get together to talk about bees. Thank you to everyone that attended. <div><br /></div><div>The next meeting is scheduled for February 24th. 6:30 at the Café. </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1026928791236557536-6903507901476216542?l=pilsenbeekeepers.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01977606393725707850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1026928791236557536.post-4521120617655795702009-11-19T17:51:00.001-08:002009-11-19T17:52:31.685-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sevcSBNDn9s/SwX2QzaD1zI/AAAAAAAAARw/41rTJyhwVsQ/s1600/IMG_0531.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sevcSBNDn9s/SwX2QzaD1zI/AAAAAAAAARw/41rTJyhwVsQ/s320/IMG_0531.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405997696266000178" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1026928791236557536-452112061765579570?l=pilsenbeekeepers.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01977606393725707850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1026928791236557536.post-52320213787221576262009-11-19T15:30:00.000-08:002009-11-19T16:37:10.876-08:00We had a productive second meeting last night. Once again, Mark was a generous host for our meeting place. <div><br /></div><div>• Emily baked a fabulous cake for us to eat</div><div>• Mark got the espresso machine up and running</div><div>• We voted to officially call the club The Pilsen Beekeepers Association</div><div>• We planned the next meeting for January 20th</div><div>• John Bailey discussed the difference between wax and plastic foundation as well as the different types of frames that can be used.</div><div>• Julio asked the simple question about how we got into bees which led to interesting discussion</div><div>• Next meeting we will discuss ordering equipment as a group and getting bees for spring</div><div><br /></div><div>Hope to see you at the next meeting.</div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1026928791236557536-5232021378722157626?l=pilsenbeekeepers.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01977606393725707850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1026928791236557536.post-51223537115539056452009-11-16T13:49:00.000-08:002009-11-16T13:50:07.847-08:00Pilsen Beekeepers will be meeting on Wednesday November 18 at 6:30pm.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1026928791236557536-5122353711553905645?l=pilsenbeekeepers.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01977606393725707850noreply@blogger.com0