Photo Gallery of 2021 Feb Class

First Lessons in Beekeeping and Membership card

Your $40 fee will include full membership to the Mississippi Valley Beekeepers Association (MVBA), membership to the Illinois State Beekeepers Association (ISBA), the book First Lessons in Beekeeping, and a day filled with expertly skilled beekeepers presenting knowledge that allows you to get started in beekeeping.

Shown here are one of two club owned extractors club members are free to use.

One of numerous stations with informational literature free for the taking. Along with several informational posters with other native pollinators, bee life cycle, and pollinator habitats to name a few.

Comb honey. 1 12 oz. brick ad a "Round Ross"

At all beginner classes we give away door prizes at the end of the class. Here are two of the "sweeter" prizes. Other prizes include smokers, hive tools, and other beekeeping equipment to help you on your way in the first year of beekeeping!