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Club Meetings and Activities
Meeting Updates
Our meetings are usually on the third Saturday of most months and run from 6:30-8:00 PM. Doors typically open around 6 PM. Most of our meetings are held at Trinity Lutheran Church (300 S. Ardmore Avenue, Villa Park), although there are exceptions in some months for special events. The church has a parking lot for your convenience.
Annual CDBA Fall Picnic — Saturday Oct. 18th
Our October event was the annual CDBA Fall Picnic at York Woods Forest Preserve on Saturday October 18th. In addition to great food and camaraderie, Marcin Matelski gave a presentation about his experiments and experience using BetterComb (fully drawn comb created from synthetic wax) and he told members about interesting things he learned/saw at the 2025 Apimondia conference. Games, competitions, and prizes related to beekeeping added to the fun!
Final CDBA Meeting for 2025 – Saturday Nov. 15th
Our last General meeting of 2025 will be held on Saturday November 15th from 6:30 to 8:00 PM (or so). The meeting location will be Trinity Lutheran Church (300 S. Ardmore Avenue in Villa Park). Dr. Kathleen Rhoades of the Savanna Institute will give a presentation (over Zoom) entitled “Bees and Trees – Planting for Pollinators.” Kathleen joined the Savanna Institute as a Tree Crop Breeder in 2023. She earned her PhD in Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology from Michigan State University, focusing on tart cherry genomics and breeding. When she is not thinking about plants she may be found keeping bees or playing roller derby. In addition to the presentation, there will also be several giveaway prizes for people attending the meeting in person.
A Zoom link for the meeting will be emailed to registered CDBA members prior to the meeting. As always, we encourage guests to check out our meetings, either in person or via Zoom. If you would like to join the Zoom meeting as a guest, please email the membership chair, John Hayse, at [email protected].
Tentative Schedule of CDBA Meetings and Activities for 2025
February 15thMarch 15thApril 26thMay 17thJune 21stJuly 24-27 – DuPage County FairAugust 16th – Illinois State Beekeeping Summer Conference, Minooka, ILSeptember 20thOctober 18th – CDBA picnic at York Woods Forest Preserve- November 15th
Beekeeping Events
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The CDBA Board hopes to identify additional opportunities for courses, events, meetings and presentations that may be of interest to local beekeepers. If you have suggestions, please let us know by sending an e-mail to [email protected].
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Online Courses from Beekeeping Made Simple
Our May 2024 speaker, Laryssa Kwoczak of Beekeeping Made Simple, offers online beekeeping classes. If you sign up for a class using our affiliate coupon code (“JOHN”), you can get a 20% discount and the CDBA will receive a portion of the registration fee!
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