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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.
April 2026 CDBA Meeting
Our last General meeting was held on Saturday April 18th. Our speaker for the evening was the owner of City Bee Savers and CDBA board member, Bill Whitney. He gave a presentation on Swarm Control. Please click here for a video Bill provided. In addition to CDBA business and an open question-and-discussion period about current apiary observations, there were several exciting giveaway prizes for people attending the meeting in person.
Next CDBA Meeting – Saturday May 16th
Our next General meeting of 2026 will be held on Saturday May 16th from 6:30 to 8:00 PM (or so). The meeting location will be Trinity Lutheran Church (300 S. Ardmore Avenue in Villa Park). We will have a speaker from GreenLight Biosciences who will present about the new Narroa product for Varroa mite control. Click here to read more about Narroa. There will also be several exciting 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 2026
February 21st – General CDBA MeetingMarch 21st – General CDBA MeetingApril 18th – General CDBA Meeting- May 16th – General CDBA Meeting
- June 20th – General CDBA Meeting
- July 23-26 – DuPage County Fair
- August 15th -General CDBA Meeting
- September 26th – CDBA picnic at York Woods Forest Preserve
- October 17th – General CDBA Meeting
- November 21st – General CDBA Meeting
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].
- Beekeeping Classes – Garfield Park Conservatory. Multiple offerings. These classes are taught by CDBA club member and GPC Head Beekeeper, Marcin Matelski
- Beekeeping Classes from Honey Lake Beekeeping Company. Multiple offerings.
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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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