COVER STORY
Results from the hive mind
There are quite a few busy bees in the district!
We’ve received some amazing suggestions over the last few weeks for our District 42 beehive and its queen. We’ve narrowed it down to our top five, and now we need your votes to decide the winners.
Hive:
- Infinit-bee and bee-yond
- Stayin-a-hive
- Maybeery
- Sweet Survivor
- Comb 42
Queen Bee:
- Gertrude
- Royal Hiveness
- Queen Beelizabeth
- Aunt Bee
- Beeyonce
We are sponsoring this hive through the City Bee Savers Bee Buddy program. City Bee Savers, based here in DuPage County, is a member of the Illinois Queen Initiative (IQI), which is working to raise healthy honey bees from colonies that are well-suited to Illinois’ rigorous climate.
Throughout the summer, the City Bee Savers safely retrieve honey bees from trees, chimneys, and buildings around Illinois and place them in hive boxes. Those bees are then bred to help produce bees that are Illinois-hardy.
Thank you to everyone who took the time to share their creative name ideas. To vote for your favorite, you can click here.