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Name the District 42 Bee Hive
To bee, or not to bee?
That one’s easy! We’re official Super Sweet Bee Buddy Members! That means we’re sponsoring a City Bee Savers beehive, on behalf of District 42. Now we need to pick a great name for our hive and its queen bee.
City Bee Savers 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.
If you have some creative ideas to name our hive and its queen, you can click here. (Puns are DEFINITELY encouraged.) We’ll select the top five and then let you vote to pick the name. (Just BEE polite with your suggestions, please!)