Happy pollinator week! We’re excited to be hosting our first honey stand of the season on Saturday in celebration of pollinator week. Join us at Casa Quirk from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. with a honeybee talk scheduled at 11 a.m.
National Pollinator Week is an annual event celebrated internationally in support of pollinator health. It’s a time to celebrate pollinators and spread the word about what we can do to protect them.
Save the dates! Busy Bea will be hosting her honey stands again this summer. Visit us Saturdays: June 27, July 25, and August 22 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Casa Quirk.
We’ll have a short bee-talk at 11 a.m. each day with free educational materials. All are welcome to join!
We’re happy to share that our 2026 honey season is now open. Early blooms and favorable weather has given the bees a head start and our first batch of clover honey is ready. Honeycomb expected by the end of June.
As 2025 comes to a close, we’d like to thank everyone in our Casa Quirk community for supporting our beekeeping efforts this year.
The hives did well through the season and we had 3 beautiful harvests – approximately 200 pounds! It was enough to fill every order we received and we donated 2 cases of small jars to the College of DuPage Fuel Pantry which supports members of the COD community facing food insecurity.
If you are still in need of honey for your holiday table, we have limited amounts available. We will do our best to update our order form as availability changes.
We are excited to be offering the first honey harvest of the season. We hope you enjoy this early harvest. You can see all available options on the Order Form.
2024 honey is now available! You can see all available options on the Order Form with additional offerings like honeycomb coming later in the season.
The first honey harvest of the season is always a beautiful light gold as the bees forage nectar from the earliest spring blooms in our area. We hope you enjoy this early harvest.
Tomorrow, July 10th is “Don’t Step on a Bee” day! On this day, we celebrate a good reminder – Don’t step on a bee! Celebrate by making a bee hotel, supporting your local beekeeper, and planting wildflowers. See more bee-education resources and printables on our new EDU Hive page.
It’s back! The Busy Bea Honey Stand will have 3 dates this season!
Join us on Saturday June 29, July 20, and Aug 24 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Casa Quirk. We’ll have lots of goodies available 🍯🐝 and we’ll have some activities at 11 a.m. each day.
Please email us for our location if you have not visited us before at casaquirk@gmail.com!
This Friday from 4pm to 7pm, visit Casa Quirk at the Prairie School of DuPage Holiday Maker’s Market in Wheaton! We will have all remaining honey jars available at the market, beeswax candles and wood wax (all made with wax from our hives) PLUS a wide variety of handcrafted charcuterie boards and alligator bootjacks, a Prairie School favorite.
Stop by to see a great variety of local and handmade items and finish your holiday shopping while supporting the wonderful Prairie School of DuPage community.
Additional event information below –
Prairie School of DuPage Holiday Maker’s Market Friday, December 22 from 4 pm – 7 pm – Open to the public
EXPLORE OUR LOCAL HANDCRAFTED PRODUCTS PERFECT FOR HOLIDAY GIFTING!
On Market evenings please follow the lantern-lined path to our front door. In addition to the Holiday Maker’s Market, please visit our Winter Book Fair and Gift Wrapping Station!
The Market will take place throughout the Forest Kindergarten – Upper Elementary classrooms and seasonal artwork will be on display. This is a wonderful opportunity to support our community.
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