Welcome
to the Iowa Honey
Producers Association Web site
Greetings from the Iowa Honey Producers Association!
We hope you find your visit enjoyable and educational. Currently The Buzz Newsletter contains the majority of the site
content. In the future additional articles will be posted from
IHPA to help document and expound upon the experiences and expertise
of beekeepers across the state of Iowa.
Dates to Bee Remembered |
| Date |
Event |
| 8/13-23/2009 |
The Iowa State Fair |
| 10/30 & 31/2009 |
Annual Meeting in Marshalltown, IA |
To add an important date to the list, contact the Buzz by email at thebuzz@abuzzaboutbees.com |
June Issue of The
Buzz
The June issue of The Buzz is now available.
Come take a look! The Iowa State Fair will be here in no time, which means now is the time to turn in your bid sheet (before June 30th) if you would be interested in providing products for sale at the IHPA Honey Booth. This month The Beekeeper of the Month is Adam Ebert, and read about how you can bee apart of the Iowa State Fair by helping out at the IHPA Sales Booth.
Click here for information on how you can help out at the IHPA Sales Booth.
IHPA Membership and The Buzz
Please check your issue of The Buzz for your membership expiration date. Dues for 2009 are past due. It is still $10 for the primary member and $5 for each additional family member at the same address. This issue, the July Buzz, will be the last one sent to members who have an expiration date of 2008. Dues for 2010 are also being accepted now if you would like to send it in.
Melanie Bower, Treasurer
207 S.E. Diehl
Des Moines, IA 50315 |
Why you will be happy to become a member of the Iowa Honey Producers Association
The Iowa Honey Producers Association represents the needs and the interests of the beekeeping industry.
FOR THE BENEFIT OF ITS MEMBERS, THE IHPA OFFERS:
honey industry promotion
- opportunities for networking with honey producers
- educational seminars
- field day
- annual conference and trade show
- financial support for honey bee research
- monthly newsletter
- membership directory
- advocacy for the industry relating to legislative issues
- access to national beekeeping journals
- membership in the Iowa State Horticultural Society
- promotions at the Iowa State Fair
- beekeeping classes/educational opportunities
- youth scholarship/ mentoring program
- works closely with the State Apiarist
By-Laws of the Iowa Honey Producers Association
Article 11 - Objects
The objects of this Association shall be to coodinate the interest of the beekeepers of Iowa and bring them into closer relationship of mutual helpfulness by association, conference and correspondence; to sponsor legislation for the benefit and protection of the industry; to assit in the dissemination of information on the control of diseases; to inform the members and the public of the valuable use of honey as well as the importance of the honey bee in relation to the pollination of agricultural crops, and to support every effort to promote the advancement of the beekeeping industry.
Article 111 - Membership
Section 1. Anyone interested in the beekeeping industry is entitled to a membership in this organization.
Membership dues are $10.00 payable each year. A second family member (or more) can receive a membership for $5.00. Only one newsletter will be sent to each household.
IHPA Membership
Interested in becoming a member of IHPA? Membership
is only $10 annually and includes a complimentary member subscription
to The Buzz Newsletter. Help support IHPA and the
world of beekeeping, join today.
Download the Membership Form here:
Microsoft Word Document IHPA Membership Form
Adobe Acrobat Document IHPA Membership Form
Click on one of the links to open the Application
in your browser, or right click on a link and select "Save
target as..." to save a copy to your computer
IHPA Membership Contact Person:
Melanie Bower, IHPA Treasurer
207 S.E. Diehl
Des Moines, IA 50315
Phone: (515) 287-6542
IHPA Youth Partnership
Program Scholar
Do you know an outstanding youth that might
be interested in beekeeping. Encourage them to apply to be an
IHPA Youth Partnership Program Scholar.
Download the Application here:
Microsoft Word Document Youth
Program Application
Adobe Acrobat Document Youth
Program Application
Click on one of the links to open the Application
in your browser, or right click on a link and select "Save
target as..." to save a copy to your computer.
General information about
Colony Collapse Disorder
www.ento.psu.edu/MAAREC/index.htm
A Year With Honeybees
This video has proven to be popular available
on either VHS tape or DVD. We have sold 41 of them. It follows
beekeeper Dick Blake through an entire production season. It
starts with spring feeding and ends with the barrels of honey
being loaded on the truck. There is good information here for
beekeepers of every level. Available form the Iowa Honey Producers
for $20. That includes shipping within Iowa. Make checks payable
to the Iowa Honey Producers and mail to one of the following
addresses.
The Buzz
c/o Phil Ebert
14808 102nd Ave. E.
Lynnville, IA 50153
or
Margaret Hala
1988 Vine Ave.
Marshalltown, IA 50158
