The Buzz Newsletter

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Beekeeping Class in Winterset

Pat Randol will be teaching a beekeeping class at the Winterset Library. Class will be on Tuesday nights from 6:30 to 8:00 PM beginning Jan. 17th and ending Feb. 28th.

Contact Pat at 515-462-4768 or email prandol@fbx.com There are currently six people enrolled but there is room for more.

Dates to BEE Remembered:

Feb. 10 & 11, 2006
Mead Fest (Boulder, CO)
(Info in BUZZ)

Jan. 10-14, 2006
American Honey Producers Association Meeting

Jan. 11-14, 2006
American Beekeeping Federation Meeting

Jan.; Feb.; Mar., 2006
Beginning Beekeeping Classes-see dates in BUZZ

Mar. 3 & 4, 2006
Joint Spring Meeting with Kansas & Missouri

Aug. 10-20, 2006
Iowa State Fair

To add an important date to the list, contact the Buzz by email :
thebuzz@abuzzaboutbees.com

Tropical Cheese Spread
Reprinted from the IA REC News (8/2003)

1 8oz. pkg cream cheese, softened
3T honey
¾ t ground ginger
1 8oz. can crushed pinapple, drained

Beat cream cheese, honey and ginger in a small mixing bowl until smooth. Stir in pineapple. Serve with graham crackers or assorted fruits.

Submitted by Arlene Burns

A Year with Honeybees Video

‘A Year with Honeybees’ is now available on DVD or tape. This presentation is produced by the Iowa Honey Producers and follows Dick Blake of Shanandoah, Iowa through an entire production season. It starts with spring feeding and ends as the barrels are being loaded on the truck. Dick shows how to feed bees, make splits, move colonies, super, harvest and extract honey. Running time is thirty-five minutes.

Introductory price is $20. This includes shipping within Iowa. Outside of Iowa is slightly higher. Make checks payable to Iowa Honey Producers.

Send your orders to “The Buzz”, 14808 S 102nd Ave E, Lynnville, Ia, 50153

Northeast Iowa Beekeepers

Would you like to join a beekeepers club? The Northeast Iowa Beekeepers would like to welcome anyone interested in beekeeping to join their group. Started in September 2004, they meet four times a year at Fontana Park in Hazelton, IA. This past May they held a field day and potluck with a good turn out of 28 people attending. Liz Macken, the Northeast Iowa Honey Queen, was recently crowned the Iowa Honey Queen during the IHPA Annual Meeting. Congratulations! To find out more about the Northeast Iowa Beekeepers and future meeting dates, please contact:

Louise Johnson
34147 310th St.
Gutenberg, IA 52052
(563) 252-2340
Louisej@alpinecom.net

For sale: Package Bees—We will begin taking orders for package bees on Jan 15th. We are planning on two lots. One will be scheduled to arrive the first week in April. The second will be 7 to 10 days later. On the first load you may have your choice of Italian or Carniolan queens and you can get either 2# or 3# packages. The second load will only offer 2# pkgs with Carniolan queens. The first load usually sells out in February. There is usually space available on the second load until late March. This is all subject to demand which is extremely variable. Pricing won’t be known until January.

Contact Phil Ebert 641-527-2639 or e-mail ehoney37@netins.net