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Submit your photos to “The Buzz”. If it is selected for publication you will win $10. This offer will extend for six months. This will not necessarily be six consecutive months. We may skip months if no photos are selected for publication. Choices will be made by the editor of “The Buzz” and all photos submitted will not be returned unless you submit a self addressed stamped envelope. Subject matter is to be general beekeeping or anything directly related.

What Do I Do With All My Wax Cappings?

This will be the topic when the North Iowa Bee Club meets Jan 14th from 1:00 to 4:00 PM. The meeting will be at Pat Ennis’s house at 1040 Union Ave in Goodell.

Phone Pat at 641-444-4767 or e-mail him at flat_lander@lycos.com Learn how to melt wax and make candles. Learn, have fun and ask questions. Do hands on work with beeswax.

Northeast Iowa Beekeepers

There is a Northeast Iowa Beekeepers group. Louise Johnson is the contact person for this group. If you would like information on this group or would like to attend their meetings, feel free to contact Louise. 563-252-2340 or e-mail louisej@alpinenet.com

Northwest Iowa Beekeepers

There is also a Northwest Beekeepers Association. Their contact information has been added to the listing on the back of the Buzz. Give them a call for more information about joining the group.

WANTED TO BUY:
Used Cowan un-capper in good condition. Contact Ivan Rickers in Westside, IA. 712-663-4596

For Sale:
2# and 3# pkgs of bees with queen. Packages will be available about April 10th. These are Italians from Banks Apiary in California. Prices will be available soon, but expect them to be about $5 per package more than last year. Call to book orders before February 28.

Gordon Powell; 4012 54th Street; Des Moines, IA 50310
Ph: 515-278-1762 or
Cell 515-979-3362

FOR SALE: 2 or 3 lb. packages of Italian bees with queen. Picked up in Cedar Rapids or Aurora,Iowa the first part of April. Bees from Hill-Ward Apiary in California. All orders must be received by Feb. 28,2006.

Contact Douglas Child
319-634-3682

For Sale: Package Bees—2# and 3# packages with queens. On the first load you may have your choice of Carniolan or Italian queens. The first lot is expected to be here by the first week in April. This load is normally full by mid February. The second lot will be here in the second or third week of April. This load will have only 2# packages with Carniolan queens. Usually, we have bees available on this load until mid to late March.

Call Phil Ebert for price and availability. 641-527-2639 or e-mail ehoney37@net ins.net

A Year With Honeybees

This video has proven to be popular available on either 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. It may be slightly higher elsewhere. Contact “The Buzz” for your copy. Make checks payable to the Iowa Honey Producers.

Dates to BEE Remembered:

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

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

Jan. 11-14, 2006
American Beekeeping Federation Meeting

Jan.; Feb.; Mar., 2006
Beginning Beekeeping Classes

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