The Buzz Newsletter

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IOWA STATE FAIR APIARY ENTRIES

It is a little early to be thinking about the Iowa Sate Fair in August but there are some changes that have been made for entering exhibits and into of the classes this year.

A change has been made in the entry due date. Early entries are due with a postmark of July 12th and will have entry packets mailed to the exhibitor. Late entries are due with a postmark of August 1st and entry packets will have to be picked up at the Entry Department on or after August 5th. No entries will be accepted after August 1st.

Judging will begin on Wednesday, August 10th, at noon. Entries not in place at noon will not be judged. Entries will be accepted from 6:00 P.M. to 8:30 P.M. on Tuesday, August 9th, and after 8:00 A.M. on Wednesday, August 10th.

Two classes have been changed. Class 15 -Photograph, Specific Subject- now reads “subject must be a honey bee on a flower”. Because of the change, Class 14 –Photograph, General Beekeeping- now reads ”subject of photo must be honeybees, honey or beekeeping and may depict harvesting, processing, marketing or packaging bee hive products”.

Please read the rules for entries when you receive them. I hope to see you and your entries at the Iowa State Fair which starts August 11th and goes through August 21st, 2005.

Melanie Bower
Superintendent
Apiary Department,
Bees and Honey

Bid Entries for the Iowa State Fair IHPA Sales Booth

Please take note that the bids for products to be sold at the 2005 IHPA honey booth are due on June 30, 2005. The bid sheet is included on page 6. There is also a copy on the website www.abuzzaboutbees.com The due date for bids is near, so fill out your bid sheet today.

The Iowa State Fair brings thousands of people through the Agricultural building and our very own IHPA honey booth. It is a great opportunity to promote the important role of honeybees and the wonderful products they make. Of course to do this IHPA needs people to help run the sales booth during the fair. If you or someone you know would like to help, use the sheet on page 7 to indicate when you could help with this great event.

For Sale: 269 Hive bodies with frames. 41 empty, all sizes. A lot of other equipment.

Call David & Jan Gillaspie at
319- 393-0935

For Sale: Carniolan queens available around June 1st—Breeders and drone mothers have been selected from our top colonies of 2004.

Queens are $10 each if picked up at our place. Shipping is available at additional cost.

Contact:
Phil Ebert at 641-527-2639 or call Adam at 641-594-3126 or e-mail at ehoney37@netins.net

To Any Beekeepers in Hamilton County or Neighboring Counties:

I was contacted by an individual in Hamilton County looking for bees to place on his land. He and his neighbors have a few fruit trees and gardens and 40 acres of surrounding timberland. It appears that the last beekeeper to use this site was Joe Sueper, who past away several years ago. The individual would like to get bees established back on his land for the benefit of pollination. To all interested parties you can contact the individual at:

Marlin and Cheri Hill
2979 270th St.
Ellsworth, IA 50075
515-836-4616

Or you can contact me at sjhanlin@iastate.edu or 515-294-1936 and I will forward you the information which I have received.

Submitted by
Steve J. Hanlin