The Buzz Newsletter

June 2006

 

 

Page 9

Summer Field Day

Don’t forget the summer field day coming up July 8th at the Iowa 4-H Center near Madrid. From Hiway 30, take Hiway 17 through Luther to county road E-57. Go west on E-57 for 2.6 miles to the third road going south. Turn onto Peach Ave and follow the road to the 4-H Center. If you are coming from the south, take Hiway 17 and go through Madrid. North of Madrid you will come to E-57. Proceed west on E-57 as before.

David Vander Dussen has a product to promote but he also has a lot of good information on the population growth rate of Varroa mites. You need to understand this if you hope to control them. If you wait too long, it doesn’t matter what you treat with. The bees are going to die. Bill Ruzieka calls this “Missing the cue”. I have always liked that term.

The main course and drinks for lunch are being furnished by the Association. We hope everyone will bring a dish to share for pot luck. Get your registration sent in. We hope to have a good crowd. Fees will be $10 for members and $15 for non members. Non members will be able to receive the Buzz for the remainder of the year.

Send your registration to Pat Ennis, 1040 Union Ave, Goodell, Ia, 50439 Pat’s phone number is 641-444-4767

Submitted by Phil Ebert

SUMMER FIELD DAY
JULY 8TH
IOWA 4-H CENTER
1991 Peach Avenue
Madrid, Iowa 50156
(515) 795-3338
www.extension.iastate.edu/4hcenter

Morning Schedule:
8:30 Registration
9:00 Welcome, Announcements, Introduction
9:15 Varroa Mite, what to do…………...…...….David Vander Dussen

10:30 BREAK

10:45 IOWA BEE INSPECTIONS……...………………...Boyd Palmer
11:00 Mite-Away II tm…………………………..David Vander Dussen

12:00 LUNCH BBQ CHICKEN OR A BBQ PIG

1:15 BREAK OUT IN FOUR GROUPS:

ONE…………..….…………….....David Vander Dussen
TWO…………..……………………….William Eickholt
THREE…………………..…..……………..Boyd Palmer
FOUR…………………...…..………………….Pat Ennis

Each group will open up two hives, on one we will do either a powdered sugar or ether roll and the other will have a stick board to do a mite count.

3:15 QUESTIONS

HAVE A SAFE TRIP HOME, AND HOPE TO SEE YOU AT THE FAIR.

We will be trying to get someone to come in and make homemade ice cream or malts. We hope all will bring a dish to pas and spend time with friends.