The Buzz Newsletter

May 2005

 

 

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IMPORTANT IHPA DATES TO REMEMBER

July 16, 2005 Field Day Ames Plant Introduction Station

July 16, 2005 Board Meeting Ames

Aug. 11-21,2005 Iowa State Fair Des Moines State Fairgrounds

Sept. 24, 2005 Board Meeting Des Moines

Nov. 17, 2005 Board Meeting Marshalltown

Nov. 18 & 19, 2005 Annual Meeting Marshalltown

If you have a date that needs to be added to the list, contact the editor of the BUZZ:

thebuzz@abuzzaboutbees.com

 

For Sale: 95% Formic Acid in one gallon quantities. Comes with instructions for dilution to 65%. $11/gallon Contact Doug Peters in Wapello 319-523-5828

For Sale: Approx 150 feeder bucket plugs with built in screen. These fit a 2” hole and work fine if you feed on the inner cover. Contact Phil Ebert in Lynnville 641-527-2639

For Sale: Three and four frame nucs from overwintered bees. All have Carniolan queens. Contact Phil Ebert at 641-527-2639

For Sale: Approx 25 four and five gallon buckets. Used once. Clean and ready to go. Your choice--$1.50 each. Also available--approx 40 two gallon buckets suitable for honey, feeder buckets or whatever. $1.25 each. Contact Phil Ebert at 641-527-2639 or e-mail ehoney37@netins.net

For Sale: 2 Dadant 6-12 extractors,1 Maxant 10-20 extractor, 1 Maxant flail uncapper, 1 Maxant cappings spinner all are stainless. 1969 Chevy 1ton truck w/8x12 flat bed[steel] Call 515-332-1260 E-mail earlnlana@dtsnet.net

 

 

Beekeeping Series to Air on RFDTV Network

Hello Everyone,

I just received the May/ June program guide for the RFDTV network they will be presenting a beekeeping program every Monday in May and June on the year in bee keeping it will be aired on Mondays at 3.30 P.M and at 11.30 P/M and on Tuesdays at 7.30 A.M. I am not sure yet who is presenting the program but I think it is Keith Delepane ( not sure of the spelling) of the U of Georgia...The RFD TV is on direct TV channel 379.

Vern Ramsey

IHPA Summer Field Day

Date: July 16, 2005
Time: 9:30 (tentative)
Place: North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station – Ames, IA
Or
Iowa State Nursery – Ames, IA
(Directions to the station will be included in a later BUZZ)

Speaker: Gerry Reynolds a Kansas beekeeper who has been working with the Russian bee both in Kansas and at the USDA Baton Rouge Lab in Louisiana. Part of Gerry’s presentation will be a formal video which Gerry and the Baton Rouge group have made to explain the history of the bee and how it was introduced into the United States and the pros and cons of using the Russian bees. Gerry will also explain and answer questions on his experience working with the bees in his own honey business.

In addition to Gerry’s talk, we hope to have several of the local established beekeepers talk about getting started in beekeeping, what basic equipment is needed and where to get it, what to do to promote healthy productive bees and have a question and answer session for beginner beekeepers to ask about extracting, diseases or any other topic about starting in beekeeping.