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Iowa Honey Producers Association |
The Buzz Newsletter November 2004 |
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Greetings from the President of the IHPA Dear Iowa Honey Producers: November always makes me stop to realize how fortunate and thankful I really am. Don’t get me wrong, I am thankful every day, but November really brings it home to me. Thanksgiving is usually lost as a holiday to Christmas because the stores want to get that early sale. This year we hope to have our whole family together for Thanksgiving. Mitch (youngest son) is headed back to Iraq in December. We decided to have a large family Thanksgiving. Mike’s youngest brother from North Carolina is also planning to visit. We plan to take family pictures on both sides of the family. I think the honey crop is one to “bee” thankful for this year. Most beekeepers that I have spoken to have a wonderful crop compared to last year. Now if we can keep the mites away with the proper treatments, minimize over wintering losses and keep the honey prices up, we will really have something to “bee thankful” for. I hope everyone plans to attend the annual meeting to hear the speakers and learn different ways to care for honey bees, eliminate mites, process honey and just some plain old conversation with other beekeepers to compare ideas and procedures. There is always something new to learn when talking to beekeepers. Plan to support our Honey Queen program by bidding on the silent and live auction items. This is a very important aspect of our honey association. The honey queens perform a wonderful service by informing the public about honey and honey bees. We are fortunate to have so many candidates running for Iowa Honey Queen. Good luck girls. There are some proposals being worked out to help the IHPA membership. If you are unable to attend the business meeting of the IHPA during the annual meeting, we will let you know the important issues being discussed by an article in the December BUZZ. If you are able to attend the meeting, please remember that a motion needs to be written down and handed to the secretary for consideration. Thanks for all the support and help in maintaining a strong membership in the Iowa Honey Producers Association. Talk to your neighboring beekeepers to see if they are members of the IHPA and encourage them to join. The more members we have, the more power we have to get issues passed and taken care of. Enjoy the cool crisp days of Autumn and have a Blessed Thanksgiving. Sincerely, Donna Brahms, President of the IHPA
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