The Buzz Newsletter

September 2004

 

 

Page 10

Left to right : Billy Sanford, Bill Van Roekel, and Ron Wehr are a few of the many people who help to make the IHPA Honey Booth a success.

John Humke serves up some lemonade to help Fair goers beat the August heat and see the variety of honey products the IHPA Booth has to offer.

 

From the Farm to You Ag Calendar

The Iowa Dept of Agriculture has put out a calendar entitled "From the Farm to You". Featured on the September page is a drawing featuring bees and products derived from them. This page was submitted by Jeralyn Westercamp, age 12, of Cedar Rapids. Jeralyn is the sister of Kara Westercamp, 2003 American Honey Princess.

The "From the Farm to You" calendar features drawings submitted by Iowa students. It shows products that are made from Iowa commodities. If you would like to enter the contest for the next calendar, submit a drawing on a plain white paper that is 8 1/2 x 11. Use only black lines and do not color the picture. submit to: Pat Paustian, Office of renewable Fuels, Iowa Dept. of Agriculture, Wallace Bldg, Des Moines, Iowa, 50319 Drawings must be received by May 1, 2005.

The current calendar which includes the entry form can be downloaded at :
www.agriculture.state.ia.us/kids/fromfarmtoyou.htm

 

Things to look for in upcoming issues of "The Buzz".

• Raising queens in Hawaii with Pat Ennis
• Raising queens in nuc boxes with Adam Ebert - a method we learned about from Lee Little
• Keeping bees in single story colonies summer and winter with Chris Taylor