The Buzz Newsletter

September 2004

 

 

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At this writing, the Iowa State Fair is drawing to a conclusion. Sales at the Iowa Honey Producers booth have been awesome. Besides providing income for our organization, it also provides a great opportunity to meet with the public. This is extremely important. We all need to work create a positive image for bees and beekeeping. We were fortunate to have the Des Moines Register run a page on honey in the Sunday edition of August 15th. Several producers helped sponsor this page with ads. As beekeepers we have a tendency to be invisible. We need to get in the public eye.

The only downside to the Fair was that the number of displays were down. There was a July 12th deadline in the premium book. People trying to enter after that date had their entries returned. In years past, entries have been accepted right up to Fair time. Write to the Fair and express your feelings on this. I hope we can get this changed for next year.

Thanks to Donna and Gordon and everyone who worked at the Fair Booth to make it a success.

Submitted by Phil Ebert

Donna Brahms looks over the honey displays and welcomes Fair goers to the IHPA Booth. It appears that attendance for the Fair has easily eclipsed a million visitors again this year!

Sheryl Stephens talks honey with another satisfied customer. The State Fair provides a great opportunity to provide the public with great tasting honey and information about the world of bees.

The honey display shows the public there is more to honeybees than just the familiar honey bear in their local grocery store. Honey, beeswax, pollination, honeycomb, candles, creamed honey, it all starts with those busy bees!