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Greetings from the Iowa Honey Producers Association! We hope you find your visit enjoyable and educational. The Buzz Newsletter contains the majority of the site content. In the future additional articles will be posted from IHPA to help document the experiences and expertise of beekeepers across the state of Iowa.

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IHPA News & Events Blog

Keep up to date with the IHPA News & Events Blog. Below are some of the most recent posts. You can click on the links below, or the navigation tab at the top of the page to check out the latest news.

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The Bayer Bee Care Tour — March 28th in Ames,Iowa
Mark Your Calendar for Upcoming IHPA Events in 2013!
CIBA Annual Auction
2013 Iowa Beekeeping Course Listing
The 2012 IHPA Annual Meeting Agenda is now available.

 

 

March 28th in Ames,Iowa - Buzzing into Iowa: The Bee Care Tour

Don’t miss your chance to experience Bayer’s Bee Care Tour at Iowa State University. The Tour is a part of Bayer’s effort to foster education and collaboration among growers, beekeepers, researchers and others interested in engaging in topics related to honey bee health.

 

Iowa State University
March 28, 2013
Reiman Gardens
1407 University Blvd.
Ames, Iowa 50011

10 a.m. - Noon
Lunch Provided

 

If you would like to attend the Tour stop in Ames, please RSVP to Cathatine Montgomery at catharine.montgomery@porternovelli.com or call 404-995-4521.


Click here to open the Ames tour stop flyer. (pdf)

 

For live updates on the tour, follow @BayerBeeCare on Twitter #BayerBeeTour

 

Click here to visit the Bayer Bee Care Center Facebook page.

 

 

Dates To Bee Remembered

March 28th Bayer Bee Care Tour, Reiman Gardens, Ames, Iowa

April 20th CIBA Annual Auction
June 15th IHPA Field Day; Clemons, IA
June 15th IHPA Board Meeting following the Field Day events
September 29th IHPA Board Meeting, 3pm at DMACC/Ankeny
October 31 IHPA Board Meeting, 7pm at Marshalltown prior to the Annual Meeting
November 1 & 2 IHPA Annual Meeting in Marshalltown, IA

 

 

2013 Iowa Beekeeping Courses

2013 Iowa Beekeeping Courses

Click here for a printable list of 2013 Iowa Beekeeping Courses (pdf)

 

CIBA Annual Auction Notice

The Central Iowa Beekeeper’s Annual Auction
will be held on April 20th 2013 at 10:00 a.m. on hwy 141, 1 block west of the hospital in Perry, Iowa.

Click here for a printable Auction Notice (pdf)

 

Dadant 150th Anniversary Celebration

Location
Sullivan Auction site
1066 E, Hwy 136, Hamilton, IL
March 15th & 16th, 2013

Click here for complete details and agenda (pdf)

 

 

 

Honeybees visit approximately 2 million flowers to produce just 1 pound of honey.

Honeybee on a dandelion.

As the saying goes, "...busy as a bee!"