You’re invited to attend the NWIABKA Annual Meeting on Sunday, April 27, 2 p.m. at the Dickinson County Extension office in Spirit Lake, Iowa. During the meeting you’ll receive a certificate of completion for attending the Level 1 class. It’ll be a great opportunity to meet members of the Association and talk bees!
As members of the Association you’ll receive the newsletter, In the Hive. The newsletter will include beekeeping and event information.
Raffle prizes:
- Assembled five frame nuc, with an all-season inner cover and 10 frames of foundation – value $100.
- Ellen Bell mated queen, iowabees.com. Bell bee stock genetics is gentle with consistent high rates of overwintering survival rates. – value $50
- The 2-frame queen isolation cage is a multi-use tool for non-chemical Varroa mite control, synchronization of queen egg laying for grafting, and swarm control. – value $20
- Premier Bee Products, two-10 frame propola deep boxes (unassembled) to encourage the creation of a propolis envelope inside the hive box for healthier bees. – value $25/each
- Winter hive covering – value $50
- 10 frame double screen board, a multi-use tool for making splits, requeening, swarm prevention, and overwintering nucs over production colonies – value $20
- Bee brush – value $15
- 20 strips of VarraxSan time release Oxalic Acid mite treatment. VarroxSan FAQ attached. – value $40.
Raffle tickets prices (cash or check only): $5/ticker; $20/5 tickets, and $40/11 tickets
Sale items (cash or check only):
- 10 Beekeeping in Northern Climates manuals – sell at $25/ each
- 52 green drone comb – sell at $4/each
- Remaining copies of the Penn State Field Guide of Honey Bee Maladies and Pests – sell at $13/each
- Marlene’s Bee Health sugar syrup additive – $8/16 oz bottle
- Flavored honey sticks – 16 cents/each
NWIABKA Shirt and Sweatshirt Swag Order at meeting (cash, or check):
- Steve and Londa Lende have designed great looking shirts and sweatshirt swag to celebrate the good work of the NWIABKA.
- An order form is attached. Orders are due by May 7. Swag will be delivered to the June 1 Outdoor Classroom .
Refreshments provided:
- Meat, cheese and cracker tray.
- Fruit & vegetable tray.
- Marlene’s honey soda, water, and coffee.
Guest Speaker: Dr. Becky Masterman.
- Dr. Masterman is a co-host for Beekeeping Today Podcast. Check-out the podcast link for past and upcoming podcasts: https://www.beekeepingtodaypodcast.com/
- Becky also is the co-author of the monthly, “Minding Your Bees and Cues” column in the Bee Culture magazine.
Please pass on to beekeeper friends and family the attached Annual Mtg. flyer.
For more additional Annual Meeting information or questions please contact:
- Sean Johnson, 515-320-0805
- Tim Olsen, 507-227-5919
