BB—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 22,1982 QMomen Societies Lancaster Co, Society 1 Lancaster Farm Women 1 met Marjone Walters spoke on f» thelr^ !a ?" neetu,gatthehome “Women’s Changing Status and of Mary Decker the Power of Women.” Ester Yeager presented a The June meeting will be held at reading about wild flowers the home of Grace Krebs. Guest speakers Amy Miller and Lancaster Co, Society 3 Lancaster Farm Women 3 were Farm Women for the county entertained Saturday, May 15 at project. A $lOO donation was given the home of Beatrice Groff of to the Cerebral Palsy Fund, kttjtz. Members of the Society 3 will be Contributions of $5O were given entertained by Society 11 at the each to the Lancaster County Mechanics Grove Church of the Council of Churches for the fuel Brethren on May 27 fund and the Lancaster Society of Lancaster Co, Society 7 Lancaster Farm Women 7 met in and craft sale, the home of Anna Eby of Kmzer, The next meeting will be held at Saturday. the home of Sylvia Martin of The program was a plant, food Paradise, Monday, June 14. Lancaster Co, Society 21 Lancaster Society 21 met May 13 Members voted to donate $5O to for a progressive dinner. each the Office of Aging and the Heart Fund Berks Co, Society 1 Berks Farm Women 1 met at the farm near Breezy Comers home of Ella Richard on May 12. Mary Jo Lawery, Boyertown, Director of the Historial Society of was welcomed as a new member of Berks County Harold E. Yoder the group, presented a slide presentation on farm art and barn decoration. The next meeting will be on June A food stand is planned for the 9at the home of Grace Schaeffer of June 26 sale at the Leroy Baer Oley. Berks Co. Society 8 Berks Farm Women 8 met at the going to the Body Shop Mini Spa in home of Joyce Deisemann, Shoemakersville Strausstown. The next meeting will be a ham On May 25, members will be on roll sale, June 5 &am The Berks Farm Women 9 met. Guest speaker for the evening May 5, at the home of Jean Hafer was Greg Douglas from the Amity The Berks Heim picnic has been Fire Company who showed a film scheduled for June 6. on fire safety A $5OO scholarship is available The next meeting will be June 2 for members’ daughters or at the home of Ruth Hafer. Each granddaughters from the Flora member is to bring a craft for show Black Scholarship Fund. and tell Berks Farm Women 12 held their Ballroom in Pottstown, Wed- May meeting at the home of June nesday, May 19. Beck. Guest speaker was Judy Stoudt The next meeting will be at the who showed the members how to home of Mary Leymeister of make silk flower arrangements Bernville, June 14. Members will Five members will be going to exchange birthday gifts at the the spring rally at the Sunnybrook meeting. Lancaster Co. Society 14 Lancaster Farm Women 14 met noon lunch, at the East Towne Mall, Wed- The afternoon tours mcluded nesday, May 12 to begin their Sturgis Pretzel House, Compass second annual local Appreciation Mill and Butcher Shop, and Candy Day Tour. Americana Museum. Guided tours mcluded Linden The next meeting is Wednesday, Hall in Lititz, Moravian Square June 9at noon to be held at the and Church, and Johannus Mueller Farm and Home Center. Members House. will be celebrating their 47th an- After the tour members drove to mversary, and also will entertain The Rome Mill Restaurant for a Society 6 and county officers. Bee swarms are “migratory miracles” ANNAPOLIS, Md. - One of the most interesting, but to some the most frightening, happenings at this time of year is the swarming of bees. What such a phenomenom represents, according to bee ex perts, is a “miracle migration.” I. Barton Smith, Jr., apiary inspector for the Maryland Department of Agriculture, says this is the time of year for bee swarms which can occur from April thru June. “Swarming is nature’s way of producing a new bee colony,” Smith explains. “When bees swarm, the old queen and about half of the bees m a hive leave m search of a suitable location to establish a new colony. The swarm will cluster on a tree branch or other temporary location for a few hours or days until a new home site can be found. “Back at the original hive, a new queen is born that will establish her reign m place of the old queen that left. Colony life soon returns to normal. “What frightens people about Machine Wort I Weldings. * ilMr farm Supplies I I Hardware F ' | D.S. MACHINE SHOP I DAVID E. STOLTZFUS j 3816 E. Newport Road « Gordonville, PA 17529 4 1 Mile East of Intercourse on Rt 772 I Write or Call 717-768-8569 | 4% I CUSTOM BUILT WOOD & COAL FIRED BOILERS MADE TO YOUR SPECIFICATIONS • Welders & cutting torches • Custom made farm gates, etc. • Custom built high pressure washers • Stainless steel and aluminum welding • UPS Service X cocriAi c.irnu * 5 sty'es to choose I ■ SPECIAL SALE ON from including 5 I WATER BOWLS >utton bowls S I £ Can be shipped UPS I I *25.90 ea | Buy m Quantity & Pay Less J Berks Co. Society 9 Berks Co. Society 12 bee swarms,” Smith says, “is the sheer number of bees that may temporarily land in someone’s yard. People are afraid that the bees will stay permanently and worry about getting stung. “The truth of the matter is that during swarming, bees are very docile and will not sting if left alone. They are concentrating on the business at hand, namely the migration to a new colony site. If presented with a swarm of bees, call the Department of Agriculture or the County Ex tension Service office. These people will put you in touch with an experienced bee keeper in your area who would be interested in removing the swarm at no cost to you in a safe and efficient manner. He or she will place the bees in an unused hive to start a new colony. “Please don’t let a bee swarm panic you and please do not spray the bees with an insecticide or other chemical in an effort to get rid of them,” Smith concludes, “Bees are too valuable to use all as pollinators of fruits, vegetables and flowers to destroy.'' If no answer call 717-768-3568 Elizabethtown Grange meets ELIZABETHTOWN - Elizabethtown Area Grange hei W their meeting on May 6 at the Commonwealth Bank basement, here. Guest speaker for the evening was Tom McCoy of R 3 Elizabethtown. Having been a butcher for 20 years, McCoy spoke on meat and beef and pork by products Speaker for the next meeting will be Luther Snyder speaking on "Opportunities of Farming.” This meeting will be held May 20 at the bank basement Md . pick - your-own available ANNAPOLIS, Md - Maryland Roadside Marketing Association and Maryland Department of Agriculture sav the 1982 edition of the popular “Pick Your Own and Direct Farm Markets in Maryland” guide is now being rushed to county libraries and Extension Service offices throughout the state. George Roche, a marketing specialist with the MDA, reports that the 1982 guide has a total of 93 locations listed for pick your own farms and farmer-operated roadside markets. This is an in crease of a dozen over the 81 listings m last year’s edition. Also, the handy harvest time chart included in the guide has been expanded and will take in 38 types of fruits and vegetables, testimony that the pick your owr.(3P business is expanding to meet consumer demand. If you desire a copy of the guide to help you map your fresh fruit and vegetable buying strategy for the entire good eating freshness of Maryland grown produce, stop by your local public library or visit the Extension office in your county In cases where this might not be easy to do, you can secure a copy by sending a self-addressed stamped number 10 (business size) envelope to: "PYO Guide,” Maryland Department of Agriculture, Parole Plaza Office Bldg., Annapolis, MD 21403. guide