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Gerald & Margie Jones 75 Goodyear Rd Carlisle. PA 17013 Toll Free-888-788-5572 To Order Call or Write LEBANON (Lebanon Co.) On Saturday, July 14, more than 90 beekeepers and their families and guests from 20 counties gath ered in Lebanon County for the Pennsylvania State Beekeepers Association summer picnic. The picnic was held on the family farm of PSBA member and American Honey Queen Renee Blatt. Renee’s parents, Steven and Jennifer, and her brothers, Andy and Joe, operate a 39-cow dairy and a 250-sow farrowing operation, and farm more than 300 acres. The picnic got under way at 11 a.m. when Jim Steinhaver, chief apiary inspector for the Depart ment of Agriculture, spoke about this year’s inspection service and the most recent problem for bee keepers and honey bees, the Small Hive Beetle. Kelly Miller of Manheim, spoke about her product line of hand cream and candles that she makes with beeswax. After a pot luck lunch, the afternoon was full of activities. Many people entered items in the several classes for the honey baked goods contest. Those items were judged and ribbons were awarded to the win ners. A silent auction to raise money for the Pennsylvania Honey Queen fund was also a success, and lots of door prizes were available for everyone. Chil dren enjoyed activities such as a candy scramble, face painting, blowing bubbles and other games. The beekeepers competed in their usual games of a smoker lighting contest where beekeepers try to light their smoker the fastest and Animal Of The Day To Be Featured At Montgomery County Ag Fair GAITHERSBURG, Md. After 15 years of an animal of the year and 8 years of an in door exhibit of the year, the Montgomery County (Mary land) Agriculture Fair has se lected a general theme for 2001 which will enable all of the de partments of the fair to be in cluded. While the featured ex hibits of the year were very successful, a new general theme lets everyone be a part of the whole to have a “slice of the action.” Because animal exhibits are such a prominent part of the fair, an “animal of the day” will be featured this year. The selec tion of which animal for what day was based in part of what ■'tiMiiM* One of the highlights of the picnic was the smoker lighting contest. Beekeepers compete to see how fast they can light their smoker and then to see who’s smoker burns the longest. Seeing how much smoke they can make are Marsha Pearson, Montgomery County; Harold Jenkins, Montgomery County; Joe Duffy, Montgomery County; Ted Kaminski, Cambria County; Richard Patter son, Lancaster County; Tim Miller, Lancaster County (both behind smoke) and Lee Schleicher, Lehigh County. then see who’s smoker keeps burning the longest. During the frame nailing contest, beekeepers see who can hammer a frame to gether the quickest and most ac curately. Tony Buzas from Philadelphia put on a hive demonstration in Renee Blatt’s bee yard where he took a couple hives apart to see if he could find the queen among 50,000 other bees in the hive. After more door prizes, and so cializing, the honey baked goods were auctioned off and the picnic was over. The Pennsylvania State Bee keepers Association will meet in special activities have tradition ally been held that day for that species. However, it is also hoped that animal departments will do something extra on their featured day. The schedule of animals is; Saturday, Aug. 11 Llama: Open llama show starting at 8 a.m. in the Cattle Show Pavil ion. Sunday, Aug. 12 Horse; Maryland Draft Horse and Mule Show in the Horse Arena starting at 8 a.m. Monday, Aug. 13 Swine: 4-H Swine Breed ing Show starting at 5 p.m. in the Swine Show Ring. Tuesday, Aug. 14 Rabbit and Poultry: 4-H Rabbit Showmanship Competition in the Rabbit Bam. Wednesday, Aug. 15 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 28,2001-B7 November for their annual win ter meeting in Lewisburg. Any young woman who is be tween the ages of 17-21 who is in terested in competing for the title of Pennsylvania Honey Queen at this meeting should contact Linda Hackenberg at (570) 568-2337. For more information about beekeeping or the PSBA and its activities, contact Yvonne Crimbring at (570) 673-8201. See the featured recipe on page B 6 for the winning pie recipe and the best of show entry in the honey baked goods contest con ducted during the picnic. Sheep: 4-H sheep judging start ing at 9 a.m. in the Sheep Show Ring. Thursday, Aug. 16 Dairy: 4-H Dairy Show in the Cattle Pavilion starting at 2 p.m. Selection on supreme dairy champions in the Cattle Show Pavilion at 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17 Dairy Goats: 4-H Dairy Goat Show in the Sheep Show Ring starting at 10 a.m. Nigerian Dwarf Sanctioned Goat Show in the Sheep Show Ring starting at 1 p.m. Satur day, Aug. 18 Beef: Md. Angus Cattle Show in the Cat tle Show Pavilion starting at 9 a.m. Texas Longhorn Show in the Cattle Show Pavilion start ing at 2 p.m. Invitation chip throwing contest in the Cattle Show Pavilion at 1 p.m. T * ( ; 1
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