Pennsylvania Beekeepers Gather For Picnic On The Farm
Many people watched intently as Tony Buzas, left, of
Philadelphia tried to find the queen in one of Renee
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Beekeepers like to get together to discuss problems
and share successes in beekeeping. Jim Steinhaver, chief
apiary inspector for the Department of Agriculture, an
swers beekeepers’ questions about the many difficulties
with keeping bees.
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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
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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
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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.
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