IHPA Summer Field Day and Board News

IHPA Summer Field Day is being held in Clarion, IA on June 17th from 8am to 4pm at the Red Shed Event Center! The Red Shed's address is 908 2nd St NW, Clarion, IA 50525.
IHPA 2023 FIELD DAY AGENDA
8:20 - 8:30 am…………………….Welcome
8:30 - 9:10 am…………………….Rhonda and Patrick Cunningham “The AZ Hive System”
9:15 -10:15 am …………………...Tom Montavan “The Bee Inspector is Here”
10:15 - 10:30 am………………….BREAK
10:30 - 11:00 am………………….Breakout Session - (Choose a Session)
      Tom Hart “The Other Way to Check for and Treat Mites
      Dick Ostercamp “How the Sun Can Make You Money $$$”
      Carole Vannoy “The Bee and Their Importance During the War”
11:00 - 12:00 pm…………………Tom Montavan “Call the Doctor - I Think I’m Sick” (part 1)
12:00 - 12:45 pm…………………LUNCH
12:45 - 1:45 pm………………….Tom Montavan - Call the Doctor - I think I’m Sick” (part 2)
1:50 - 2:30 pm…...………………Breakout Session - (Choose a Session)
       Andy Joseph "Look What Happened to My Hive During the Winter -
Winter Kill”
Jason Foley “A Sneak Peek Into the Queen Rearing Side of his
Business and Transferring Bee Larvae to Queen Cups”
2:30 - 2:45 p.m………..…………BREAK
2:45 - 3:15 pm…...………………Dr. Karen (Kevin) Avetisyan “What is Bee Diagnostic Testing and Why should I Do It?”
3:15 - 3:45 pm………...…………Sara Todd "How to Market and Sell Your Honey”
3:45 - 4:00 pm …………….…….Fall Conference details, collect evals, closing remarks
Also in this vlog I discuss the results of our legislative bill for honey bees to be tax exempt, changes to our district 4 position, a partnership with Howell's Greenhouse and Pumpkin Patch, and our new Honey Bee Ambassador position.