Kane Garden Club
On July 21, 2022, the Garden Club met at the Baptist Church in Kane. President Janet Bard introduced guests Cara Rugh and Diane Rhodes. The Business meeting was conducted.
Kristy Lorenzo presented an excellent power point program on Smokey Bee Honey Company. She explained that raising bees became a good way for her to revitalize land that had been left to her by her grandfather Smokey Swanson. Kristy tends to 12 hives each containing 50 to 60 thousand bees. Garden Club members were fascinated by Kristy talking about how the queen bee is selected and nurtured by the female worker bees and lives about two years. She said the male drone bees’ sole purpose is to mate with the queen bee. Her hives are free from chemicals and the bees feed only on honey, so the hives are selfsustaining. Kristy answered many questions from the ladies. In doing so she talked about the benefits of honey, issues she encounters in the hives and how the bees take care of intruders themselves. Each member received a small jar of honey.
Upcoming events for the community to attend are:
Pie & Ice Cream social this Friday August 12, 2022. Starting at 11 until sold out. $5 a person. Gift baskets will be raffled.
The Carved Pumpkin Walk will be held Friday October 7th and Saturday October 8th, 2022, at 5-9 both evenings in Evergreen Park. Plans are in progress.
The next meeting will be on August 18, 2022. Members will meet at the Baptist Church in Kane and carpool to the Kinzua Bridge State Park. Bring a dish to share. After lunch all will visit Rung Hill Dahlia Garden’s and owner Jane Bernecky.