At the VBA Summer meeting in Strafford, VT on August 12, 2023, our State Apiculturist Brooke Decker, and her Assistant, Don Gilbert updated us on the 2023 season thus far. You can view their PowerPoint presentation here.

 

Sydney Miller from the Vermont Bee Lab (VBL) gave another interesting update on the wide range of VBL activities this year. The VBA and a number of VBA members have partnered with the Bee Lab on several fronts.  VBL is working with Vermont queen breeders to improve hygienic behavior. The lab is also leading a citizen science project with VBA members on pesticide testing. She summarized these and other VBL activities in this PowerPoint presentation.