Beekeeping in Vermont

Beekeeping in Vermont

Loss of Vermont hay fields limits food for bees

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A slow change in agricultural practices is having an unintended consequence: limiting food for bees.

Since the 1980s, Vermont has lost more than 100,000 acres of hay fields that used to be full of bee friendly blooming alfalfa and clover. That means bees today aren't finding as many flowering plants as they need to flourish. And while hay is still grown, it is often cut before it can bloom, making it more nutritious for cows but bad for bees.

 

"Everything with bees is a negative. They don't have anything going for them right now," said Chas Mraz, who operates Champlain Valley Apiaries, one of the oldest commercial beekeeping operations in Vermont. Mraz's family started their bee business in 1931, and he took over in 2004.

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Last Updated: 01 May 2014 01 May 2014

2020 Vermont Farm Show Honey Contest Winners

Contest Winners

Judges: Mike Palmer, Michael Willard, and Paul Yanus.

BEST OF SHOW: Sarah Rath - One Comb, Section or Cut

Best of Class:
Class 120: Sarah Rath, Comb, Section or Cut
Class 121: Leanne Lessley, 1-lb Jar Honey, Extracted, Light
Class 122: Alan MacKenzie, 1-lb Jar Honey, Extracted, Amber
Class 123: No Entries, 1-lb Jar Honey, Extracted, Dark
Class 124: No Winner, 1-lb Jar Chunk Honey
Class 125: No Winner, 1-lb Jar Creamed Honey
Class 126: Leanne Lessley, Opaque Glass or Ceramic Jar Any Color Honey
Class 127: Kathy Deemer & Kiana Donegan, Honey Cookery, Lemon Chiffon Pie

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Last Updated: 01 March 2020 01 March 2020

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