"Added Sugar" Labels Update
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says new guidance about added sugars that will provide an alternate labeling option for pure maple syrup and honey will be released next year.
FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said Thursday that the new rules will provide “a path forward for pure, single-ingredient” maple syrup and honey products that does not involve an “added sugars” declaration along with the nutritional facts.
Congratulations Dr. Samantha Alger!
VBA Advisory Board Member Samantha Alger has successfully defended her Ph.D. and is now officially Dr. Samantha Alger!
Her work has aided both the scientific and beekeeping communities to better understand how disease transmission between bee species occurs.
In addition, we applaud her ability to channel newly gained scientific knowledge into useful tools and recommendations for beekeepers in this state. We look forward to Dr. Alger’s bright future and offer her congratulations for her amazing achievement.
Dr. Alger will be facilitating a partnership between VBA and the UVM Beekeeping Club - one of the topics discussed at the last VBA board meeting.
Congratulations Michael Palmer
EAS 2018 honors Michael Palmer with the Divelbiss Award
For Outstanding Apicultural Contributions
Tunbridge Fair Volunteers Needed
A VBA Volunteer is still needed for the following shift at Tunbridge Fair!
Saturday - Sept 15th - 1pm to 5pm
- We need your email address, home address and phone # so we can send the ticket for attendance. Contact Bob Haven directly at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Peter Hadeka Talks Bees at VINS
VBA Ambassador Extraordinaire Peter Hadeka was at the Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS) Incredible Insect Festival on July 7 and reports success!
"They had a tent and table, chairs, all ready for me. I brought some props, super with new and used frames, smoker, VBA brochures, some honey, for tasting and a little to sell. I also borrowed an observation hive from Bob Davin in Hubbardton. That was a big hit for sure. Not only the kids but the adults were thrilled to see a Queen etc.
"They said that they had 450 visitors and many of them wandered around and visited my display. The weather improved so it was a delightful day for sure. (Fairly close to my set up they had a couple of presentations with live birds of prey. Many of them flying between two people. Pretty impressive display.)VBA Recognition Program
The Vermont Beekeeper’s Association created the Vermont Beekeeper Recognition Program (formerly the Beekeeper of the Year Award) to recognize and celebrate the contributions of Vermont beekeepers that support beekeeping in Vermont and have provided outstanding service to the VBA. The intent is to recognize lifetime achievement rather than contributions in a single year.