Join VBA's Fred Putnam, Jeff Battaglini, and Tony Antonucci as they talk about mid-summer colony concerns and management.
2 1/2 hours of discussion on pest mitigation and a variety of other subjects relevant to this time of year.
Simply login to the VBA site and look for Mid-Summer Management: Mite Management: Monitoring, Counting, Treatment & AMA (Login required) under the Calendar menu.
If you're a new beekeeper and missed our recent online workshop - Calling All New and Prospective Beekeepers! - the video recording is available to members by logging in to the VBA website and looking under the Calendar menu for Past Workshops & Events Recordings.
The session was hosted by VBA members, Robin Foldesy and Fred Putnam, who talked about the VBA Training Program, website resources, and upcoming VBA workshops and meetings. They also presented an overview of the ethical and legal requirements of beekeeping. The Powerpoint presentation from the workshop, It's Not Easy Being A New Beekeeper, is available to anyone for review.
The VBA Recognition Program recognizes the efforts of individuals and entities who provide significant support to honeybees, Vermont beekeepers, and the VBA mission. Read about the program and submit your nomination today! Winners will be announced at the VBA Summer Meeting on August 12.
We often get requests from people wanting to help honey bees and other pollinators.
It’s helpful to create or maintain a habitat with plant species that bloom from Spring through Fall to provide pollinator forage as consistently as possible throughout the growing season. Having abundant forage and propolis sources is critical to honey bees and other pollinators' health.
A new resource based upon university research in New England and tailored to Vermont by Fred Putnam, Jr. and Jeff Cunningham from the Vermont Beekeepers Association can be helpful to homeowners, landowners, land managers, and consultants who wish to plant or retain species helpful to honey bees and other pollinators.
VBA members can sign up for Cornell's Master Beekeeping Certificate program at a substantially discounted rate. The 15-month training program consists of four online classes and three in-person final exams at Cornell's Dyce Lab for Honey Bee Studies.
Who should enroll?
Normally, the cost for registration is $899 but current members of the Vermont Beekeepers Association can join the program at the discounted rate of $599. You can learn more about the program here.
If interested in registering, send an email to
From a small state comes the big book of beekeeping history. "The Land of Milk and Honey" is here! Six members of the Vermont Beekeepers Association have gathered the geniuses and oddballs, inventors and saints of Vermont's 200 year history of beekeeping. That includes some of YOU.
You may buy the book online, at your local book store, or directly from
BREAKING NEWS! Best in Show ribbon for educational booth at @vtfarmshow went to the Vermont Beekeepers Association this afternoon! Woo Hoo!
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