Reversing Workshop Available Online
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- Last Updated: 21 May 2020 21 May 2020
VBA Summer Meeting Postponed Due to COVID-19 Concerns
Greetings fellow VBA members,
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and to adhere to current state mandated guidelines The Vermont Beekeepers Association (VBA) Summer meeting is postponed from July 11, 2020 to October 17, 2020. The Board of Directors realizes the meeting is still 2 months away and that social conditions as well as State guidelines may change. But, the Board of Directors feels it prudent to make this decision now based on the current state thus allowing members to plan accordingly.
The VBA business meeting that typically occurs during the Summer meeting will be conducted during the October meeting. If COVID-19 State guidelines continue into October the VBA intends to host an online beekeeping related informational meeting coupled with the business meeting.
The location remains at the Brandon Town Hall.
Sincerely,
Scott Wilson
VBA Membership Secretary
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- Last Updated: 30 April 2020 30 April 2020
Winter Deadout Diagnosis Guide
Bill Mares at tonight's online presentation on the subject of Winter Deadouts, which included a variety of questions from attendees statewide. 
The document used in the April 23rd Online Workshop - Winter Deadout Diagnosis Guide - is available for download.
VBA will continue to provide online workshops in response to the COVID-19 crisis.
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- Last Updated: 24 April 2020 24 April 2020
A Message From the Vermont Bee Lab
Hello Beekeepers, The Vermont Bee Lab is postponing its diagnostic services at this time. We are hopeful we will be up and running later this summer or fall- so hang on to those sample containers! We will keep VBA members posted as the University's work and travel guidelines evolve. Please continue to monitor our website for future updates.
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- Last Updated: 22 April 2020 22 April 2020
Minding My Own Beeswax
by Jeanne Davis
I’ve been thinking about the quality of beeswax for quite a while and I’d like to share some of my developing ideas here. I keep 10-15 colonies of bees in two bee yards in southwest Vermont. My colonies consist of 3 medium hive bodies and shallow honey supers. In 2008 I started thinking a lot about the nature of beeswax to act as a sponge, holding environmental and intentional (beekeeper applied) chemicals. I had already been rotating out older combs but now proceeded to do it more regularly. I marked each frame with the year it was first employed and this helped me see which ones to cycle out first. Over time I’ve pulled out old frames so that I am on a 4=5 year cycle of replacement.
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- Last Updated: 26 March 2020 26 March 2020
Vermont Beekeepers & COVID-19
The Vermont Beekeepers Association is watching the COVID-19 situation and will provide updates on this page.
At this time, all North & South Yard Beekeeping Workshops have been cancelled until further notice.
If you are ill and are unable to care for your colonies for any reason, you should reach out via the VBA web page forum (login required) to seek help in caring for them. The State bee inspector, Brooke Decker, encourages beekeepers to seek assistance and to be certain that colonies are cared for even if the owner become incapacitated.
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- Last Updated: 29 September 2020 29 September 2020
