Catch the Buzz : Draft Guidance for Industry: Declaration of Added Sugars on Honey, Maple Syrup, Etc.. Comments Wanted!
How to Comment
The comment period opens March 2, 2018. Although you can comment on any guidance at any time (see 21 CFR 10.115(g)(5)), to ensure that FDA considers your comment on this draft guidance before we begin work on the final version of the guidance, submit either electronic or written comments on the draft guidance within 60 days from when the comment period opens.
Submit electronic comments to https://www.regulations.gov to docket number FDA-2018-D-0075
Submit written comments to:
Dockets Management Staff (HFA-305)
Food and Drug Administration
5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061
Rockville, MD 20852
All comments should be identified with the docket number FDA-2018-D-0075.
Home Sick: Effects of Migratory Beekeeping on Honey Bee Disease
A group of UVM researchers are collaborating with a local beekeeper to study the role of migratory beekeeping in bee disease. Crop pollination by migratory beekeeping operations presents a highly concentrated convergence of bees where diseases may be transmitted and spread as hives are transported throughout the US. To test if migratory operations contribute to the spread of disease, they are planning to conduct an experiment and need your help! They are crowdfunding to raise money for this important project.
The Vermont Beekeepers Association has committed to helping fund this important and valuable research with a $500.00 donation. If you would be interested to find out more information about their proposal and help support this effort, please click the link below.
The Caffinated Lives of Bees
Caffeine improves learning and memory in bees, as it does in people. Scientists know that. But, one might wonder, what do these laboratory findings mean in terms of the actual lives of bees? It’s not as if a flower meadow is sprinkled with coffee shops.
Tools For Varroa Management
A Guide To Effective Varroa Sampling & Control
The Honey Bee Health Coalition has released a reference guide to help beekeepers sample and control varroa mite levels in their colonies. Now that we are in the month of August, the traditional treatment month for Vermont beekeepers, the relase of this reference guide is very timely.
Click Here to Download: Tools For Varroa Management
HopGuard II Approved For Use in Vermont
The Vermont Agency of Agriculture has received approval from the EPA for the sale and use of HopGuard II in Vermont. HopGuard II offers a relatively benign method of varroa control that can be used throughout the beekeeping season, following the manufacturers recommendations and directions.
HopGuard II is a product produced by BetaTec Hop Products.
The national distributor of HopGuard II is Mann Lake Ltd. Please visit their website to learn more or to place an order.
This video by BetaTec shows how HopGuard II is applied to a hive.
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