tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56175585309262006812024-03-15T11:14:49.692-04:00Bennington BeekeepersA gathering of beekeepers in and around Bennington, VermontKevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00170244766520757210noreply@blogger.comBlogger115125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617558530926200681.post-77904279108888180662024-03-15T11:13:00.000-04:002024-03-15T11:13:56.655-04:00<h1 style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><b>March Meeting 3/21/24 </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424;">to feature </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424;">Dan Conlon as guest </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424;">speaker</span></span></h1><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-size: 14.6667px;">The Bennington Beekeepers' Club is glad to announce that our March meeting, hosting Dan Conlon of Warm Colors Apiary, will take place Thursday, March 21, from 6:30--9:00 p.m., in the Rotary Room of the Bennington Free Library. The library is located at 101 Silver Street in Bennington, and on-street parking is available.</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-size: 14.6667px;">Our guest </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-size: 14.6667px;">speaker</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-size: 14.6667px;"> this month will be Dan Conlon, a commercial beekeeper in western Massachusetts who, together with his wife Bonita, runs Warm Colors Apiary. Warm Colors specializes in Russian Queens and spring Nucs as members of the Russian Honeybee Breeders Association, and was founded in 2000 to produce regional honey from flowers on its eighty acres of woodland, open fields, and wetlands. Warm Colors' mission is to develop, test, and use beekeeping methods that improve the health of the honeybee. Through selective breeding, they endeavor to create and manage a sustainable apiary system that minimizes the use of harmful chemicals and employs the natural defenses an heritable behaviors shown to improve the honeybee's mite tolerance and resistance to disease. For more information on Warm Colors Apiary, please see their website ( </span><a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" href="https://www.warmcolorsapiary.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-size: 14.6667px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">https://www.warmcolorsapiary.com/</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-size: 14.6667px;"> ). The title of Thursday's presentation will be 'Honeybee Health and Genetic Selection: Defensive Mechanisms of Honeybees', and it will describe and review Warm Colors' strategy for keeping healthy colonies, improving Queen resistance to disease and pests, as well as suggest management strategies that helps bees. Emphasis will also be placed on how this works for the Russian Breeders' Association. We are fortunate to host Dan, and hope that you will come listen to his talk with us, where beekeepers of all levels will learn.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-size: 14.6667px;">The meeting will consist of a potluck and chat from 6:30--7:00, a business meeting from 7:00--7:30, and the talk by Dan Conlon will follow until the raffle commences at 8:45. Donated items will be welcome. For details, please see the attached agenda.</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-size: 14.6667px;">In hopes of seeing you next Thursday---</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-size: 14.6667px;">Erin Kiley</span></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617558530926200681.post-87304984440369878222024-03-14T15:59:00.000-04:002024-03-14T15:59:30.768-04:00<p><b> Bennington County Beekeepers Meeting - March 21, 2024 6:30-9:00 PM</b></p><p>Bennington Free Library, upstairs</p><p>Our next meeting will begin with a 6:30 Potluck Supper and a Business Meeting at 7:00. If you arrive after 7:00 the library doors will be locked but there will be a sign on the left hand door with a number to call. Then one of us will come down and let you in!</p><p>Our speaker will be Dan Conlon of Warm Colors Apiary in Deerfield MA. Dan and his wife Bonita are commercial beekeepers in western Massachusetts specializing in certified Russian queens and spring nucs. They are members of the Russian Honey Bee Breeders Association. Dan is a past president of the Massachusetts Beekeepers Association. He has worked to develop, test and use beekeeping methods that imporve the health of honey bees through selective breeding and sustainable apiary work that minimizes the use of harmful inputs. <a href="https://www.warmcolorsapiary.com/" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Courier New";" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1155cc;">https://www.warmcolorsapiary.com</span></a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Cambria Math",serif; font-size: 7.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Cambria Math"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>Jeanne Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13737533515560321221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617558530926200681.post-18283318626333568722024-02-25T12:18:00.000-05:002024-02-25T12:18:37.711-05:00<p style="text-align: center;"><b> February 22, 2024 Meeting Newsletter</b></p><p style="text-align: center;">Location: Rotary Room of the Bennington Free Library, 101 Silver Street, Bennington VT</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Upcoming Events</b> </p><p>• “Swarm the Statehouse” Tuesday, February 27 10:30am—12pm at the Vermont State House
in Montpelier. </p><p>Organized by Franklin County Beekeepers’ Club. Bring your veils & jackets and
draw attention to H.706, the anti-nicotinoid bill, as it hopefully passes from committee. For
more information on H.706: https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2024/H.706 . </p><p>Find your representative at https://legislature.vermont.gov/people , and call them to
find out if they support H.706 </p><p>Bennington County Reps: </p><p>Bennington-1: Nelson Brownell (Pownal) </p><p>Bennington-2: Timothy Corcoran (Bennington) </p><p>Bennington-2: Dane Whitman (N Bennington) </p><p>Bennington-3: David Durfee (Shaftsbury) </p><p>Bennington-4: Kathleen James (Manchester Ctr) </p><p>Bennington-4: Seth Bongartz (Manchester Ctr) </p><p>Bennington-5: James Carroll (Bennington) </p><p>Bennington-5: Mary Morrissey (Bennington) </p><p>Windham-Windsor-Bennington: Kelly Pajala (S Londonderry) </p><p>Bennington-Rutland: Mike Rice (Dorset) </p><p>Windham-2: Laura Sibilia (W Dover) </p><p><br /></p><p>• BennBee Microscopy Workshop: Tentatively on Saturday, March 2 in North Adams at MCLA </p><p> Registration not required, but welcome (details to come) </p><p>Sydney Miller of Vermont Bee Lab will teach workshop about pests & pathogens </p><p>• SABA Spring Seminar: March 23 ($45/$60). Speakers include Grai St. Clair Rice, Larry Connor, &
Paul Kelly. Also have vendors, raffle, and networking. Must register online: sababees.org </p><p>• Vermont Bee Lab: Community Science Project on pesticide residues present in bee-collected
pollen. To participate, need a pollen trap (can buy from VBL at $55/trap, or use your own).
Pesticide residue screening is free of charge. Must register by filling out the form:
https://www.vermontbeekeepers.org/index.php?option=com_acym&ctrl=fronturl&task=click&
urlid=634&userid=10771&mailid=319 . </p><p>• Vermont Bee Lab: submit samples from live colonies or deadouts free of charge (see
information on table)</p><p style="text-align: center;"> <b>Vermont Beekeepers’ Association news </b></p><p> March 7, from 7—8:30pm via Zoom: “Prospective Beekeeper Workshop: Stop Here Before
you Buy!”, a workshop for learning the basics of housing and managing your first colonies. For
new beekeepers. Speakers are Robin Foldesy, Fred Putnam, and others. Must register; see VBA
website for details. </p><p>• VBA is promoting the sale of Vermont Honey via a searchable directory of VT honey
producers; to opt-in and be listed, please see the VBA website </p><p>• Advisors wanted for “new beekeepers helpline”, see VBA website for details. </p><p>• Honey Bee Health Coalition has released its latest comprehensive ‘Honey Bee Nutrition
Guide’, a guide to honeybee nutrition for those who provide their colonies with supplemental
feed: https://www.vermontbeekeepers.org/files/94/Workshop-Files/140/HBHC-Honey-BeeNutrition-Supplemental-FeedingGuid.HBHC%20Honey%20Bee%20Nutrition%20Supplemental%20Feeding%20Guide . </p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>In the Apiary… </b></p><p>• Do not ‘fully’ open a hive in cold weather---don’t pull frames, don’t look for queens---if you
have to get in at all, then just get in and get out quickly! </p><p>Why might you have to get in? </p><p>Are they out of food? </p><p>That is one of a very-very few good reasons </p><p>• How do you know how your bees are doing? </p><p>Don’t “trust” the piles of dead in front of the hive: do a “knock check” </p><p>Try to lift the hive: is it heavy, or light? (Indicates how much food they’ve gone through) </p><p>Is the cluster at the top? (peek in very quickly on a warm afternoon to look) </p><p>• If hive is light and cluster is at top, it is an emergency and you need to feed them </p><p>Solid feed only, like sugar bricks, loose sugar (sprayed with water on the surface and
allowed to dry), winter patties or fondant (both available commercially) </p><p>Opening the hive when it’s cold may kill your bees, but starvation will kill your bees </p><p>Pollen patties are probably best for later in season: encourages brood rearing
Club events and discussion items </p><p>• In lieu of offering our own short course this year, we encourage you to join the short course
offered by the nearby Northern Berkshire Beekeepers' Association, which will take place in
North Adams on Thursday nights from February 29 to March 28th from 7-8:30 PM. The course
will cover basic beekeeping principles, honeybee biology and health. Attendees will receive a
course book and each class will be preceded with reading assignments. The cost of the course
is $55 which includes the text and a one year membership in the Northern Berkshire
Beekeepers Association. To sign up or for more information contact Jeanne at
northernberkshirebeekeepers@gmail.com . </p><p>• BennBee’s own Short Course: Looking ahead to 2025---seeking volunteers to form a
committee to standardize curriculum and materials. Will meet less than once per month. Sign
up by e-mailing benningtonbees@gmail.com . </p><p>• Mentor and mentee program: Matching up mentors with mentees, and sending a monthly
newsletter of questions asked/answered, topical to-do and to-ask lists that mentors & mentees
can review together, etc. Seeking volunteers to help organize the program, and seeking
mentors/mentees. Sign up by e-mailing benningtonbees@gmail.com . </p><p>• Website and social media presence---also seeking volunteers to meet infrequently and discuss
best strategies for revamping and maintaining our web presence. Sign up by e-mailing
benningtonbees@gmail.com . </p><p>• Swarm and Cutout list: a publicly viewable list of members who are available to collect swarms
and do cutouts. First priority for Club officers and committee members. Sign up by e-mailing
benningtonbees@gmail.com . </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617558530926200681.post-12344066905127294372023-09-13T18:58:00.004-04:002023-09-13T18:58:46.565-04:00September 14, 2023 In Person Meeting<p> The Bennington County Beekeepers Club will meet Sept. 14, 2023 at the Rotary room of the Bennington Free Library from 6:30-9:00. The first half hour will be a potluck supper. Bring a dish to share and your own plate, utensils and drink. After a business meeting we will have a presentation by Amy Musante about American Foul Brood Disease and it's spread in Massachusetts. Looking forward to seeing you!</p>Jeanne Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13737533515560321221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617558530926200681.post-9248120518690863262023-05-11T11:01:00.000-04:002023-05-11T11:01:59.706-04:00<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.0pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 3;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">BCBC May meeting, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Spring
Hive Management” Thursday, 5/11 @ 7 pm. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.0pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 3;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">If you need a ZOOM invite, email </span></b><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="mailto:benncbeekeepersclub@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1155cc;">benncbeekeepersclub@gmail.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This is very helpful
information, if you are new to beekeeping and a great refresher for everyone
else.</span><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Some of the subjects
being discussed are:</span><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1.Type of equipment
and foundation</span><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2. Burr comb</span><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">3. Weather impacts on
production and health</span><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">4. Inspections and
documentation</span><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 47.25pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">·</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">How to... and frequency</span><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 47.25pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">·</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Removing frames</span><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 47.25pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">·</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Knowing the biology</span><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 47.25pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">·</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Brood and population</span><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 47.25pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">·</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Queen cells</span><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 47.25pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">·</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Signs of swarming</span><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">5. Swarm prevention</span><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">6 Swarm control
methods</span><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">7. Encouraging comb
production</span><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">8. Mite monitoring and
control - some details</span><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>Jeanne Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13737533515560321221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617558530926200681.post-2773151966706077772023-05-11T10:59:00.001-04:002023-05-11T10:59:26.519-04:00<p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.0pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 3;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">BCBC May meeting, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Spring
Hive Management” Thursday, 5/11 @ 7 pm. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.0pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 3;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">If you need a ZOOM invite, email </span></b><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="mailto:benncbeekeepersclub@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1155cc;">benncbeekeepersclub@gmail.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This is very helpful
information, if you are new to beekeeping and a great refresher for everyone
else.</span><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Some of the subjects
being discussed are:</span><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1.Type of equipment
and foundation</span><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2. Burr comb</span><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">3. Weather impacts on
production and health</span><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">4. Inspections and
documentation</span><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 47.25pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">·</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">How to... and frequency</span><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 47.25pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">·</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Removing frames</span><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 47.25pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">·</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Knowing the biology</span><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 47.25pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">·</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Brood and population</span><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 47.25pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">·</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Queen cells</span><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 47.25pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">·</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Signs of swarming</span><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">5. Swarm prevention</span><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">6 Swarm control
methods</span><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">7. Encouraging comb
production</span><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">8. Mite monitoring and
control - some details</span><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p></p>Jeanne Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13737533515560321221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617558530926200681.post-46403763274779589852023-04-07T11:38:00.000-04:002023-04-07T11:38:47.341-04:00<p> <span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">There will be a</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span><b style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Bennington County Beekeepers Club </b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">zoom meeting, Thursday, April 13</span><sup style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">th</sup><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">with an educational seminar on</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span><b style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><i>Effective and simple deterrent electric fencing to protect your apiary from bears and skunks - avoiding common pitfalls. What you need (and don’t need.)</i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in;"> If you'd like to join this meeting contact us for a ZOOM invite at <i><b>benncbeekeepersclub@gmail.com.</b></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in;"><i><b><br /></b></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Our speaker at this meeting will be Fred Putnam. Fred is a club member and Vermont Certified Beekeeper located in Brandon. He owns a small beekeeping business and is actively helping beekeepers through VBA workshops. He grew up on a dairy farm, so he knows fencing since maintaining the farm’s many miles of fencing was his job. He maintains three electric fence systems now.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><b>This will be very informative, trust me. Dana and I have had firsthand experience getting our hives attacked by a bear. An electric fence is a must for keeping your bees safe.</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;">This year is shaping up with some exciting announcements and hive visits. Brooke Decker,<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 14.84px;"> Pollinator Health Specialist/ State Apiculturist, has</span> shown interest in coming to Bennington County to look at some of BCBC member’s hives. In October, the club is trying to get a special speaker to share their beekeeping wisdom and we are planning a big BCBC picnic and apiary visit for August. Plus, there will be some Ask Me Anything, seasonal presentation and open question ZOOMs.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;">So please support the Bennington County Beekeepers Club. It is a great way to keep in touch with what is happening in our county and with other area beekeepers. BCBC memberships run from January 1 to December 31 and are due in January. Dues for individuals are $15.00. Family memberships are $20. Please remit your dues to</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><b> Bennington County Beekeepers Club</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><b>c/o Jeanne Davis at</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.5467px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><b>173 Pratt Rd. Pownal VT 05261.</b></p>Jeanne Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13737533515560321221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617558530926200681.post-51833863079740874952023-02-01T17:50:00.001-05:002023-02-01T17:50:32.770-05:00February 2023<p> The Bennington County Beekeepers have been meeting over the last two years mostly on ZOOM. I will announce the next meeting here. Our club doesn't have a complete roster of officers at the moment and we are looking for new leadership. </p><p>When we next have temps above 40 please check on your bees. Take a quick look under the outer cover, listen for buzzing and check that they have enough food. Sugar cakes or winter patties can go in one the top bars with a shim.</p><p><br /></p><p>Usually we teach a beginner course in January and February. This year we are not able to teach one. SABA and Betterbee both have great courses, check them out!</p>Jeanne Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13737533515560321221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617558530926200681.post-80230477154244562042021-01-28T09:27:00.001-05:002021-01-28T09:27:49.514-05:00<p><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="color: #444444; font-size: medium;"><b> Virtual Learning c<span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">o</span>urse <span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">o</span>ffered f<span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">o</span>r new <span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">Beekeepers in February</span></b></span></span></p><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="animation-name: none !important; background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; transition-property: none !important; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none !important; font-family: inherit; transition-property: none !important;">The Bennington County Beekeepers Club will again offer a free beginner course for new beekeepers. Learn about the interesting life of honey bees, the skills and equipment needed to care for them and the many challenges they face. </div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="animation-name: none !important; background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; transition-property: none !important; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none !important; font-family: inherit; transition-property: none !important;">This is a wonderful opportunity and resource to meet and learn from seasoned beekeepers in our area. The course covers setting up a hive, locating it and finding where to get your bees. </div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none !important; font-family: inherit; transition-property: none !important;">From there, you will learn how to inspect your hive, caring for your bees, pests and predators of the bees, harvesting and extracting honey, and products your hive can produce. </div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none !important; font-family: inherit; transition-property: none !important;">Class size is limited, so reserve your space today. </div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="animation-name: none !important; background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; transition-property: none !important; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none !important; font-family: inherit; transition-property: none !important;">Classes will meet on Thursdays virtually via Zoom, February 11, 22, 28th from </div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none !important; font-family: inherit; transition-property: none !important;">6:30-9:00 PM. </div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none !important; font-family: inherit; transition-property: none !important;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none !important; font-family: inherit; transition-property: none !important;">To sign up or for more information, please e-mail benncbeekeepersclub@gmail.com</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617558530926200681.post-58859875563813230472021-01-13T20:17:00.000-05:002021-01-13T20:17:25.482-05:00<p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> January 14th Zoom Meeting Details</span></b></p><p>Meeting
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Passcode: 615542 </p><p>Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kbgzoZZLgl</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617558530926200681.post-91466228418769664152021-01-12T23:11:00.000-05:002021-01-12T23:11:06.625-05:00<p style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="font-size: medium;">January 2021 club meeting January 14th via Z<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">o</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">om</span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">guest- Samantha Alger fr</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">o</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">m the Verm</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">o</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">nt Bee Lab. Z</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">o</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">o</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">m details t</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">o</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;"> f</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">o</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">ll</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">o</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">w.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Stay tuned here f</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">or further details </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">on </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">o</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">ur 2021 Beginner's Beekee</span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #a00058; font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">p</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">ing Classes beginning in February.</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617558530926200681.post-84224263748656074722020-04-03T08:30:00.000-04:002020-04-03T08:30:17.693-04:00<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;">April Meeting Cancelled</span></b></div>
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The April 9th Bennington County Beekeepers Club Meeting has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 social distancing requirement as ordered by the governor.</div>
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Access to the Veteran's Home is also restricted. </div>
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Check back with us later in the month to see if we will be able to meet for our next scheduled get-together on May 8th. </div>
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Stay at home and use the off time to care for your emerging hives and prepare for those new spring nucs and packages.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617558530926200681.post-25423999443976253572020-01-21T08:47:00.000-05:002020-01-21T08:47:01.319-05:00<br />
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<b>2020 VT Beekeepers Association Winter Meeting </b></div>
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January 28, 2020 in Essex Junction at the VT Winter Agricultural Fair.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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The meeting is open to VBA members and all
are asked to preregister.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is a free
all day event and the main speaker will be Mike Palmer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It's great to connect with beekeepers around
the state and to learn about beekeeping issues and research in Vermont.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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To sign up go to the Vermont Beekeepers
Assoication website<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> www.</span>vermontbeekeepers.org<o:p></o:p></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617558530926200681.post-84489357439808493652019-12-30T17:15:00.000-05:002019-12-30T17:15:50.607-05:00<br />
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County Beekeepers’ Club</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
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Thursday, January 09, 2020<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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meeting</span></b></div>
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<b style="text-indent: 27pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Crispe Room at the </span></b></div>
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<b style="text-indent: 27pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Vermont Veterans’ Home</span></b></div>
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<b style="text-indent: 27pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">325 North Street, </span></b></div>
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<b style="text-indent: 27pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Bennington VT, 05201</span></b></div>
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7:00 pm <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Pot-Luck
Dinner</b>:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Please bring a dish to
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7:35 pm<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Business Meeting</b>, including discussion of annual budget.<o:p></o:p></div>
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8:00 pm<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Presentations</b><span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“What to do with Honey this Winter?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">Make mead</span></b><span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;"> (Jeff Battaglini)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Announcement</b>: Club member Dave Sicko
has a Maxant 3100 radial extractor for sale. Please contact him for details.<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617558530926200681.post-15460468651652835012019-12-18T09:37:00.001-05:002019-12-18T09:37:16.350-05:00<br />
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<span style="color: windowtext;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Bennington County Beekeepers Club
is proud to present its annual<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Free Five-Week</span><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Beginning</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></h1>
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<span style="color: windowtext;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b>Beekeepers Course</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">5 nights of basic instruction for new beekeepers and current beekeepers who want to refresh their current techniques.</span></div>
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<u><span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 22.0pt;">Thursday evenings <o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">Jan 23<sup>rd</sup>, January
30<sup>th</sup>, February 6<sup>th</sup>, February 13<sup>th</sup>, & February
27<sup>th</sup><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">6:30-9:00 PM<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> in the </span></o:p></span><span style="color: windowtext; font-size: large;">Vermont Veterans Home</span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-size: large;">The
Crispe Room</span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">350 North Street, Bennington,
VT<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">To register <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">Call 802-823-7955<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">or email</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="mailto:jdavisbwheat@comcast.net"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">jdavisbwheat@comcast.net</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617558530926200681.post-43214997068478332292019-10-08T10:09:00.004-04:002019-10-08T10:09:47.568-04:00<br />
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County Beekeepers’ Club</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
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Thursday, October 10, 2019<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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meeting<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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7:00 pm <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Pot-Luck
Dinner</b>:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Please bring a dish to
share.<o:p></o:p></div>
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7:35 pm<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Business Meeting</b>:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Please
read the minutes from the September meeting included in this mailing.<o:p></o:p></div>
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8:00 pm <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Presentation</b> by Kirk Webster: </div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">‘20
Years as a Treatment-Free Commercial Beekeeper’<span style="color: #fc00c1;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Location</b>:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The Crispe Room at the Vermont Veterans Home<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Announcement</b>: Club member Joanne Beck
has some honey to extrude, but does not have an extruder. Please contact her ( <a href="mailto:vtbecks@gmail.com">vtbecks@gmail.com</a> ) if you can help her.<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617558530926200681.post-65565534949775602742019-09-10T08:41:00.000-04:002019-09-10T08:41:01.231-04:00<br />
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County Beekeepers’ Club</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 29.3333px;">September Meeting</span>
<br /><span style="font-size: 14pt;">
Thursday, September 12, 2019<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">7:00 pm
Meeting<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Crispe
Room of the Vermont Veterans’ Home<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Our
speaker at this meeting will be Anne Frey, EAS Master Beekeeper, who will talk
about “Cut-Outs”. We will also have a discussion of fall management issues.
Meeting will begin, as always, with a potluck supper. Please bring a dish to
share.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Also,
please consider participating in the tri-national Mite-a-Thon:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background: white; color: #444444;">Mite-A-Thon is a tri-national effort to collect mite
infestation data and to visualize <span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;">Varroa</span> infestations
in honey bee colonies across North America within a two-week window. All
beekeepers can participate, creating a rich distribution of sampling sites in
Canada, the United States, and Mexico. Their <span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;">Varroa</span> monitoring data will be uploaded to<i> </i></span><a href="http://www.mitecheck.com/"><b><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;">www.mitecheck.com</span></b></a><i><span style="background: white; color: #444444;">.</span></i></span></div>
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further Mite-a-Thon information and to participate, please go to </span><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="http://www.mitecheck.com/"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">www.mitecheck.com</span></a></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> .<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617558530926200681.post-25185880508882125592019-08-20T10:45:00.002-04:002019-08-20T10:45:11.316-04:00<br />
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Dear Bennington Beekeepers,<o:p></o:p></div>
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Your help is requested at two events on Saturday, August
24:<o:p></o:p></div>
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(1) The Sun and Fun Festival, an environmental festival,
at the 2nd Congregational Church in Bennington from 10:00-3:00.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Melany Letourneau is organizing it and needs
volunteers to help run a booth with her. Folks could come for a couple or few
hours.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Melany: 802-442-5783<o:p></o:p></div>
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(2) The Bennington Farmers Market, also on Saturday
August 24, our club will have an educational booth and needs volunteers to help
run a booth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hours are 10:00-1:00.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jeanne 802-823-7955.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Please reach out to Melany or/and Jeanne if you can help
at either or both of these events!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617558530926200681.post-36254806160617640192019-08-08T08:16:00.000-04:002019-08-08T08:16:21.392-04:00<div style="text-align: center;">
Bennington Beekeepers August Meeting in the Wild</div>
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Here's a friendly reminder that our next meeting will be August 8, at 4 PM at Jeanne Davis's bee yard. Her address is 173 Pratt
Road in Pownal, VT.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Please bring a dish to share as well as a veil.We will be delving into a hive.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Hope to see you there!<o:p></o:p></div>
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617558530926200681.post-60601660085855386692019-07-31T14:49:00.000-04:002019-07-31T14:49:02.821-04:00<br />
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Dear Bennington Beekeepers,<o:p></o:p></div>
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Happy Summer!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Please be aware that our next meeting will be (pending
weather): August 8, a picnic and bee-yard visit at Jeanne's home on Pratt Road in Pownal,VT, at 4 PM. Bring a dish to share and a veil. Another announcement with more information will follow before the event. <o:p></o:p></div>
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In the meantime, NPR's Living on Earth series did a segment on Turning Backyards Into Pollinator Heavens.</div>
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" Recent studies show insect populations are in sharp
decline, and as many as</div>
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40% of insects may be facing extinction in the
coming decades. That<o:p></o:p></div>
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includes critical pollinator species such as bees,
which play an essential<o:p></o:p></div>
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role in ecosystems as well as our food system. Now
lawmakers in Minnesota<o:p></o:p></div>
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have approved a new program that pays homeowners to
convert their lawns to<o:p></o:p></div>
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pollinator-friendly habitat. Host Bobby Bascomb talked
with Sarah Foltz<o:p></o:p></div>
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Jordan, a Senior Pollinator Conservation Specialist
with the Xerces<o:p></o:p></div>
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Society, about what people can do to make their own
yards more pollinator-friendly."</div>
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You can listen to the segment at this link:</div>
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https://www.loe.org/shows/segments.html?programID=19-P13-00026&segmentID=7 </div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617558530926200681.post-48151298353221045212019-06-03T08:51:00.002-04:002019-06-03T08:53:33.682-04:00<br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Dear Bennington Beekeepers,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Due to an emergency, John Letorneau has requested that we postpone the June 2nd bee
yard site visit until June 23. </span></div>
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June 23, 2019<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">We’ll be meeting at Melany and John Letourneau’s bee yard on
Mount Anthony Rd. in Pownal. Bring a veil, gloves, a drink and
sunscreen. We’ll be looking into hives and discussing what we see, what’s
going on and what beekeeper management might be coming up next. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222;"></span><br /></span>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">In Pownal go to Mount Anthony Rd. by turning
west from Route 7 at the Pownal Center Fire House (North Pownal Rd.) and travel
west till you see Mount Anthony Rd. It will be the next right after
passing Carpenter Hill Rd. Travel north from the foot of Mt Anthony Rd.,
about 100 yards up on the left look for the bee hives.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #222222;">Please
check our website for updated announcements:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://www.benningtonbees.blogspot.com/">www.Benningtonbees.blogspot.com/</a><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Our Club still needs volunteers for the Farmers Market and
Sun and Fun Environmental Fair (both are on Aug. 24) and for the Pownal
Valley Fair on July 27. If you can volunteer to represent the Club at either or
both these events, please contact Jeanne Davis ( <a href="mailto:jdavisbwheat@comcast.net">jdavisbwheat@comcast.net</a> )</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617558530926200681.post-40686045579614872112019-05-21T11:14:00.003-04:002019-05-30T08:24:26.923-04:00<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 22.0pt;">Bennington
County Beekeepers’ Club</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt;"><br />
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Sunday, June 02, 2019<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt;">2:00 p.m.
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">We’ll be meeting at Melany and John Letourneau’s
bee yard on Mount Anthony Rd. in Pownal. Bring a veil, gloves, a drink
and sunscreen. We’ll be looking into hives and discussing what we see,
what’s going on and what beekeeper management might be coming up
next. </span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">In Pownal go to Mount Anthony Rd. by turning
west from Route 7 at the Pownal Center Fire House (North Pownal Rd.) and travel
west till you see Mount Anthony Rd. It will be the next right after
passing Carpenter Hill Rd. Travel north from the foot of Mt Anthony Rd.,
about 100 yards up on the left look for the bee hives.</span></span></div>
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From
New <span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">York, take Route 22 to Route 346 in North Petersburg. Travel a few miles on 346 till you have
crossed into Pownal, at the first major turn in the road take a left onto North
Pownal Rd. It’s just past the N. Pownal
post office and just before a garage called Jelley’s and a congregational
church. Travel up N. Pownal Rd. till you
see the turn for Mt. Anthony Rd on the left.
I believe it’s the second road on the right. <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">Travel north
from the foot of Mt. Anthony Rd., about 100 yards up on the left look for the
bee hives.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222;">From
Bennington you can take Mt. Anthony Rd. to the south and travel all the way to
almost the other end. The road may be
muddy and / or bumpy but it’s scenic.
Some would rather drive to Pownal Center and travel to the beeyard as is
stated above.</span><b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 14.0pt;">Please
check our website for updated announcements:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://www.benningtonbees.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">www.Benningtonbees.blogspot.com/</span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617558530926200681.post-34167971611922321072019-05-07T08:26:00.002-04:002019-05-07T08:26:11.947-04:00<br />
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County Beekeepers’ Club</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
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Thursday, May 09, 2019<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="text-indent: 27pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Crispe Room at the Vermont Veterans’ Home</span></b></div>
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7:00 pm <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Pot-Luck
Dinner</b>:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Please bring a dish to
share.<o:p></o:p></div>
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7:35 pm<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Business Meeting</b>:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Please
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8:00 pm<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Open Discussion. </b>Please come ready to tell us about what you’re
doing, to ask any questions you have, and to share any gadgets or processes related
to your beekeeping!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Location</b>:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The Crispe Room at the Vermont Veterans’ Home<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>325 North Street<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Bennington VT 05201<o:p></o:p></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617558530926200681.post-47640928456479269402019-03-28T10:14:00.000-04:002019-03-28T10:14:06.220-04:00<div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; text-align: center;">
<b>Transportation of bees or used equipment into the State</b></div>
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From state inspector Dave Tremblay </div>
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david.tremblay@vermont.gov</div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Title 6 : Agriculture Chapter 172 : Inspection Of Apiaries</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">(Cite as: 6 V.S.A. § 3032)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">§ 3032. Transportation of bees or used equipment into the State</span></div>
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(a) No bees, used equipment, or colonies shall be brought into the State of Vermont unless accompanied by a valid (government) certificate of inspection within the previous ten months from the state or country of origin stating that the bees, used equipment, or bee colonies are free from bee disease.</div>
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(b) Any person...who transports... used equipment or colonies to a point within this State shall provide the secretary with a copy of the certificate of inspection not more than 72 hours after entry into this State.</div>
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Buying bees in Vermont? - make sure the Vermont Apiary program has inspected them!</div>
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§ 3028. Traffic in bees; inspection; certification</div>
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A person engaged in the rearing of bees for sale shall have his or her apiary inspected by the Secretary at least twice during each summer season and, if any disease is found which is injurious to bees, shall at once cease to ship bees from such diseased apiary until the Secretary declares, in writing, such apiary free from all such diseases, and whenever the Secretary shall find the apiary rearing bees for sale free from disease, he or she shall furnish the owner with a certificate to that effect.</div>
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Do you have bees? Help us prevent disease outbreaks and register your apiary location!</div>
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§ 3023. Duties to report</div>
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It shall be the duty of any person who is the owner of any bees, apiary, colony, or hive to report to the Secretary in writing:</div>
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(1) the location of all such apiaries and number of colonies. The location of an apiary shall become its registered location;</div>
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(2) the change of location of any apiary within two weeks unless the change of location is to provide pollination services and the colonies will be returned to a registered apiary. Hives from a registered apiary may be moved to another registered apiary without reregistering;</div>
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(3) the discovery of a serious disease within any of his or her colonies;</div>
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(4) the transportation into this State of any colonies or used equipment, except as noted in subsection 3032(c) of this title; and</div>
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(5) the fact that he or she is engaged in the rearing of queen bees or any other bees for sale, if applicable.</div>
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thank you - we are all in this together.</div>
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Direct questions about these laws to Dave's email address listed above.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 16pt;"> Meeting Announcement April 11, 2019 7:00 PM</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Our next meeting will include a potluck, election of officers and a speaker.<b> <o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Aaron Morris<b> </b></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">of Round Lake NY<b> </b>will be sharing his experiences and tips in making spring splits.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Election of officers:<b> </b>If you would like to run for office in the club please let Jeanne know before the April meeting.<o:p></o:p></div>
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A club runs on the work of many folk. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Please look at the following needs and let us know if you can help:<b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span>Outreach to future speakers<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span>Potluck organizer<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span>Set up and take down of Crispe Room furniture<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span>Publicity<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span>Beginner Course organizer</div>
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