VBA workshops and events for the month of July

Online Workshop

Re-queening Colonies

July 9th, 2026

7:00 to 8:30 pm

via Zoom

How to determine if you need to re-queen and how to do it successfully if you do. Hosted by Andrew Munkres.

Register on the VBA website calendar.

VBA membership and login are required.

Vermont Women in Beekeeping Workshop

Hive Inspection

July 12th, 2026

1:00 to 4:00 pm

North Chittenden, VT

Join the VBA Women in Beekeeping for a hive inspection workshop hosted by WillowBee Farm in North Chittenden. You’ll get a hands-on look into their colonies and will be able to ask questions about mid-summer hive maintenance.

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VBA membership and login are required.

Finding Drone Congregation Areas Workshop

with Julia Mahood

July 17th, 2026

2:30 to 4:30 pm

Sudbury, VT

Join Georgia Master Craftsman Beekeeper Julia Mahood for a field demonstration exploring Drone Congregation Areas (DCAs), the aerial locations where honey bee drones gather to mate with virgin queens. Using drone technology and the methods developed through her citizen science project, MapMyDCA.com, Julia will demonstrate how these elusive locations are identified and studied. Participants will learn about drone behavior, and how beekeepers can contribute to ongoing DCA research.

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VBA membership and login are required.

VBA Summer Meeting

July 18th, 2026

8:30 am to 4:00 pm

Montpelier, VT

Our annual summer meeting with keynote speaker, Julia Mahood, VBA Business, Recognition Awards, various workshops and vendors.

All the details on the VBA calendar.

AMA #3 - Late summer management

Online workshop

July 29th, 2026

7:00 to 8:30 pm

via Zoom

Learn about robbing, dearths, providing water, removing bees from supers, extracting tips, long term storage of honey supers, pollen sub, and more.

With time to ask all your questions.

Register on the VBA website calendar.

VBA membership and login are required.