Our Mission: to promote and protect area beekeeping and to encourage beekeeping by conducting meetings and workshops.
Our Purposes:
- to carry out educational programs that encourage beekeeping
- to promote the art of beekeeping and participate in promotional activities of various beekeeping groups
- to encourage and assist new beekeepers in becoming proficient in the art of beekeeping.
- to protect the interests of beekeeping in Bennington County.
Our group meets seven times a year, typically in January, April, May, June, August, September and October. These meeting typically offer an educational topic of interest to beekeepers, often conducted by a variety of guest speakers.
Dues: Dues are $15 with a $20 rate for a family group payable annually, in January.
Officers:
President: Erin Kiley emkiley@gmail.com
Vice President: Jim O'Clair 518-892-5666 squeegee80flt@hotmail.com
Secretary: Peggy Apple-Woods papplewoods@gmail.com
Treasurer: Jeanne Davis 802-823-7955 jeannedavis59@gmail.com
Web administrator: Jim O'Clair 518-892-5666 squeegee80flt@hotmail.com
History: the Bennington Beekeepers Club was first organized in 1977 by John Page, a Bennington County Extension Agent, and Rene Nolet of East Dorset, Vt. and included area beekepers Ray Armstrong, Kendal Adams, and Ken Gile. The club became a Vermont non-profit corporation in 2005 and federal non-profit in 2006.
