Welcome!  It's 2017!  
​The Southern Vermont Beekeepers Association was reestablished at the beginning of 2013.  We welcome beginner and veteran members from all communities in Southern Vermont and Eastern New York -- our current members reside in Bennington and Rutland counties in Vermont and Washington county in NY.
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For all Vermont members, remember to register your apiaries with the State of Vermont by going to: http://agriculture.vermont.gov/food_safety_consumer_protection/apiary/registration
Please also familiarize yourself with Vermont statutes related to beekeeping, see specifically: Title 6: Agriculture/ Chapter 172: INSPECTION OF APIARIES. " it is the duty of every person having one or more colonies of bees in their possession or under their control to report the location of such colonies. It is essential that apiary inspectors know the locations of all colonies of bees in Vermont in order to effectively control honey bee diseases and pests."

SPRING MEETING DATE -May 16th

We are very pleased to host Phd. candidate Samantha Alger and Masters student Alex Burnham from UVM to share some of the results of their work in studying potential causes for bee declines including habitat loss, climate change, pesticides pollination and disease. Also results of the National Honey Bee Survey.
The meeting is at 7:00 PM on May 16th at the Manchester Community Library. It is open to the public.

See more details on the "Events"page

Officers for 2016
President              Stewart Dittmeier
Vice President      Susan Marmer
Treasurer              Jack Rath
​Secretary              Heather Thomas