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SUMMARY:2020 VBA Winter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Agenda for VBA Winter Meeting\n\n\n\nLocation: Champlain Valley Exposition105 Pearl St. Essex Junction\, VT 05452Expo North\, A and B Conference Rooms\n\n\n\n8:30 AM Setup\, Registration \n\n\n\n9:00 AM Welcome \n\n\n\n9:15 AM Honey Contest winners – \n\n\n\n9:30AM Bee inspector’s Report\, Brooke Decker\, VT Agency of Agriculture \n\n\n\n9:45 AM Vermont Honeybee Diagnostic Lab\, Samantha Alger \n\n\n\n10:00 Keynote Presentation – Michael Palmer\, French Hill Apiary\, St Albans\, VT \n\n\n\n11:15 AM Business Meeting \n\n\n\nVBA Beekeeper Awards – Fred Putnam\, Jr \n\n\n\nSecretary’s Report – Fred Putnam\, Jr \n\n\n\nMembership Report – Scott Wilson \n\n\n\nTreasurer’s Report – Richard Roy \n\n\n\nCertification Committee – Ross Conrad \n\n\n\nLibrarian’s Report – Marilyn Post \n\n\n\nApiary Committee and Workshop Report – Bill Mares and Jeffrey Hamelman \n\n\n\nFair Committee – Bill Mares \n\n\n\n12:30 Lunch On your own \n\n\n\n1:30 PM Workshops: Session 1 Challenges and Opportunities for Vermont Beekeepers Moderator Kim Greenwood \n\n\n\nThere are exciting developments for Vermont beekeepers including the new Vermont Honeybee Disease Laboratory at UVM led by Samantha Alger and the hiring of our new Apiary inspector Brooke Decker. There are also some challenges. This will be a panel discussion of some of the current issues facing our bees and beekeepers. Bring your ideas and questions. Topics will include: \n\n\n\nBeekeeping education in VermontPreventing the entry of honeybee diseases and pests into VermontLow honey prices and adulterated honeyHow can the VBA help promote high quality pure Vermont honey?What else can the VBA do to promote our industry and craft?\n\n\n\n2:30 PM Workshops Session 2 \n\n\n\nTrack A:  Beginning Beekeeping Topics \n\n\n\nTrack B:  Beekeeping in Slovenia \n\n\n\n4:00 VBA Adjourn
URL:https://windhamcountybeekeepers.com/event/2020-vba-winter-meeting/
LOCATION:Champlain Valley Exposition\, 105 Pearl St.\, Essex Junction\, Vermont\, 05452\, United States
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