| Get Your Bees! Beginning beekeeping class The Vermont Beekeepers Association (VBA) will be holding a 3-day class for new Vermont beekeepers who have just gotten honey bees or will have them soon. First and second-year beekeepers are also welcome to attend. Where: Rutland Free Library, 10 Court St, Rutland, VT When: April 4 & 11, 2026, 10:30 A.M. to 2:30 P.M. each day. May 16: Outdoor, in-hive workshop at an apiary in Wallingford. Registration fee: $60, covers 3 days of instruction plus the text "The Backyard Beekeeper, 5th Edition: An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Keeping Bees in Your Yard and Garden" by Kim Flottum. Register here: https://vermontbeekeepers.clubexpress.com/content.aspx?page_id=4091&club_id=703671&item_id=2915164&event_date_id=456160 Participants who complete all 3 days will receive a free one-year membership in the Vermont Beekeepers Association, which will give access to several additional online seasonal educational workshops free. They will be eligible to have a mentor through the VBA mentoring program. Also included: § Beekeeping In Northern Climates 3rd Edition, Jan, 2025, 144 pages from UNM, Dept of Entomology. § Hive and apiary hygiene. § Colony inspection forms. § Vermont Honey labelling requirements. Class size will be limited to 25. The last date to sign up is Thursday April 2. | 
