Where You'll Find Vermont Honey
by Vermont Beekeepers
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For a sideline business we sure have been busy. Below is a history of what we've done to help promote beekeeping in Vermont and to sell a little honey along the way.
It's always a pleasure meeting all the folks and talking bees. To see our current upcoming events go here.
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Heavenly Honey Apiary will be at Monkton Day:"GREEN-UP, CLEAN-UP AND COLLECT"
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| Date: | Saturday, November 13, 2010 |
| Time: | 10:00am - 3:00pm |
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Merrill’s Roxy Cinema Presents
"QUEEN OF THE SUN: What are the bees telling us?"
Saturday October 9th before and after the 7pm and 9pm shows Heavenly Honey Apiary will be at the Roxy, displaying an observation hive and answering your bee related questions.
There will be Heavenly Honey tastings where you can sample this years Vermont honey harvest. Before or after you enjoy the show.
View Merrill Roxy Cinema for additional show times
Read more about the film here
Shelburne Farmers Market
Heavenly Honey Apiary will be at a new venue this year. We are excited to be selling Vermont honey at the Shelburne Farmers Market. The market opens the beginning of June and runs through the second week in October on Saturdays from 9:00am to 1:00pm. It is located in Shelburne center on Route 7 and Church Street with ample parking available.
Below are the dates that our honey booth will be at the Shelburne Farmers Market. We hope to see you there while you are out on a Saturday adventure. Come for lunch and tickle your taste buds with a lunch from market vendors Euro Restaurant or try some Pakistani Foods delights. Then be sure to stop by our Heavenly Honey Apiary™ table and say hi!
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July |
10th, 17th and 31st |
August |
7th, 14th and 28th |
September |
11th, 18th and 25th |
October |
9th |
The Tunbridge World's Fair
Tunbridge, Vermont
Scott and Valarie will be working the Vermont Beekeepers Association booth at the Tunbridge fair
Saturday September 18th from 3:30pm to 10:00pm
Visit them in the Dodge Gilman Building
VERMONT BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION WORKSHOP
| May 15 | Package Bee Installation (North Yard Only) Presented by Bill Mares. Note start time 2pm. |
| June 5 | Diseases, Pests, and Parasites, Checking for diseases, evaluating queens, re-queening colonies |
| June 12 | Queen Rearing Workshop, Raising queens in the small apiary at the Burlington intervale red barn. |
| July 10 | Re-queening and Making nucs to winter over. |
| July 24 | VBA Summer Meeting Long Trail School, Dorset, VT |
| Aug. 7 | Harvesting the crop, removing honey from the bees. Tips on extracting, packaging, and marketing your crop, fall mite treatments. By James Gabriel at Champlain Valley Apiaries, Middlebury. |
| Sept. 11 | Preparing Your Colony for Winter; Feeding light colonies; Medications and miticides; Winter wrapping materials |
Time: Noon to 2:00pm weather permitting. Rain days are the following day. Workshops go into the bees and open colonies, so you are encouraged to bring a veil, and bee suit if necessary. Workshops are free and open to the public.
Groovin' on the Green Music 'N' More Festival
Summer 2010 Heavenly Honey Apiary will sell Vermont honey and talk beekeeping to anyone interested. This summer concert series & mini farmers market type setting is held at "The Green" at Maple Tree Place in Williston, VT. Thursday nights with music beginning at 6:30pm and ending at 8:30pm.
We had a lot of fun last year, so bring your picnic dinner, and come--listen to the Vermont local talent playing in the background, and be sure to stop by and say hi to us!
The Heavenly Honey Apiary™ table returns to Groovin' on the Green with a honeybee observation hive (most weeks).
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Beginners Beekeeping 3-week Program
| Date: | Tuesdays, April 6 - 20, 2010 |
| Time: | 6:30pm - 8:00pm |
| Location: | CVU ACCESS |
Have you thought about keeping bees? This is the opportunity to learn more about these vital and fascinating creatures providing so much of our food. Bill and Scott have many years of experience between them, and Bill's book on the honey industry was published 3 years ago. The three sessions will enlighten you—maybe inspire you to start a few hives of your own or learn more about your bee passion. Instructors: Bill Mares of Mares Apiaries and Scott Wilson of Heavenly Honey Apiary Fee: $35 Limit: 25 |
A talk about Bees, Honey, and Chocolate Honey Show
Lake Champlain Chocolates Factory Burlington, VT
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Bees, Honey and Chocolate......Vermont Style!
Given by Scott Wilson of Heavenly Honey Apiary and Bill Mares, President of the Vermont Beekeepers Association.
Festival of Sweets
Honey Show
Honey sampling & bee talk given by Bill Mares, President of the Vermont Beekeepers Association and Scott Wilson of Heavenly Honey Apiary.
Project Grad Craft Fair and Silent Auction
Visit the Heavenly Honey Apiary booth at the 2009 Mount Abraham High School Project Grad. Craft Fair and Silent Auction.
| Date: | Saturday, November 14, 2009 |
| Time: | 10:00am - 3:00pm |
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Groovin' on the Green Farmers Market
Summer 2009 we had fun selling our honey at Groovin' on the Green, summer concert series & Farmers Market at Maple Tree Place in Williston, VT.
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Each Thursday evening we listened to the Vermont local talent playing in the background, while we kept busy at our booth. The Heavenly Honey Apiary™ table had an observation hive most weeks, which brought us lots of attention. Many inquisitive children and adults alike. View summer photo gallery here. |
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