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Vermont Bee Lab

Located at the University of Vermont. Serving up research, education, and outreach in all things pol

05/26/2026

The Bee of the Week is the Blue Orchard Bee (Osmia lignaria)! This post is brought to you by the research conducted by the Vermont Center for Ecostudies. The Vermont Bee Lab wanted to highlight specific species featured on the VCE’s “Know Your 5” resource and “Vermont Atlas of Life”. The Know Your 5 guides identify the top (5) wild pollinators that support commercially grown crops in Vermont. Each crop lists recommendations on how to provide specific habitat for these pollinators. The Vermont Atlas of Life lists all the known species of wild and native bees in Vermont. It provides general information on those species, including distribution, phenology, and plants used for food resources. Visit the links below to check out both of VCE’s amazing resources!

Know Your 5: https://vtecostudies.org/know-your-5/
Vermont Atlas of Life: https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/bees-of-vt/

05/25/2026

Join us for the third Pollinator Celebration Day on June 6th at Shelburne Farms! The Vermont Pollinator Working Group presents a celebration of all-things pollinators for learners of all ages! From managed honey bees to the 350 species of native bees in Vermont, we will learn from experts about their extraordinary diversity and importance!

Discover how you can support pollinators in your community and backyard. Hear from our keynote speaker and lighting presenters and join us for workshops (registration required). Meet the organizations working together to tackle urgent threats to bees and other pollinators in the Northeast, and visit local native plant suppliers.

Visit the link below for more information and to register: https://shelburnefarms.org/calendar/pollinator-celebration-day

05/04/2026

A reminder that our diagnostic lab is open year-round! Now is a great time to submit a sample, especially if you’re wondering about that dead out. For sampling instructions and dropbox locations, use the links below.

Diagnostic Lab: https://vermontbeelab.com/diagnostics/

Sampling Instructions: https://vermontbeelab.com/page-11/

Dropbox Locations: https://vermontbeelab.com/dropboxes/

04/30/2026

Summer Beekeeping Courses are open for registration! We offer an in-person Hands-on Beekeeping course and an online introductory course. Swipe for details and sign up using the links below.

Hands-on Beekeeping Course: https://www.uvm.edu/summer/course/202606/61849/summer-2026/agr-lndscp-envir/hands-on-beekeeping/ALE-2990-Z2/

Introduction to Beekeeping Course: https://www.uvm.edu/summer/course/202606/61848/summer-2026/agr-lndscp-envir/introduction-to-beekeeping/ALE-2990-OL2/

Non-UVM Student Sign up: https://learn.uvm.edu/apply/

04/23/2026

Join us for VBL Lab Manager, Sydney Miller's Master's Thesis Defense on Thursday, May 7th at 12:00 pm in Jeffords 234, and learn about how hygienic behavior in honey bees also helps protect against adult bee parasites like Nosema! To read the full publication or join the event remotely, use the links below.

Full publication: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0339548&?utm_id=plos111&utm_source=internal&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=author

Join on Teams: https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fmeet%2F25446125550893%3Fp%3DCJQ92ao6FoOIhNdk78%26anon%3Dtrue&type=meet&deeplinkId=dbae788e-2a48-4461-b8de-ab62f43808a9&directDl=true&msLaunch=true&enableMobilePage=true&suppressPrompt=true

04/22/2026

Join Sydney Miller from the Vermont Bee Lab to learn how to use FieldWatch's BeeCheck mapping tools and alert nearby pesticide applicators of your locations. This webinar is free and open to all, so sign up using the link below: https://www.vermontbeekeepers.org/content.aspx?page_id=4091&club_id=703671&item_id=2944714

04/16/2026

Join the Vermont Bee Lab and beekeepers around the state in our 2026 Pesticide Monitoring Project. Training on the sample protocol will be provided through a live or recorded webinar. Use the questionnaire link below to determine if you qualify for participation. Please register by April 26th.

Pesticide Sampling Participant Questionnaire: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfEgXpk-hj1WnB8rmJt9R2Q0u7i1hzzj1ugVh1ZKqQeo2KGDQ/viewform

04/15/2026

Join Sydney Miller from the Vermont Bee Lab and Curt Hadley from FieldWatch Registries to learn more about how to use DriftWatch for crop producers and FieldWatch for pesticide applicators. To sign up, use the link below:

https://uvm-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/dq-jS6yMSESxskoUFlaf3A #/registration

04/14/2026

Steal the look: Red-Tailed Mining Bee ❤️

04/08/2026

The Bee of the Week is the Red-Tailed Mining Bee (Andrena erythrogaster)! This post is brought to you by the research conducted by the Vermont Center for Ecostudies. The Vermont Bee Lab wanted to highlight specific species featured on the VCE’s “Know Your 5” resource and “Vermont Atlas of Life”. The Know Your 5 guides identify the top (5) wild pollinators that support commercially grown crops in Vermont. Each crop lists recommendations on how to provide specific habitat for these pollinators. The Vermont Atlas of Life lists all the known species of wild and native bees in Vermont. It provides general information on those species, including distribution, phenology, and plants used for food resources. Visit the links below to check out both of VCE’s amazing resources!

Know Your 5: https://vtecostudies.org/know-your-5/

Vermont Atlas of Life: https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/bees-of-vt/

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