Links

Regional Bee Inspector and State Bee Laws

The “Beltsville Bee Lab” (USDA Agricultural Research Service)- submit samples for diagnosis

http://www.ars.usda.gov/Services/Services.htm?modecode=12-75-05-00

Local Beekeeping Clubs

Regional Beekeeping  Supplies, Bees, and Queens

Virginia Bee Supply Woodenware and other fun things.  Contact at vabeeguy@aol.com or (540) 905-5563 or on the web at:  www.virginiabeesupply.com

VP Queen Bees Breeding Productive and Hardy Queen Bees. All Our Queens Are Bred From Survivor Stock. We are committed to managing all our colonies without any treatments.  Contact us in Frederick, MD at 301-662-4844 or email info@vpqueenbees.com or on the web at: http://www.vpqueenbees.com/

The Sustainable Honey Bee Program (Virginia) http://www.sustainablebees.org/ or info@sustainablebees.org

Virginia Beekeeping Links

Virginia Beekeeping information, Hive management, etc.

Disease Management

National Organizations

Honey Related

Help Save Honey Bees

Other Beekeeping Clubs and Individual Beekeeping Sites

Print Magazines

Forums

Research

University Affiliated

Bee Photography

OUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS IN LOCAL AGRICULTURE

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) There are a few local community supported agriculture (CSA) farms that we are aware of:

Stoney Lonesome Farm in Gainesville. Contact at 703-754-9145 or on the web at: http://www.slfarm.us/

Smith Family Farm Smith Family farm is a 5th generation working farm, certified as a Virginia Quality-Assured Beef Producer, located near the Manassas National Battlefield.   Contact us at 5770 Artemus Road Gainesville, VA 20155, Phone: 571-220-0017, or on the web at: http://www.beefandhayproducer.com/

Farm Foody: Connecting Farmers and their Customers A social networking Web site to connect farmers and their customers. Farm – a farm, vineyard, PYO, Farmer’s Market, CSA, a victory garden — a local producer. All farms want foodies as friends. Foody – a customer, chef, everyone with a relationship to a farm and who wants to make friends with a farm or another foody. Once friendship is made, a foody receives bulletins that their farm friends post. Contact on the web at:  http://www.farmfoody.org/

Prince William County Cooperative Extension Teaching Gardens The Teaching Garden is project of the Master Gardener volunteers.  It began as a garden in which to grow fresh produce for the Plant a Row for the Hungry project, and a place where the Master Gardeners could teach homeowners how to grow vegetables.  It now has beds to teach the public how to grow all kinds of different plants.  Master Gardeners are at the garden every Tuesday afternoon 1- 4 p.m. and on some weekends from March through September.  We also offer short classes each “First Saturday” every month during the growing season on turf, vegetables, ornamentals, pests and diseases. St. Benedict Monastery, 9535 Linton Hall Road, Bristow, VA. Contact us on the web at: http://www.pwcgov.org/default.aspx?topic=040083003310001191