Delaware Valley University beekeeper Vincent Aloyo has received an education award recognizing his work explaining the value of honey bees to the public.
Aloyo, a master beekeeper and adjunct professor, received the Eastern Apicultural Society’s Charles and Evelyn Divelbiss Education Award, according to Delaware Valley University’s Oct. 29 announcement.
The university said Aloyo has kept bees for more than 55 years. His interest began during his undergraduate studies, when another student suggested a beekeeping course to fill a gap in his schedule.
Teaching at the apiary
Aloyo manages DelVal’s apiary, where bees are kept, and teaches apiculture, the study and practice of beekeeping. He also supervises student research and advises the university’s Apiary Society.
His work includes hands-on learning opportunities at the apiary. Beyond DelVal, he has taught at other colleges, instructed intermediate beekeeping for a local association and operated a beekeeping education and consulting business, the university said.
The Pennsylvania State Beekeepers Association named him Beekeeper of the Year in 2020, according to DelVal.
Aloyo said he did not realize he was the honoree until he heard his accomplishments described at the conference.
“It was a huge surprise and I am so honored,” he said in the university’s announcement.
