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As a result of the Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) issuance of the final rule, many veterinarians have reason to be concerned about apiculture (beekeeping) and honey bee veterinary medicine. Honey bees now fall into veterinarians’ purview owing to the VFD rule and changes in FDA policy on medically important antimicrobials and you may be called on to treat them.
The Honey Bee Veterinary Consortium was formed following the advent of the VFD for honey bees. This conference will focus on what large scale or hobbyist bee keepers need, especially with regards to the VFD and disease management. Our mission is to educate veterinarians and apiarists on how to integrate veterinary care into beekeeping.
This two-day conference will have general session and advanced tracks and will offer an optional wet lab including an introduction to equipment and live hive work. 12 hours of RACE approved CVME will be offered.
The conference will be held at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine, located at 1060 William Moore Drive in Raleigh, North Carolina.
| Nicolas Vidal-Naquet | DVM, DIE d’apiculture-pathologie apicole | Lecturer in honeybee biology and diseases at the Veterinary School of Alfort, France. VetoAdom |
| David Tarpy | BS, MS, PhD | NC State University, Professor and Extension Apiculturist |
| Randy Oliver | BS, MS (Biological Sciences) | ScientificBeekeeping.com |
| Donald Hopkins | BS | NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Apiary Inspector |
| Gigi Davidson | BSPh, DICVP | NC State CVM. Director, Clinical Pharmacy Services |
| Dick Rogers | BSc, MSc | Principal Scientist / Entomologist / Manager at Bayer, Crop Science Division, Bee Care Center |
| Justin Maness | BS, Horticultural Science | Entomologist at Syngenta and owner of Buddha Bee Apiary |
| Chris Cripps | DVM | Veterinarian, Part owner Betterbee |
| Hannah Levenson | BS | Masters Research Associate in Entomology |
| Michael Murphy | DVM, JD, PhD | FDA.Veterinary Medical Officer |
| Ben Dictus | BS, MS, PhD | Lead Beekeeper; Bee-Downtown |
Friday Evening
Icebreaker
| 7:00 - 9:00pm | Icebreaker: Meet fellow attendees & speakers |
Raleigh Brewing Company 3709 Neil St, Raleigh, |
General Session
Saturday
| Time | Title | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 7:00 - 8:00am | Registration Check-in | |
| 8:00 - 9:00am | Intro to bee anatomy, health, and diseases | David Tarpy |
| 9:00 - 10:00am | Intro to Beekeeping Strategies. Equipment, approach, and practices | Justin Maness |
| 10:00 - 10:15am | Break | |
| 10:15 - 11:15am | Understanding your bee clients and market | Chris Cripps |
| 11:15am - 12:15pm | Parasites, pathogens, pests, and problems | David Tarpy |
| 12:15 - 1:00pm | Lunch | |
| 1:00 - 2:00pm | Varroosis and the control of Varroa destructor infestation | Nicolas Vidal-Naquet |
| 2:00 - 3:00pm | American Foul Brood and European Foul Brood | Nicolas Vidal-Naquet |
| 3:00 - 3:15pm | Break | |
| 3:15 - 4:15pm | Bee pharmacology and over-the-counter products | Gigi Davidson |
| 4:15 - 5:15pm | Regulatory - The FDA and the VFD | Michael Murphy |
| 6:00pm | Transportation to museum | |
| 6:30- 7:30pm | Apiculture sustainability | |
| 7:30 - 9:00pm | Reception North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences | Sponsored by |
Sunday
| Time | Title | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 7:30 - 8:00am | Registration Check-in | |
| 8:00 - 9:00am | Apiary diagnostics | Donald Hopkins |
| 9:00 - 10:00am | How to work with your state bee inspector | Donald Hopkins |
| 10:00 - 10:15am | Break | |
| 10:15 - 11:15am | Whats happening to the bees - state of bees in the US | Randy Oliver |
| 11:15am - 12:15pm | How to test for Nosema and quickly identify various diseases | Randy Oliver |
| 12:15 - 1:30pm | Lunch - Round table discussion - Q&A | Vidal-Naquet, Hopkins, Tarpy, Oliver, Murphy |
Advanced Track
Saturday
| Time | Title | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 7:00 - 8:00am | Registration Check-in | |
| 8:00 - 9:00am | Reading the combs - biology over course of a year | Randy Oliver |
| 9:00 - 10:00am | Best management practices | Randy Oliver |
| 10:00 - 10:15am | Break | |
| 10:15 - 11:15am | Clinical examination of a colony and elements of semiology | Nicolas Vidal-Naquet |
| 11:15am - 12:15pm | Sanitary audit of husbandry in apiculture | Nicolas Vidal-Naquet |
| 12:15 - 1:00pm | Lunch | |
| 1:00 - 2:00pm | Varroa mites, their control, and the viruses that they vector | David Tarpy |
| 2:00 - 3:00pm | The past and future roles of antibiotics in beekeeping | David Tarpy |
| 3:00 - 3:15pm | Break | |
| 3:15 - 4:15pm | Native Pollinators and Pollinator Interactions | Hannah Levenson |
| 4:15 - 5:15pm | Regulatory - The FDA and the VFD | Michael Murphy |
| 6:00pm | Transportation to museum | |
| 6:30- 7:30pm | Apiculture sustainability | |
| 7:30 - 9:00pm | Reception North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences | Sponsored by |
Sunday
| Time | Title | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 7:30 - 8:00am | Registration Check-in | |
| 8:00 - 9:00am | Apiary diagnostics | Donald Hopkins |
| 9:00 - 10:00am | How to work with your state bee inspector | Donald Hopkins |
| 10:00 - 10:15am | Break | |
| 10:15 - 11:15am | Whats happening to the bees - state of bees in the US | Randy Oliver |
| 11:15am - 12:15pm | How to test for Nosema and quickly identify various diseases | Randy Oliver |
| 12:15 - 1:30pm | Lunch - Round table discussion - Q&A | Vidal-Naquet, Hopkins, Tarpy, Oliver, Murphy |
Live Hive Wetlab
Sunday
| Time | Title | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 7:30 - 8:00am | Registration Check-in | |
| 8:00 - 10:00am | Live Hive Lab Group 1 | Justin Maness, Ben Dictus |
| 10:00am - 12:00pm | Live Hive Lab Group 2 | Justin Maness, Ben Dictus |
| 12:15 - 1:30pm | Lunch - Round table discussion - Q&A | Vidal-Naquet, Hopkins, Tarpy, Oliver, Murphy |
Registration is for veterinary professionals only.
Conference Registration – $250
Student Rate – $125
Hive Wet Lab – $125 (includes beekeeping jacket and gloves)
Credit Card Payment required at time of registration
Please register for either the General Session or Advanced Track. Registration includes electronic proceedings, breaks and lunch on Saturday, and reception at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.
All attendees are welcome to join us Friday night at Raleigh Brewing Company for an icebreaker event. The brewery will be brewing a beer using local honey
A block of rooms will be reserved at the Ramada Inn Blue Ridge, located at 1520 Blue Ridge Road in Raleigh. This hotel is next door and within walking distance to the the College. To make your reservation, please call 919-832-4100 and reference the Honey Bee Veterinary Consortium Conference.
There is a home football game this weekend and rooms will be in short supply. Reserve early!
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Special Needs
Please email ceregistration@ncsu.edu or call 919.513.6421 with questions or, if you are a person with a disability, and desire any assistive devices, services, or other accommodations to participate in the activity. For special accommodations, please contact us least 30 days prior to the event.
