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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 2 day conference will have beginner and advanced tracks and will offer an optional wet lab including an introduction to equipment and live hive work. 11 hours of CVME, RACE approval pending.
The Conference will be held at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine. 1060 William Moore Drive. Raleigh, NC 27607
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 |
Lead Beekeeper / Director of Community Development @ Bee Downtown |
| Time | Beginner Track | Speaker | Advanced Track | 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 | General hive strategies/anatomy. Keeping, starting and equipment | Justin Maness | ||
| 10:00 - 10:15am | Break | |||
| 10:15 - 11:15am | ||||
| 11:15am - 12:15pm | Bee Pharmacology and OTC | |||
| 12:15 - 1:00pm | Lunch | |||
| 1:00 - 2:00pm | ||||
| 2:00 - 3:00pm | ||||
| 3:00 - 3:15pm | Break | |||
| 3:15 - 4:15pm | VFD and disease treatable via VFD | David Tarpy | ||
| 4:15 - 5:15pm | ||||
| 6:00pm | ||||
| 6:30- 8:30pm | ||||
Registration is open for veterinary professionals.
Conference Registration $250
Hive Wet Lab $125 – includes beekeeping jacket and gloves
Credit Card Payment required at time of registration
Please register for either the Beginner or Advanced Track. Registration includes electronic proceedings, breaks and lunch on Saturday. Reception at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
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!
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.
