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.

• Featured Speakers
• Schedule
• Registration
• Lodging
• Sponsors

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 will close Friday, September 21 at 8:00 a.m.

 

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

REGISTER HERE

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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Location and Lodging

Convenient Lodging Arrangements

The lab is held at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine, 1060 William Moore Drive, Raleigh, NC. A block of rooms will be reserved at the Ramada Inn Blue Ridge, 1520 Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh. This hotel is next door and walking distance to the the College. To make your reservation, please call 919-832-4100 and reference the Honeybee Conference. Find out more about other lodging and things to do.

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.