Two free, identical workshops will be held in North Carolina for Veterinarians.
Monroe, NC January 5, 2019
9AM – 3:30PM (Please arrive 15 mins early for check-in)
Course Description:
Honey Bee Health – Pests, Diseases, and Treatment Options
This workshop is for Doctors of Veterinary Medicine.
Continuing Education: Four CEUs for NC Veterinarians
Union County Agricultural Center
3230 Presson Rd
Monroe, NC, 28112
Speaker: Nancy Ruppert, NC Apiary Inspector
Course Objectives:
Veterinarians will become familiar with honeybee diseases. Veterinarians will learn the skills to assist apiary inspectors with honeybee diseases. Veterinarians will leave with a clear antibiotic treatment plan to aid local beekeepers.
Course Agenda:
8:45 – 9:00 Attendance Check-in
9:00 Welcome / Introductions
Begin Morning Session:
Honey Bee Anatomy (Basics)
Honey Bee Pests
10:30 Break (15 minutes)
10:45 Honey Bee Diseases & Treatments
Viral and Bacterial
12:00 Lunch (1 hour)
1:00 Begin Afternoon Session:
Honey Bee Diseases and Treatments (continued)
2:00 Break (15 minutes)
2:15 Conclude Honey Bee Diseases and Treatments
Q & A Session
Present Certificate of Participation to Recipients
3:30 End / Dismissal
Course Objectives:
Veterinarians will become familiar with honeybee diseases. Veterinarians will learn the skills to assist apiary inspectors with honeybee diseases. Veterinarians will leave with a clear antibiotic treatment plan to aid local beekeepers.
For More Information, please text or leave a message to:
Lynn Price UCNCBA VP, 561-601-9872
Colleen Baucom, UCNCBA Treasurer, 704-400-4877
http://www.ucncbeekeepers.org/veterinarianworkshop
Laurinburg, NC, January 12, 2019
9AM – 4PM (check-in begins at 9AM)
This workshop is for Doctors of Veterinary Medicine — let your veterinarians know about this free continuing education course approved by the NC Veterinary Medical Board!
Honey Bee Health – Pests, Diseases, and Treatment Options
Continuing Education: Four Contact Hours for NC Veterinarians
Scotland County Emergency Operations Center
1403 West Boulevard
Laurinburg, NC, 28352
Speaker: Nancy Ruppert, NC Apiary Inspector
Course Objectives:
Veterinarians will become familiar with honeybee diseases and the changes in federal law now requiring veterinary feed directives for honey bees. Veterinarians will learn the skills to assist apiary inspectors with honeybee diseases and will leave the workshop with a clear antibiotic treatment plan to aid local beekeepers.
Course Agenda:
9:00 Check-in / Welcome / Introductions
Morning session:
Honey Bee Anatomy (Basics)
Honey Bee Pests
Honey Bee Diseases & Treatments
Viral and Bacterial
12:30 Lunch (1 hour)
1:30 Afternoon Session:
Honey Bee Diseases and Treatments (continued)
Conclude Honey Bee Diseases and Treatments
Q & A Session
Present Certificate of Participation to Recipients
4:00 End / Dismissal
Sponsored by the Moore County Beekeepers, Richmond County Beekeepers, Hoke County Beekeepers, Scotland County Beekeepers and the Scotland County Cooperative Extension. For more information or to register, call, text, or email Jackie Hough, Scotland County Beekeepers, 910-977-0950, jhoughrsf@aol.com