Honeybee Health Resources

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AVMA Resources

Honey Bees: A Guide for Veterinarians: Provides basic knowledge to allow you to better communicate with beekeepers and serve the needs of these unique patients.  The guide includes sections on basic bee and beekeeping terminology and equipment; beehive inspection procedures (including indicators of honey bee health and disease); and relevant honey bee diseases and conditions

Certificates, Continuing Education

USDA National Veterinary Accreditation Program (Module 30): The Role of the Veterinarian in Honey Bee Health.  

• Intended to familiarize accredited veterinarians with animal health regulatory concepts and activities.  Can still do module but will not be able to get credit for it unless accredited. 

VIN Webinars (VIN is free for veterinary students): Bees Need Vets Too: Honey Bees, Pests, Pathogens, and Treatments

• Can replay rounds or audio.  Overview of honey bee biology and pathogens.

Textbooks & Journals: 

• Honey Bee Veterinary Medicine: Apis mellifera L by Nicolas Vidal-Naquet
• Honey Bee Diseases and Pests by Canadian Association of Professional Apiculturists (CAPA): http://www.capabees.com 
• American Bee Journal  
• Diseases of Bees by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE)
• A Field Guide to Honey Bees and Their Maladies by Penn State Extension

Organizations 

• Honey Bee Veterinary Consortium (HBVC): Made up of students and professionals from all segments of veterinary medicine and animal science who care about bees and beekeeping
• Your State Beekeepers Associations - this is a great way to learn about the business of honeybees and learn about their biology
• State Apiary Program

Information Regarding VFDs for Honey Bees

Requirements for Completing VFD Order or Prescription (use sign in using your SAVMA ID)

Definition of the Veterinary Client Patient Relationship

FDA Listing of VCPR Requirements by State

AVMA Guidelines for the Veterinarian-Client-Patient-Relationship