Bee Resources

Resources

Find a Bee Vet in your Area

Honey Bee Veterinary Consortium

Bee veterinarians with an interest in beekeeping and honey bee medicine

Find a Bee Vet

List of bee veterinarians by state

VetGRAM

Preselected & Searchable Database for FDA Approved Drugs for all species.

Search VetGRAM

Websites

AVMA - honey bee 101 for veterinarians

Scientific Beekeeping

AVMA @Work - Blog about bees and resources

Honey bees: a guide for veterinarians (PDF)

Bee Culture Magazine - The magazine for American beekeeping

Additional bee VFD information

Michigan Pollinator Initiative - Diagnosing and treating American Foulbrood in the honey bee colonies. (PDF)

University of California, Apiculture

JAVMA News: "Federal Directive brings veterinarians and beekeepers together"

Hive inspection tips - 8 useful tips for maintaining a healthy and strong hive

Textbooks

Honeybee Veterinary Medicine: Apis mellifera L by Nicolas Vidal-Naquet, DMV

The work was commissioned by The World Organization For Animal Health, an intergovernmental organization responsible for improving animal health worldwide. Chapters cover: honey bee biology, environmental problems including pesticides, viruses, bacterial diseases, parasites, fungi, colony pests, and sanitary beekeeping practices.