February's Monthly Meeting: Hive Inspections with a Honey Bee Veterinarian

​Date:  Tue, Feb 14, 2022  |  Time: 7 pm  |  Location: Auditorium at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Online on Zoom

Hive Inspections with a Honey Bee Veterinarian: 
​Step-by-step approach to honey bee health management

This seminar takes a step-by-step approach to hive inspections. Including what to expect when a veterinarian visits your apiary, appropriate bio-security measures to take when visiting another apiary, working through a 6-point hive evaluation, case examples highlighting common diseases that we find as veterinarians during hive visits, and a review of various treatment options. ​

Speaker: Dr. Melissa Holahan began working with bees in 2016 when she & her sister joined the SEMBA beginner beekeeper school. Melissa enjoyed working with the other beekeepers so much that she completed the intermediate beekeeping school in 2018 and has been assisting with the beekeeping courses whenever possible since then. In addition to her day job as a veterinary critical care specialist, she owns and manages Chubb E. Acres Farm, LLC a small livestock farm (with a focus on ADGA Nigerian Dwarf goats) and honey bee operation in Northville, Michigan. She studied animal science at Michigan State University and received her degree in veterinary medicine from Michigan State University. After graduation Melissa completed an a 1-year internship at University of Pennsylvania and a 3-year critical care residency at Michigan State University. She remains active in multiple beekeeping organizations, teaches honey bee education through SEMBA beekeeping school and speaks about her experiences as both a veterinarian & beekeeper. She is passionate about practicing sustainable beekeeping, supporting local beekeepers and sharing honey bee education with others. ​

​​Please join us - our monthly meetings are always free and open to the public!