A2 BEE VET Dr. Terry Ryan Kane ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN

The AVMA's new Pollinator Series was a great success at this years convention in Austin, TX. The Bat Cruise offered 3 hrs CE from three bat experts on the importance of bats to our ecosystems, their behavior, about white nose syndrome and the vampire bats of the SW. 

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The Plants, Pollinators and Honey Bee lectures were held at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Two plant ecologists joined three HBVC vets to talk about bee health/disease and the importance of plant and animal pollinator biodiversity. The effects of global climate change on pollinators and the implications for food security was an important topic. 

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For the first time, HBVC had a booth in the exhibit hall visited by hundreds of convention participants. The AVMA donated this booth as part of their support for pollinator conservation and Better Bee donated a demonstration hive equipment/PPE/tools to show new bee vets. 

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See you next year in Washington D.C. where hands-on bee labs will be at the USDA Bee Research Lab in MD.  A new pollinator series will be held at the National Zoo as well. Stay tuned!