Beekeeping Today Podcast - Presented by Betterbee

Amy Floyd, MS

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Head of Beekeeper Relations, North America

Amy Floyd is the Head of Beekeeper Relations at Dalan Animal Health, having worked for Dalan for 3 years and with the vaccine for 5.

Prior to working for Dalan, she worked for the USDA-ARS at the Carl Hayden Bee Research lab in Tucson, AZ and the Invasive Species and Pollinator Health lab in Davis, CA. In her 5 years at the Tucson lab Amy studied honey bee microbiota, managed research hives and got her Masters' degree focusing on EFB. Her time at the Davis lab was spent primarily managing hives and looking at queen toxicology.

Amy also manages her own hives in Arizona. Honey Wagon Apiaries was founded in 2020 and has since grown to the "smallest migratory bee operation in the west", moving her hives between Tucson and Flagstaff depending on nectar flows and temperatures! She can usually be found in Flagstaff or somewhere in the western US traveling with her dog, Miles visiting beekeepers!

April 14, 2025

Dalan Animal Health – Vaccine Updates & Breakthrough Discoveries (329)

In this episode, Jeff and Becky welcome Amy Floyd and Everett Hendrixon of Dalan Animal Health back to the podcast to discuss the latest developments of vaccinated honey bee queens. With spring queen orders underway, many beekeepers are exploring...