Matthew Hoepfinger

<strong>Matt Hoepfinger</strong>, <a href="https://beebiology.ucdavis.edu/&quot; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span id="m_825002503800076431gmail-docs-internal-guid-24fdad37-7fff-0ae0-3f45-d0addb4c3251">University of California, Davis</span></a>

After receiving a Master’s degree in computer science from Michigan State, I moved to Golden, Colorado where I worked in the telecom industry as a software engineer for 25 years.  I started keeping bees at the hobby level in 2011, which quickly became my passion (some have called it my obsession). I serve as director of Mountain High Beekeepers Cooperative and after playing an essential role in founding the Colorado Professional Beekeepers Association, I continue to provide support for the group.

I joined the Tech Transfer Team in California in 2019 where I work closely with commercial beekeepers in the region to assist with colony assessments, disease monitoring, hygienic testing and sampling for Varroa, Nosema, pesticides, and viruses.  I then use the information collected to work alongside beekeepers by acting as an interpreter of colony data to improve survivorship. I am excited to expand my knowledge in evidence based beekeeping practices and grow my understanding of honey bee health.