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<blockquote data-quote="Alastair" data-source="post: 5216" data-attributes="member: 13"><p>See, the AFBPMP is not concerned with beekeepers who are doing their job.</p><p></p><p>They prefer not to waste money and resources on good beekeepers, and focus on dealing with those who need help. Identifying those beekeepers is the trick. A couple of giveaways are (as previously said) AFB in the honey but no AFB reported so no indication if the beekeeper is dealing with the problem.</p><p></p><p>Another indication is beekeepers reporting multiple AFB but another beekeeper in the same territory never reporting it.</p><p></p><p>Takeaway from all this. You destroy an AFB hive, report it. You get good kudos for doing that, and it gives needed info to those charged with monitoring and protecting us all. </p><p></p><p>Good beekeepers have zero to fear from a visit from an AP2. Even poor beekeepers can benefit, from help and education that can be given. I have known of beekeepers in despair over seemingly hopeless situations being helped out of it. </p><p></p><p>Things only ever get antagonistic when somebody is non cooperative. If the AFBPMP is placed in a situation where they have to deal with AFB without the cooperation of the beekeeper, then reluctantly, they have to do it. Bottom line it is their mandate to attempt to eradicate AFB.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alastair, post: 5216, member: 13"] See, the AFBPMP is not concerned with beekeepers who are doing their job. They prefer not to waste money and resources on good beekeepers, and focus on dealing with those who need help. Identifying those beekeepers is the trick. A couple of giveaways are (as previously said) AFB in the honey but no AFB reported so no indication if the beekeeper is dealing with the problem. Another indication is beekeepers reporting multiple AFB but another beekeeper in the same territory never reporting it. Takeaway from all this. You destroy an AFB hive, report it. You get good kudos for doing that, and it gives needed info to those charged with monitoring and protecting us all. Good beekeepers have zero to fear from a visit from an AP2. Even poor beekeepers can benefit, from help and education that can be given. I have known of beekeepers in despair over seemingly hopeless situations being helped out of it. Things only ever get antagonistic when somebody is non cooperative. If the AFBPMP is placed in a situation where they have to deal with AFB without the cooperation of the beekeeper, then reluctantly, they have to do it. Bottom line it is their mandate to attempt to eradicate AFB. [/QUOTE]
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