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"High-risk beekeeping operation" - take 2...
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<blockquote data-quote="tristan" data-source="post: 3458" data-attributes="member: 30"><p>you have to be careful of reading things into this.</p><p>this is more likely a case of cleaning up after being on the receiving end of an outbreak.</p><p></p><p>typically beeks get high afb numbers because they are not inspecting over many years. most likely writing off losses as mite damage.</p><p>that means afb is spread through out the supers and it takes a few years to get afb numbers back down as the supers are put on hives, afb found and dealt with.</p><p></p><p></p><p>the best method is to find it before you move any gear off the hive and deal with it straight away.</p><p>don't let it get into your supers and then spread when those supers are put on other hives.</p><p></p><p>frankly the no1 reason people end up with an afb problem (ie through out all their hives) is because they are not looking for it to start with.</p><p>either not bothering to at all, or making an excuse to not do it, or to short cut it.</p><p>with commercials its really easy to have staff who fake checking hives.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tristan, post: 3458, member: 30"] you have to be careful of reading things into this. this is more likely a case of cleaning up after being on the receiving end of an outbreak. typically beeks get high afb numbers because they are not inspecting over many years. most likely writing off losses as mite damage. that means afb is spread through out the supers and it takes a few years to get afb numbers back down as the supers are put on hives, afb found and dealt with. the best method is to find it before you move any gear off the hive and deal with it straight away. don't let it get into your supers and then spread when those supers are put on other hives. frankly the no1 reason people end up with an afb problem (ie through out all their hives) is because they are not looking for it to start with. either not bothering to at all, or making an excuse to not do it, or to short cut it. with commercials its really easy to have staff who fake checking hives. [/QUOTE]
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