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<blockquote data-quote="Dennis Crowley" data-source="post: 12112" data-attributes="member: 63"><p>Beekeepers must see the value in using dogs; perhaps some don't. </p><p>I won't use dogs because I don't see the value in my business. For the last 25+ yrs, my hives have been in kiwi pollination, with the most significant concentration of hives in spring and then on manuka in some of the most hive over-populated areas in summer; my home sites sit amongst the red flag areas; all other times. I don't have an AFB problem and haven't done for over 15+ yrs. I only trust my eyes and the eyes of any worker I train. We are in the hives regularly, and any hint or sniff of a problem, hives were loaded onto the truck then and there and dealt with by fire back at base. There would be 80% of beekeepers who like me and have no problem, or at least are on top of their problem, done without dogs. </p><p>I can see the value in dogs for some, but that's their management plan, not mine.</p><p>Do you think your rising issue with AFB, since you no longer use the dogs, is 1. an issue of ( and I have mentioned this before generally) that relying on dogs or other (insert whatever test)..... subconsciously you slack off, 2. enough staff to check hives on a regular time frame, 3. you pick it up from others?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dennis Crowley, post: 12112, member: 63"] Beekeepers must see the value in using dogs; perhaps some don't. I won't use dogs because I don't see the value in my business. For the last 25+ yrs, my hives have been in kiwi pollination, with the most significant concentration of hives in spring and then on manuka in some of the most hive over-populated areas in summer; my home sites sit amongst the red flag areas; all other times. I don't have an AFB problem and haven't done for over 15+ yrs. I only trust my eyes and the eyes of any worker I train. We are in the hives regularly, and any hint or sniff of a problem, hives were loaded onto the truck then and there and dealt with by fire back at base. There would be 80% of beekeepers who like me and have no problem, or at least are on top of their problem, done without dogs. I can see the value in dogs for some, but that's their management plan, not mine. Do you think your rising issue with AFB, since you no longer use the dogs, is 1. an issue of ( and I have mentioned this before generally) that relying on dogs or other (insert whatever test)..... subconsciously you slack off, 2. enough staff to check hives on a regular time frame, 3. you pick it up from others? [/QUOTE]
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