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Message: <blockquote data-quote="John B" data-source="post: 13385" data-attributes="member: 207">Stephen claims that he was forced to burn 2000 brand-new boxes that had never been near a beehive and if that is the case then it would clearlyy be an abuse of power by those involved with ordering the destruction.I can only imagine that they had  been filled up with contaminated combs which would be enough to make them infected but if they truly were brand-new and uncontaminated except by being in the same shed then we will have something to worry about.Reportedly, two out of six tests came back positive and with no way of knowing how these tests were done and how much gear was swabbed for each test , it does on the face of it look like a very strict interpretation of the law which could be a worry for all of us as there will be very few commercial beekeepers they did not have some gear with at least a very low number of spores.A nonclinical hive even though it tests positive does not have to be destroyed, yet stored boxes and frames had to be burnt despite the majority being negative.There has to be a lot more going on in the background.As an aside, if the gear was heavily contaminated then it had no monetary value.</blockquote>

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