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Message: <blockquote data-quote="NickWallingford" data-source="post: 13389" data-attributes="member: 44"><p>From what I can tell this was a direct consequence of being a high-risk beekeeping operation, one where "...inspection of their beehives by an authorised person confirms clinical AFB in greater than or equal to 10% of a beekeeper’s hives and at least three AFB cases are detected."  Even if you have 10% or more AFB you can *make a plan*, and negotiate a (revised) DECA with the Mgmt Agency, to describe how you will change management practices to turn it around.  I would expect variations of more and/or better inspections, quarantining of yards or hives, etc, and some serious record-keeping to back it all up.  But that might be more problematic if trust is an issue and/or previous non-compliance is repeated and serious.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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