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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jos@centalotago" data-source="post: 13582" data-attributes="member: 845"><p>Well, this was an interesting and confirming read, and ironically this story about Steven brown and springvale honey is part of the reason I decided to jump back into beekeeping after 32 years. As this story unfolded, a friend who knew I'd been a beekeeper when I was younger asked me to look at a neighbors hives so I said sure, I'll have a look. He hadn't been into his hives since January 😬 and because I was using borrowed gear at the time I copped a sting in the eye 🤦😄 anyway the guy was keen to have honey and a couple of hives but wanted to sell one so I decided great, I'll buy it, he gave me an apairy site to use in exchange for managing his hives. Great deal and a win for both of us. Anyway as I was getting educated about the afbpmp, registration numbers and everything else that's changed since the 90s I kept an eye on the springvale honey story. I looked at the videos, I looked at every photo I could find online and I rapidly came to the conclusion that despite Mr browns protests to the contrary that he was the poor victim of the evil AFB monster squad, the photographic evidence said he was lying through his back teeth and he is the last lout I want anywhere near treatment for bee's. Watching the YouTube video of them pulling honey actually gave me shivers of dread. Burning works, it works in every country it is practiced in and in every country they use vaccines they have massive problems with AFB. I've had to burn AFB infected hives when I was younger and it's heartbreaking but you do it because you care about the rest of your hives and other beekeepers.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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