Afb in cornwall

[chycarne]

Just a heads up my local association has just sent round an email with regard to AFB being confirmed by the inspector - on the Lizard. Just when we only worried about the weather, food and varroa...

 

[drstitson]

what were they doing opening up colonies over winter?

or was it one of the FERA "random" studies from last year just being posted on beebase ie +ve but asymptomatic.

 

[Storm™]

I have just been looking at beebase link here:

https://secure.fera.defra.gov.uk/beebase/public/BeeDiseases/afbSummary.cfm

quite shocked to find my friend on there lol. Ill have to have a chat.

 

[Adam]

what were they doing opening up colonies over winter?

or was it one of the FERA "random" studies from last year just being posted on beebase ie +ve but asymptomatic.

Someone found a suspicious dead hive? Doesn't have to involve inspections, although I've had the bee inspector out on Christmas eve before, when I had a colony I was unhappy with, based on the stuff on the floor.

Adam