AFB Vaccine

[SWHives]

It'll take weeks to vaccinate a single colony though! And how do you tell which ones you've done and which still need doing? Look to see if they're wandering around rubbing one leg?



James

The article says the queen bee is vaccinated.

 

[steve1958]

So for those looking to buy Queen Bees from overseas prepare for a price increase. As I am sure the powers that be will insist on all bees coming into the UK from abroad being vaccinated.

 

[Ian123]

So for those looking to buy Queen Bees from overseas prepare for a price increase. As I am sure the powers that be will insist on all bees coming into the UK from abroad being vaccinated.

None are imported from the U.S….

 

[JamezF]

The article says the queen bee is vaccinated.

Yes indeed. Apologies if it wasn't clear that I was making a joke. Perhaps I should pay more attention to my daughter, who regularly tells me that I'm "just not funny".

James

 

[Ian123]

Yes indeed. Apologies if it wasn't clear that I was making a joke. Perhaps I should pay more attention to my daughter, who regularly tells me that I'm "just not funny".

James

I think most of us got it!

 

[Garry R]

Perhaps they will give the vaccine in a spoonful of honey like they did with polio vaccine for kids.

 

[Newbeeneil]

I think most of us got it!

And most of us get the “just not funny” comment regularly from daughters!

 

[JamezF]

And most of us get the “just not funny” comment regularly from daughters!

I suspect it's in the job description for a dad, to be honest.

James

 

[JamezF]

This Friday's piece by David Evans is about this vaccine. Having read it I'm thinking a genuinely useful product is a little way off yet.

James

 

[pargyle]

This Friday's piece by David Evans is about this vaccine. Having read it I'm thinking a genuinely useful product is a little way off yet.

James

Or so far in the distant future that it's hardly worth thinking about for a lot of us .... perhaps you young guns might have some hope !

 

[rolande]

An interesting overview from Keith Delaplane on the Bob Binnie YouTube channel:

 

[Antipodes]

With AFB, I read on here a post from Finman that AFB can be in a hive for two years subclinically.
I can't find the post now, but does anyone know where (what research) he may have go that info from?

 

[Erichalfbee]

This one?
https://beekeepingforum.co.uk/threa...cleaning-and-control.51631/page-2#post-791914
No link though
You could pm him. He does still look in.

 

[Into the lions den]

Just wait for the anti bee vac brigade

Whats wrong with a bee vac? lol

 

[Into the lions den]

Here in Vermont, our incidence of AFB is very low. I quit using TM prophylactically many decades ago...and held my breath. No outbreak. With such a low incidence, why would I use such a product. Now, if they could come up with a vaccine to control viruses, I would be all ears. I'm hoping the RNAi program comes up with something.

Its rare here too Michael. The prevalence is exaggerated in peoples minds due to there invariably being some kind of press release when there is a finding, at least thats the case in Scotland. In our own outfit we have had 7 cases of AFB since 1950....which will be closing in on 150000 hive seasons..and all in remote areas from here. The economics alone tell me this is not a product we would be investing in.

Wish the same were true of EFB........

 

[Antipodes]

This one?
https://beekeepingforum.co.uk/threa...cleaning-and-control.51631/page-2#post-791914
No link though
You could pm him. He does still look in.

Thanks Dani, that's the one.

I'll try him.

 

[Erichalfbee]

I’ve messaged him a couple of times to see if he’s ok. He used to post frequently. No answer. You could try.

 

[Antipodes]

New Zealand want to eliminate it (like they have done with hydatids). Try the quiz. A pass is much more than 50% by the way. A couple of laughs in there, but bear in mind some questions are very NZ specific!
https://afb.org.nz/beekeeper-quiz__m119/?__m=119/

 

[Ian123]

New Zealand want to eliminate it (like they have done with hydatids). Try the quiz. A pass is much more than 50% by the way. A couple of laughs in there, but bear in mind some questions are very NZ specific!
https://afb.org.nz/beekeeper-quiz__m119/?__m=119/

 

[Antipodes]

Well done!