Efb in area

[blueboy]

Have just been inspected by local bee inspector...
Somebody very close to my hives (1mile radius) had brought a nuc from a uk supplier and it had died during the winter. The supplier had imported the bees and sold them with a clean bill of health forgetting to mention that other nucs had been diagnosed with efb.
My bees are fine but it is frustrating that a beginner desperate to have bees has brought a potentially devastating disease into the area.
Strange thing is that I know the beginner and if he had just talked to me about his interest in bees I could had supplied him!!

 

[Russel]

Have just been inspected by local bee inspector...
Somebody very close to my hives (1mile radius) had brought a nuc from a uk supplier and it had died during the winter. The supplier had imported the bees and sold them with a clean bill of health forgetting to mention that other nucs had been diagnosed with efb.
My bees are fine but it is frustrating that a beginner desperate to have bees has brought a potentially devastating disease into the area.
Strange thing is that I know the beginner and if he had just talked to me about his interest in bees I could had supplied him!!

Not wishing to put my foot in it again, re imports and diseases, but was this info from the LBI and if so what if any action are they likely to take against said importer, as presumably they selling possibly infected bees to a wider area/nation wide to unsuspecting buyers and spreading EFB.

 

[Winker]

Have just been inspected by local bee inspector...
Somebody very close to my hives (1mile radius) had brought a nuc from a uk supplier and it had died during the winter. The supplier had imported the bees and sold them with a clean bill of health forgetting to mention that other nucs had been diagnosed with efb.
My bees are fine but it is frustrating that a beginner desperate to have bees has brought a potentially devastating disease into the area.
Strange thing is that I know the beginner and if he had just talked to me about his interest in bees I could had supplied him!!

My heart was in my mouth for a second there, you're local to me and i had to re read it twice to make sure it was not you with EFB

Pweeeew

 

[For want of a better word]

Trading Standards would be interested in a supplier selling good that are not "fit for purpose" mefinks!

 

[Tom Bick]

The good thing from this if there is such a thing is that it looks as though the new beekeeper had the foresight to contact the bee inspector and as result will stop a bad situation getting a whole lot worse.

 

[the naked beekeeper]

Why are people still importing bees in the first place?

 

[BBG]

Have just been inspected by local bee inspector...
Somebody very close to my hives (1mile radius) had brought a nuc from a uk supplier and it had died during the winter. The supplier had imported the bees and sold them with a clean bill of health forgetting to mention that other nucs had been diagnosed with efb.

Yes, so NBU MUST reveal what apiaries have AFB or EFB so that informed choices can be made. Farmers with F&M are on the net within 24 hours.

Also, it would be of great value for those in associations to keep promises of supplying bees.

 

[Stiffy]

Have just been inspected by local bee inspector...
Somebody very close to my hives (1mile radius) had brought a nuc from a uk supplier and it had died during the winter. The supplier had imported the bees and sold them with a clean bill of health forgetting to mention that other nucs had been diagnosed with efb.
My bees are fine but it is frustrating that a beginner desperate to have bees has brought a potentially devastating disease into the area.
Strange thing is that I know the beginner and if he had just talked to me about his interest in bees I could had supplied him!!

What kind of ***** supplier continues to supply bees from a source known to have EFB, does he/she think that no-one will notice?
IMHO the supplier should be named and shamed and banned from trading !
S

 

[biggles]

What kind of ***** supplier continues to supply bees from a source known to have EFB, does he/she think that no-one will notice?
IMHO the supplier should be named and shamed and banned from trading !
S

A+ name and shame

 

[RoofTops]

BB - if you are worried then you could carry out a shook swarm on all your colonies, ensuring all the new kit has been well cleaned and sterilised. This is probably going a bit over the top but it would give peace of mind and the colonies will very quickly recover at this time of year. But you would have to do it all at the same time, don't spread it over a week.

 

[simonf]

 

[hedgerow pete]

dont beat your self up over it efb and afb can strike any where at any time, even the proffesionals get it, did anyone notice that the bbka bee garden was closed for this years spring show!!

 

[biggles]

It can strike anywhere and its nothing to be ashamed about, unless you then try and sell them knowing they have it!