How common is foulbrood?

[jd101k2000]

So we will have folk going around hooded in white, setting fires... Mmmm doesn't sound good ;-)

 

[Hivemaker.]

So we will have folk going around hooded in white, setting fires... Mmmm doesn't sound good ;-)

The BBB, are there many feral colonies in these areas i wonder, also honey packers.

 

[VEG]

I know the chap near me that has EFB. When he found out he phoned me straight away, so now when I get an EFB warning I know it is from him. They have managed to reduce the EFB in his apiary but cant seem to get rid of it totally. I told him its maybe time for him to burn all his hives and start with new equipment.

 

[user 6228]

The BBB, are there many feral colonies in these areas i wonder, also honey packers.

it only needs a discarded container of contaminated high sugar syrup, but of course the DERA protects UK bee stocks from the importation of disease containing syrup. (sometimes called "honey from Eu and Non EU sources")

But strangely the The supermarkets are full of the stuff.

Why doesnt the BBKA launch a campaign for consumers to always carefully wash out the jars?

 

[alanf]

...And of course our SBI moans to us about the EFB beekeepers and their hygiene and their methods...

Same effect with latecomers at meetings. The ones who are there and don't need it get the lecture about turning up on time, the ones who turn up late miss it.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

The BBB, are there many feral colonies in these areas i wonder, also honey packers.

Don't think there's many honey packers down that end - quite a few feral beekeepers though (they still eat their own offspring down that way you know!) there is a problem AFB spot down there, slap bang in tourist area. Had a serious outbreak there three years ago I think - most of the SBI's were mobilised to go down and try and sort it.
What do you expect - little England beyond Wqales

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

So we will have folk going around hooded in white, setting fires... Mmmm doesn't sound good ;-)

It will make a change from holiday homes though won't it?

 

[itma]

Out 'n about this morning, (10 miles away), helping an Association member somewhat weakened by spending much of the Winter in hospital.
And I think I've seen my first ever EFB in the wild.
Not a pleasant surprise.

Left her with my water spray mister. (Thankfully the only thing I took out of the car...)
Gloves dumped, suit in the wash, boots in a bucket, suspicion has been reported to SBI.

 

[MuswellMetro]

...by going round and setting light to their beehives

That is why they won't tell you.

The SBI and RBI held a EFB AFB disease day which we hosted ( the dress up in plastic apron and inspect live EFB and AFB scales type)

we had thirty places and more than 30 members wanted to come, so we had to dispoint members

The RBI resevered a further 10 places to invite his " non BKA beekepeers" only a single of those beekeepers came to the disease event even though over the phone all said they said they would the RBI was seething, but i uppose if you have burnt someones hive, then!!!! hmmmmm

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Don't have foulbrood out here in Lesotho - which is nice

 

[MuswellMetro]

Beebase has the first EFB report of 2014, SE Guildford and its only March

 

[itma]

Out 'n about this morning, (10 miles away), helping an Association member somewhat weakened by spending much of the Winter in hospital.
And I think I've seen my first ever EFB in the wild.

Hard to get anything registered on Beebase this week.
Right now, ALL the Bee Inspectors are away - attending their "pre-season" training/get-together/briefings in York.

Interesting to discover that some beekeeping IS done "by the calendar"!

 

[itma]

Don't have foulbrood out here in Lesotho - which is nice

Just like Scotland?

 

[BeeJayBee]

There were cases of AFB in Scotland last year - recorded in Aberdeenshire, Inverness and Wigtown. There was something about it on the Scottish forum at the time.

 

[itma]

There were cases of AFB in Scotland last year - recorded in Aberdeenshire, Inverness and Wigtown. There was something about it on the Scottish forum at the time.

The point was that for many years it was believed that there was no EFB north of the border. But after they found it, they found a LOT of it.

See this post and its thread http://www.beekeepingforum.co.uk/showpost.php?p=19145&postcount=7 to get an idea of what I was referring to (with the 'winking' Smiley!)

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Had a long and honest discussion with a very skilled and knowledgeable Algerian beekeeper who is now the deputy bee officer for Lesotho discussed fould brood and Varroa (supposed to be clear here but he did spot one lqst month) but obviously need someone over here with a bit of beekeeping 'nous' to sort them out.