Meself <gpTAKE@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> I am new to beekeeping, and am considering taking
> over a bee-yard that was abandoned 2 years ago.
> There was AFB on that site at the time. The
> hives that were infected were apparently
> destroyed (doused with diesel, sealed, and
> burned). I know the AFB s****e can survive 80
> years or more.
Get the story straight for you local bee inspector.
Regulations on AFB vary by State and sometimes by
county within each State,
> I do not intend to use any used equipment, so I
> think I am ok on that front. What about the site
> itself? Does the s****e persist in the soil? If
? so, is there anything that can be sprayed on the
> grounds of the bee yard to kill the s****e? Like
> hydrogen peroxide solution or something?
> Preferably something that will kill the s****e,
> break down, and not persist to harm future bees.
Talk to your local bee inspector about the land and
what the State and local ordinances will allow.
Read "The How-To-Do-It Book of Beekeeping" by
Richard Taylor. In it, he cites keeping a healthy
colony as the major deterrent to AFB.
Dick
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