>>...the way that feral bees take care of AHB... handles the problem through swarming or absconding. Bees may carry the spores along with them in ingested honey...

Swarming certainly reduces the AFB spores.  The swarming bees fill-up with honey which may contain spores.  The proventriculus in the bee's digestive track removes some 90% of the AFB spores in the first 45 minutes.  More as time goes by and swarms stick around in bushes/trees etc. for hours or days.

If only there were a way to encourage the bees to re-cycle their honey in the hive!  If they intook and held in their honey, eventually the spores counts would be reduced dramatically... :)

Waldemar

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