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> So if you go to one of your splits after the queen is working and find
> cells of AFB. What is your move? Do you settle for requeening? Do you
> medicate? Do you remove only the affected frames? I would assume
> depopulating would not be in your plans.
I have only a few hives. If I found AFB, and assuming I had managed to
convert to stock that should be resistant, I would do what I have done in
the past: watch and wait.
If the bees could not handle it, I might medicate that one hive. After all,
I would not intend to produce honey in that hive. I'd likely requeen it.
In the past, many years back, I found a few AFB hives scattered around my
outfit and picked them up and hauled them to a nurse yard with intent to
medicate. Things happened and I did not get there to do the job for several
weeks. When I opened the hives I could not find any AFB, so I did nothing.
As I have said before YMMV, and don't try this at home, kids, especially in
Maryland or the hounds will be at your door.
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