Further to my last post: in order to reduce the incentive for
beekeepers not to report incidents of AFB and EFB which are 'notifiable
diseases' we have a company run by beekeepers for beekeepers called
'Bee Diseases Insurance' or BDI for short. If your colony is condemned
to death and destruction by the Bee Inspector, BDI will compensate you
at a standard rate. This has worked for about 70 years so far. Any
surpluses accrued go towards disease research projects.
It works, has served the test of time and is popular. If you would
like to set up something similar in the USA or elsewhere I am sure that
BDI would be happy to advise.
Chris
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