Hi all,

I thought that AFB spores would be on the bees themselves as well as in the
honey. Is this not true? If spores are on the bees, then there will be
spores inside the new hive and on everything inside. I can understand the
theory of the honey being digested and no contamination from the new wax
buildup. I have destroyed bees, hive and then buried all in a large hole to
keep bees from getting to the honey or wax that ran from the burning of the
hive.

Seems I wasted the bees. One hive once, was the strongest hive I had and all
were very strong. I think this one robbed a wild swarm and picked AFB up
from them.

Lionel
North Alabama

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