Tere,
I was taught the same thing by a beekeeper who inspected many hives for
others. He did not  "burn" the hive tool between hives but between
apiaries.
But if you suspect AFB, then what you say is requried, even in the same
apiary. Otherwise you are the one that can spread AFB.
Bill Truesdell
Bath, ME.
 
Teresa Garcma wrote:
 
> John Partin,
>
> I don4t have probems with EFB or AFB, but I was told long ago, that if
> you suspect there4s a disease in the surroundings, you should "burn"
> your hivetool in the smoker for a few seconds between hives.
>
> Tere