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Trevor Weatherhead <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 25 Jun 2014 17:13:43 +1000
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>Jars are unlikely to spread AFB, but packing plants (notably Manley
Ratcliffe in the past) have had outbreaks of AFB around them which has been
>attributed to leaving empty barrels outside where bees could access them.

Peter, would disagree.  I know of several cases here in Australia where AFB
outbreaks have been attributed to robbing of dumps where jars have been
dumped.  Especially when you see jars with a reasonable amount of honey
still in them.  Maybe the purchaser did not like that type of honey.

Trevor Weatherhead
Australia
 

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