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> The 'shake method' involves shaking the
> adult bees to canvas placed in front of a box
> containing foundation, so that the bees must crawl
> into the hive, where they are restricted from foraging
> for 24 hours while they build comb.
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>Whereas, if an infected bee is placed on drawn
> comb, it will regurgitate the contents of it's honey
> stomach along with AFB spores into the drawn cells.
The other way that was commonly used in Australia back in the 1920'2 and
30's was to put in one drawn comb plus foundation. After a few days, the
drawn comb was removed and this meant that any "contaminated" honey was also
removed. This was done before the eggs hatched so there was no chance that
"contaminated" honey was feed to the larvae. Remember that it is in the
first days that the larvae are most susceptible.
Trevor Weatherhead
AUSTRALIA
Coming to Apimondia in Australia in 2007?
-- Visit www.honeybeeworld.com/bee-l for rules, FAQ and other info ---
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