> Of course, I didn't get EFB from the fire. But I believe the fire stressed
> all of the hives enough so that some of them were overwhelmed by the
> bacteria, and came down with an overt infection. Of the 12 survivors, only
> four never showed any sign of EFB infection. The others all did to one
> degree or another. Eventually I treated all the colonies with Oxytet and
> that cleared it out And it has not returned. All but two of them appear
> to have fully recovered their mojo.
Same thing happens to bees in blueberries. The bees are stressed and EFB
appears. Move out of blueberries and it clears up. Interesting that fires
can lead to the same stress and EFB.
Great detective work, Nancy..
Bill Truesdell
Bath, Maine
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