I spotted AFB in one of my hives last year, the first time in 40 years of beekeeping.  I have seen it before elsewhere and was standing behind the photographer when the picture of roping in Hooper & Morse's Encyclopaedia of Beekeeping was taken.  


I reported my observation to the local Bee Inspector by phone within minutes of seeing it.  I wasn't able to be present next day when he visited the site in  friend's garden and confirmed my diagnosis but was there a few days later when the hive was destroyed, the contents burned and buried and the hive woodwork scorched.   Later we did a tour (about 150 miles!) of all my active apiaries and they were all declared healthy.


He checked on all other apiaries near the infected one and found nothing.  He thinks the infection came from a honey jar as 94% of imported honey contains AFB spores!


Chris






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