Bee disease confirmed

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Bee disease confirmed

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European Foulbrood (EFB) detected in West Lothian.

An outbreak of European Foulbrood (EFB) has been found in a colony of honey bees in an apiary in West Lothian.

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But what caused it? Is it imported plants?
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Bee aware.
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Because of the shortage of reliable Queen bees in this country apiarists import Queensfrom all over the place, some of these are infected. http://www.nationalbeeunit.com/public/B ... Report.cfm
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You'd think they'd check 'em first.
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They come fully certificated and 'guaranteed' free of disease and very few apiarists have access to the full scientific labs required to test them.
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