Published - 7 August 2020 By Nadine Chapman European Foulbrood European foulbrood is a bacterial disease caused by Melissococcus plutonius. It is highly contagious. The brood are infected by food contaminated with the bacterium. The … Read More American foulbrood, European foulbrood, hive management Agrichemicals, Code of Practice, Managing your hives, Nutrition, Pests and diseases
Published - 4 June 2020 By Nadine Chapman Hygienic behaviour For a colony to show hygienic behaviour, there are three things the workers must do. The first is detection: a worker bee must sense that … Read More American foulbrood, brood disease, chalkbrood, European foulbrood, hive management, hygienic behaviour, varroa Breeding, Managing your hives, Pests and diseases
Published - 3 September 2019 By Nadine Chapman, Tom Gillard American Foulbrood American Foulbrood is a highly contagious and fatal disease caused by the bacterium Paenibacillus larvae. This bacterium can survive for extended periods by forming spores … Read More American foulbrood, barrier management, biosecurity, hive management Code of Practice, Managing your hives, Pests and diseases, Policy and compliance
Published - 22 July 2019 By Nadine Chapman Barrier management systems The Australian Honey Bee Industry Biosecurity Code of Practice recommends the implementation of a barrier system that divides the apiary into one or more isolated … Read More AFB, American foulbrood, barrier management, biosecurity, community of practice Biosecurity, Code of Practice, Managing your hives, Pests and diseases, Policy and compliance
Published - 24 June 2019 By Nadine Chapman Hive management: Autumn & winter Hive management in autumn is critical to ensuring your hives survive winter. Disease and colony management is best performed in autumn rather than in winter. … Read More American foulbrood, autumn, hive management, nosema, supplementary feeding, winter Biosecurity, Code of Practice, Managing your hives, Nutrition, Pests and diseases
