European Foulbrood Diagnosis & Treatment In Honey Bees With The Bee Inspectors

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In this video I spent time with the bee inspectors on a European foul brood case.
This site is not one of mine but the location is kept private.
The bee inspectors had discovered EFB in the area and were dealing with the outbreak. Some colonies were destroyed on this site that were heavily infected but most were treated by shook swarming the bees into clean boxes with frames and foundation.
There are two types of foul brood that affect honey bees American Foulbrood and European Foul Brood.
There is no treatment for AFB in the UK but we can treat for mild cases of EFB. In This video the Bee inspectors demonstrate how to eradicate EFB from a site giving the bees a second chance.
To sign up to bee base its easy just to go www.nationalbeeunit.com
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or find me on social media on @GwenynGruffydd
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@hartlecut 3 года назад

🇨🇦 Very interesting for those of who've never encountered this.

@gwenyngruffydd 3 года назад

Thank you 😊 Hope the weather is good in Canada?

@petermcfadden9426 3 года назад

Many thanks for this very useful video, shared with Conwy Beekeepers.

@gwenyngruffydd 3 года назад

Thank you Peter. Hopefully the members will find it useful 😊

@micla6221 3 года назад

Just In time for my beekeeping basic assessment on the 8th Aug It's given me a good look at what to look out for with EFB. Great video keep them coming 👍👍👍

@gwenyngruffydd 3 года назад

Thanks 😊 glad you found it useful

@eastsussexbeesandwildlife5801 3 года назад

Thanks so much for such an informative video. I had one of the Regional Inspectors around last week, checking on EFB at my (very) small apiary, fortunately negative, the Inspector was so helpful.

@gwenyngruffydd 3 года назад

Great news! 😊

@trevor311264 3 года назад

This is very educational, thanks to everyone involved.

@gwenyngruffydd 3 года назад

Glad you found the video useful 😊

@melaniejenkins109 3 года назад

Really good video especially for us new beeks, thank you

@gwenyngruffydd 3 года назад

Glad you found it useful 😊

@joshmilner301 2 года назад

Great video for a new keeper thank you, glad I come across your channel 👍🏻

@gwenyngruffydd 2 года назад

Thanks Josh 😊👍🏻

@kevinperree7764 3 года назад

Another great vid Gruff. Been there, got the tee shirt! First year beekeeper, so a baptism of fire (literally!) bee’s bounced back really well and my local inspector was extremely helpful. I know I could call him up if I had any concerns at all which is really reassuring

@gwenyngruffydd 3 года назад

Thanks Kevin, glad you resolved it and it’s now going great 😊 👍🏻

@tonyfox5422 3 года назад

Very good

@gwenyngruffydd 3 года назад

Thanks 😊

@bluelab5019 3 года назад

What a fantastic video. So interesting. Feel for the fellow beekeeper of course but at least it's a problem sorted now.

@gwenyngruffydd 3 года назад

Thank you 😊 yes absolutely it was painful at the time for him but no doubt a big relief now

@pottyplotter2462 3 года назад

What happens when all your hives are poly?

@gwenyngruffydd 3 года назад

Great question, the frames are burned the same way but the poly boxes need to be submerged in a bleach solution for 20 mins

@BeemanExperiment Год назад

Good idea

@robertthomas2 3 года назад

Nice info filled video as usual mate. Keep it up Any idea when you are going to do anymore bee courses. The day long one?

@gwenyngruffydd 3 года назад

Thanks Robert. 😊 It will be next year now. I’ve got to much work over the next 2 months unfortunately

@robertthomas2 3 года назад

@@gwenyngruffydd ok mate. Hopefully I’ll catch them in time next year

@gwenyngruffydd 3 года назад

Pre booking will be advertised on social media over the winter. 😊👍🏻

@Tspadger 3 года назад

Thanks for that Gruff. Really useful. Are super frames destroyed as well? Saw them being removed but they may have been brood and a half frames.

@gwenyngruffydd 3 года назад

Hi yes they are destroyed as well. The honey could be contaminated with foul brood

@Tspadger 3 года назад

@@gwenyngruffydd Suspected so. All that effort ....

@gwenyngruffydd 3 года назад

I know heartbreaking

@angelamitchell7531 3 года назад

Really interesting video again. How much does it set the bees back? Great to hear what to look for

@gwenyngruffydd 3 года назад

Hi, It would set them back a lot. But better for them to be alive and lose some honey

@angelamitchell7531 3 года назад

@@gwenyngruffydd I guess that's the advantage of not having too many hives in 1 apiary, reduces the losses hopefully

@hevchip741 5 месяцев назад

interesting, but so many bees got squashed when rebuilding the hives,

@joanchka5067 3 года назад

Just noticed the car number plate - haha

@gwenyngruffydd 3 года назад

😎

@greghamilton889 3 года назад

What happens to the supers?

@gwenyngruffydd 3 года назад

Frames were burned as well

@ianwatkins3002 2 года назад

What was the gizmo the inspector used to pick the Queen up with? Mind you, I've got to be able to spot the Queen before I can pick her up!!

@gwenyngruffydd 2 года назад

It’s called a Queen clip. And they also used a single handed queen catcher.

@ianwatkins3002 2 года назад

@@gwenyngruffydd Thanks. Looks like the Thorn's one which they have on sale :-)

@gwenyngruffydd 2 года назад

😊👍🏻

@laightnightknits4358 Год назад

Genuinely interested. What is it that you say after "hello" at the start of your videos? Is it Welsh? ☺

@gwenyngruffydd Год назад

Hello , I’m gruff rees welcome to Gwenyn Gruffydd, here we talk Beekeeing, Farming countryside living and we do reviews too. Gruffydd is my name (gruff) and Gwenyn is bees in welsh…Gruffs Bees 😊

@laightnightknits4358 Год назад

@@gwenyngruffydd 🤔 feel like I should've heard that - I must've not tuned into your accent yet! Really nice to hear voices from different parts of the UK, though! 🇬🇧 ☺ 👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Loving your videos.

@gwenyngruffydd Год назад

Thank you. 😊 where are you from?

@laightnightknits4358 Год назад

@@gwenyngruffydd just the Midlands... In England ☺

@laightnightknits4358 Год назад

@@gwenyngruffydd oh I wondered about gwenyn! Thought I hadn't heard that first name 😂 ☺ 🐝 Cool.

@leoneddy7593 3 года назад

When they scortch the boxes to sterilise, how would this work if you have polyhives?

@trevor311264 3 года назад

Poly hives are non-absorbent so any infection is only on the surface, so other sterilisation methods are appropriate like a short soak in a solution of soda crystals.

@leoneddy7593 3 года назад

@@trevor311264 I hope so, 2 of mine are polyhives lol

@gwenyngruffydd 3 года назад

Hi, The recommended treatment is submerging the hive in a bleach solution for 20 mins.

@leoneddy7593 3 года назад

@@gwenyngruffydd thanks. I thought it would be expensive to replace if they had to burn them

@timhull8664 2 года назад

Can you still extract the honey before burning the frames?

@gwenyngruffydd 2 года назад

Technically yes. I’m not sure if that’s legal though because the honey itself has foulbrood too and could potentially infect other bees. You’ll need to contact the bee inspectors to confirm.