Apiary & Hive Inspection with a NYS Inspector- a NY Bee Wellness video

Описание: American Foulbrood (AFB) is a spore forming bacterial honey bee disease. The spore can survive for decades and grow in honey bee larvae causing the death of brood, and the formation of more spores. With a usually low incidence, the disease has been endemic in NYS since the 1800’s with occasional outbreaks. Beekeepers are responsible for inspecting their hives and the brood chamber frequently to check for diseases such as AFB. Visual inspection and use of the Vita Kits are useful to confirm an infection. If positive identification of AFB occurs, contact the NYS State Apiarist.
Mathew was invited to inspect the 8 hives at the Tinker Park Apiary for the purpose of teaching a few beekeepers from the Rochester Beekeepers club, and to facilitate the recording of this video. 4 hives were used for this video;2 hives were robbed out deadouts.
Please pause the video when needed to look the different photos or video sections, and see the resource page for further info.
Thank you
Pat Bono, President & Founder, NY Bee Wellness, Inc (501c3)

BOOKMARKS:
00:00 Start
00:40 Hive 1
02:15 Looking for AFB scale
02:37 Perforated cappings
2:52 EFB vs AFB
03:07 Scale photo
03:18 How to hold frame to look for scale
07:00 Evidence of Mites, Feces
08:56 Hive 2
09:23 Photo of AFB scale
10:08 Holding frame looking for scale
10:20 Cannibalization of brood photo
13:00 Talking about mite sampling
13:53 Hive 3 (hot hive)
18:35 Hive 4
19:16 Drone brood and mite photo, mite stress to hive
20:16 Varroa sampling
24:05 Robbing colony photo
24:18 Deformed Wing Virus bee photo
24:23 Varroa check results
25:05 Summary
25:56 Resources