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Offline Jen

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Feeding Honey From Other Locations To Our Own Bees
« on: March 09, 2017, 11:54:49 am »
I do know not to feed honey from other sources to my own hives, but have forgotten the reason behind that..?
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Re: Feeding Honey From Other Locations To Our Own Bees
« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2017, 03:05:44 pm »
Possible spread of AFB spores--the reason for digging a ditch and burning/burying honey frames of hives that have AFB before other bees can rob the infected hive.
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