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County bee inspector reports no major bacterial disease; warns of mite threat to hives
Summary
Volunteer county bee inspector Blaine Nay reported inspections of 25 apiaries and 73 hives with no serious spore-forming bacterial disease detected but warned that parasitic mites remain the primary threat in 2024.
Volunteer county bee inspector Blaine Nay presented the annual bee-inspection report, describing the county program’s work to monitor bee health and assist beekeepers with pest and disease control.
Nay said he inspected 25 apiaries and 73 hives in 2024 and did not find the serious spore-forming bacterial diseases the state’s Bee Inspection Act was enacted to prevent. He told commissioners that the act dates from 1892 and remains in…
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