Springbank Honey forced to burn thousands of beehives after American foulbrood disease found

Watch: 'Absolutely devastated': Honey company forced to destroy $2m worth of bee boxes

The destruction order came after American foulbrood disease was detected.

NZ Herald

By Katie Oliver

A New Zealand beekeeper said he is $2 million out of pocket after being ordered to destroy thousands of hives, by authorities that found traces of American foulbrood disease (AFB).

North Canterbury company Springbank Honey was forced to burn thousands of bee boxes by the National American Foulbrood Management Agency.

The bacterial disease weakens and kills honeybee colonies. Once infected, they never recover.

Springbank Honey director Steven Brown said they faced criminal prosecution if they didn’t destroy the affected hives – even though the disease itself wasn’t detected.

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