foul brood questions

[buford]

the last few years i've dusted my hives with teramycin in the spring and fall.

i've heard different oppinions about this. some say twice a year, some say once in the fall is enough, and some say using terramycin as a prentitive is not a good idea. i also don't know much about tylosin.

this is the first spring i haven't treated for foul brood (i was going to try the "once in the fall" approach), but i'm a bit nervous about it.

[Michael Bush]

I haven't treated with Terramycin for 29 years now. I've never had any AFB. I'm not nervous about it anymore. ;)

[buford]

i suppose i could not treat, but if the hives catch this and i have to burn all the gear... :(

[buford]

should i just not worry about foul brood at all?

in five years (as far as i know) my bees have never had it, but i've always treated.

[Michael Bush]

Everyone has to make their own choice. The experts are now advising you not treat because it only masks the symptoms and contributes to TM resistant foulbrood. I stopped way before the experts started saying that.

In 31 years my bees have never had it and for 29 of those I didn't treat.