Apiary Inspections and Foulbrood Disease in England for 2012

Bee Inspectors from the National Bee Unit (NBU), part of the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), inspected apiaries across England in 2012. The dataset provides county-level figures for inspections and positive diagnoses of American and European Foulbrood diseases. Data was drawn from the live NBU database and is subject to retrospective updates.

Use Cases

• Mapping the prevalence of American Foulbrood (AFB) based on county-level infection counts.
• Analyzing the distribution of European Foulbrood (EFB) outbreaks across English regions.
• Assessing apiary inspection coverage and intensity by county for 2012.
• Comparing infection percentages (AFB or EFB) between different geographical areas.

Strengths

• Data is broken down to county level within England.
• Includes specific counts for two distinct diseases: American Foulbrood and European Foulbrood.
• Provides both raw counts and percentages of infected apiaries.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• County data reflects historical administrative boundaries in BeeBase and may not match current counties.
• Data is from a single year (2012) and a single point-in-time sample from a dynamic system.

Provenance

Source

National Bee Unit (NBU), Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), via the Government Digital Service.

Collection Method

Inspections carried out by Bee Inspectors, data drawn from a live database.

Time Range

2012

Freshness

Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Geography

England, county-level.