Apiary Inspections for Exotic Pests in England, 2003 County-Level Data

2003 figures for apiary and colony inspections conducted by Bee Inspectors from the National Bee Unit. The dataset provides counts of inspections and detections for pests like Small hive beetle and Tropilaelaps, broken down to the county level within England. Data is sourced from a live database maintained by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) and is subject to retrospective updates.

Use Cases

• Analyze regional inspection intensity based on the number of apiaries and colonies inspected per county.
• Monitor for potential exotic pest introductions based on fields for Small hive beetle and Tropilaelaps mite counts.
• Assess colony health trends based on the reported number of dead colonies inspected.
• Study historical administrative geography based on county boundaries stored in BeeBase.

Strengths

• Provides specific temporal coverage for the year 2003.
• Includes breakdowns for multiple inspection metrics at the county level within England.
• Sourced from the authoritative National Bee Unit (NBU) live database.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• County data reflects historical BeeBase records and may not align with current administrative boundaries.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

National Bee Unit (NBU), part of the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).

Collection Method

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

Time Range

2003

Freshness

Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Geography

County-level within England only.