Beekeeper Inspections and Foulbrood Disease in England for 2009

Government inspection data from the National Bee Unit details beekeeper inspections and foulbrood disease diagnoses across English counties for the year 2009. The dataset includes counts of inspected beekeepers and positive diagnoses for American and European Foulbrood, along with percentages. It was sourced from a live database maintained by the Animal and Plant Health Agency and is subject to retrospective updates.

Use Cases

• Mapping the geographic prevalence of American Foulbrood (AFB) based on county-level diagnosis counts.
• Analyzing the correlation between inspection intensity and disease detection rates across regions.
• Monitoring the spread and relative impact of European Foulbrood (EFB) versus AFB using the provided percentages.
• Assessing regional bee health management efforts based on the number of beekeepers inspected.

Strengths

• Data is broken down to the county level within England, providing geographic specificity.
• Includes distinct fields for two major bee diseases (AFB and EFB), enabling comparative analysis.
• Sourced directly from the authoritative National Bee Unit's live operational database.

Limitations

• County data reflects historical administrative boundaries stored in BeeBase and may not match current recognized counties.
• The dataset is a single-year snapshot from 2009, limiting temporal analysis and contemporary relevance.
• Row count and exact data volume are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Inspections carried out by Bee Inspectors, recorded in a live database and sampled at a point in time.

Time Range

2009

Freshness

Data is from 2009; last update date is unknown.

Geography

England, broken down by county.