Beekeeper Inspections and Foulbrood Disease in England for 2014

2014 figures for beekeepers inspected by the National Bee Unit in England, broken down by county. The dataset includes counts of inspections and positive diagnoses for American and European Foulbrood disease, drawn from a live database. Data is provided by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) and is subject to retrospective updates.

Use Cases

• Analyze regional prevalence of American Foulbrood (AFB) based on the 'Number of beekeepers receiving a positive AFB diagnosis' field.
• Compare rates of European Foulbrood (EFB) across English counties based on the corresponding diagnosis field.
• Calculate overall inspection coverage and disease incidence based on the 'Number of Beekeepers Inspected' and percentage fields.
• Study potential geographic clusters of bee disease based on county-level breakdowns.

Strengths

• Provides county-level granularity for analysis within England.
• Includes specific counts for two distinct diseases (AFB and EFB).
• Data originates from the authoritative National Bee Unit (NBU).

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• County data may not reflect current administrative boundaries, as noted in the description.
• Data is from a single year (2014), limiting temporal analysis.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Inspections carried out by Bee Inspectors, recorded in a live database.

Time Range

2014

Freshness

Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Geography

England, at county level.