Beekeeper Inspections and Foulbrood Disease in England for 2014

National Bee Unit inspectors recorded beekeeper inspections and foulbrood disease diagnoses across England in 2014. The dataset is broken down to the county level and includes counts of inspections and positive diagnoses for American and European Foulbrood. It was drawn from a live database maintained by the Animal and Plant Health Agency and is subject to retrospective updates.

Use Cases

• Mapping the regional prevalence of American Foulbrood based on county-level diagnosis counts.
• Analyzing inspection coverage and disease detection rates across different English counties.
• Monitoring the spread and management of European Foulbrood in managed bee colonies.
• Assessing the correlation between inspection intensity and disease diagnosis percentages.

Strengths

• Data is provided at a granular county level within England.
• Includes specific counts for two distinct bee diseases (American and European Foulbrood).
• Sourced from the authoritative National Bee Unit of the Animal and Plant Health Agency.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• County boundaries reflect an internal system and may not match current administrative units.
• Data is a snapshot from a dynamic system and may have been updated retrospectively.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

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

Time Range

2014

Freshness

Data is from 2014; last update date is unknown.

Geography

England, broken down by county.