Keep a livestock register on which are recorded the visits and the observations, the date and the nature of the feedings, the possible transhumance’s, the date and the treatments used justified by the annexed prescriptions, as well as all the information which will allow a better analysis in the event of a health problem…

1. Keep a livestock register on which are recorded the visits and the observations, the date and the nature of the feedings, the possible transhumance’s, the date and the treatments used justified by the annexed prescriptions, as well as all the information which will allow a better analysis in the event of a health problem,
2. Report to the DDPP , failing that to the veterinarian mandated in beekeeping or failing that to the TSA of the sector, any suspicion of disease listed in the first category dangers ,
3. Contact the OMAA in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes to report weakening or abnormal mortality, (Tel: 04 13 33 08 08 every day from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.),
4. Install the hives in safety (quietness for the bees), sheltered from humidity (in particular from the ground) and prevailing winds, and favor the south, south-east orientation,
5. Ensure the sufficiency of honey resources, throughout the beekeeping season, around the apiary,
6. Ensure water resources near the apiary or provide a drinking trough,
7. Provide a “quarantine” apiary to isolate diseased colonies and recovered swarms,
8. Systematically treat recovered swarms against varroa, as soon as they are enrushed,
9. Be concerned about the origin of the swarms purchased and their health status, in particular by requiring the trader to present the certificate attesting to the good health status,
10. Treat at least once a year, after harvest, all the colonies of the same apiary against varroa, using treatment(s) with a marketing authorization (MA),
11. Disinfect the equipment (hives, hives, etc.) in good time, in particular the floors of the hives during the spring visit,
12. Organize the complete visit of all the hives of an apiary, ending with suspicious or weak hives,
13. Systematically disinfect the tools used after visiting a sick or suspicious colony,
14. Carry out, in depth, the spring and autumn visits; all frames and elements of the hive should be examined for any anomalies,
15. Renew 2 to 3 frames per hive per year to eliminate old frames,
16. Manage any necessary feeding in due time, especially in spring and autumn (syrup) and then during wintering (candy),
17. Frequently observe the development of colonies and intervene without delay in the event of abnormal weakening (deficient queen, orphan colony, disease) in order to avoid looting which promotes contamination,
18. Put the supers to be licked on the hives of origin by inserting a feeder between the body of the hive and the supers; licking in the open air promotes contamination.