N.B. This page is a work in progress and will be added to from time to time. It is intended to complement the Beekeeping Glossary where there are more detailed explanations of the terms.
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ABPV: Acute Bee Paralysis Virus
AFB: American Foulbrood
Amm: Apis mellifera mellifera
APHA: Animal and Plant Health Agency (link)
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BBKA: British Beekeepers Association (link)
BFA: Bee Farmers Association (link)
BIAS: Brood In All Stages - eggs, larvae, sealed. Acronym used in colony records
BIBBA: Bee Improvement and Bee Breeders' Association (link)
BPV: Bee Paralysis Virus - coverall term for undiagnosed symptoms of paralysis
