'6 AUSTRALIAN BEE LORE AND BEE CULTURE- 



the bee moth, and now bids fair to be far more serious, made its 

 appearance amongst our bees — Foul Brood. On one occasion, at 

 Bombala, I saw over 100 colonies of bees destroyed by this disease. 

 The hives were filled with dead bees and festering foul-brood como 

 thus spreading the disease far and wide, for the disease is conta- 

 gious. Districts that were regarded as ideal as apicultural ones 

 were almost swept clear of bees. If keepers of bees, be it but 

 a single hive or an extensive apiary, earnestly set about acquiring 

 a knowledge of the character of the disease and of the causes that 

 are conducive to its spread, and co-operate with their bee-keeping 

 neighbours and the Associations in suppressing it, the bee-keeping 

 industry will be freed from a disaster that threatens to overwhelm 

 it. 



