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and put them on frames of honey or 

 syrup (plenty for winter) that by spring 

 the germs that the bees might carry 

 with them in some way would disappear, 

 and not bother the bees any more. 



The trouble with this would be, if the 

 disease should appear in the spring-time 

 we could not afford to wait until fall, so 

 we would have to go through the opera- 

 tions twice to get a cure. Or I think it 

 will take twice in most cases. 



I would advise that all old hives that 

 had contained foul-broody bees, should 

 be scraped clean and scalded out thor- 

 oughly before using again, and the 

 sooner the hives are cleaned, the better, 

 as bees will gather up the bee-glue and 

 bits of comb if left where they can get 

 to them, as there is always more or less 

 comb and glue left sticking to the old 

 hives, especially if bees have been in the 

 hives for some time. 



The reason I advise so strongly that 

 the hives be well scalded is this : 1 

 bought a hive one time for a pattern, 

 and carried it home 15 miles ; I cleaned 

 it well, but did not scald it, and the hive 

 I bought had contained a foul-broody 

 colony before I got it, but I did not know 

 it ; in fact, foul brood had killed the 

 bees outright, was why the hive was 

 empty. The colony I put into this hive 

 took the foul brood, and from it I lost 

 nearly 100 strong and prosperous colo- 

 nies. This is why I am afraid to use a 

 hive without scalding, that has had a 

 foul-broody colony, and I believe I have 

 a right to be afraid of hives that have 

 been exposed to foul brood, don't you 

 think so ? 



I think the above is about the extent 

 of my cure, and if my bees should ever 

 become affected again, as they were 

 then, I should burn lock, stock, and 

 barrel, and begin anew with healthy 

 bees, if I could get new bees reasonable. 



It is useless, I suppose, to state that I 

 tried salicylic acid, and all known reme- 

 dies at that time, and the disease spread 

 right on just the same. I extracted 

 some honey from some of the colonies, 

 and put it into a jar, and to touch the 

 jar, the honey and foul brood matter 

 would shake like jelly, and the hives 

 were continually covered outside with 

 green flies, and the apiary could be 

 smelled nearly a half mile on the wind- 

 ward side. This is the kind of foul 

 brood my bees had, and no mild remedies 

 would check it. What I know of the 

 foul brood of to-day, It is nothing to 

 compare with what my bees had. This 

 is why I have so bitterly opposed the 

 use of hives without being well scalded. 



Some say It is no use to scald the hives, 

 but I think if they experience the trials 

 and the kind of foul brood my bees had, 

 they will agree with me. 



I have not written all the above to 

 scare any one, but by all means beware 

 of foul brood ! 



Jennie Atchley. 

 (To be continued.) 



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DMinies or Filled Conilis for Most Honey 



Query 936 —My hives are lO-frame. and I 

 want to reduce the room of the queen to 8 

 frames. I can take out of each hive two 

 empty combs and replace them with dummies 

 or with two combs filled solid with honey. 

 Saying nothing: about the expense, which will 

 help me to get the biggest crop of comb honey 

 —the dummies or the filled combs ?— Illinois. 



I give it up. — J AS. A. Stone. 



Filled combs. — J. H. Larkabee. 



I should use the dummies. — G. M. 



DOOI.ITTLE. 



I'd rather have the combs of honey. — 



C. C. MiLLEK. 



The dummies, as bees will guard the 

 comb. — Mrs. L. Harrison. 



I do not know, but think I would pre- 

 fer the dummies. — Emerson T. Abbott. 



I should take, in place of the dum- 

 mies, the frames of solid honey. — J. P. 

 H. Brown. 



The dummies, if your honey seasons 

 are like those in central Michigan. — R. 

 L. Taylor. 



The filled combs, if your bees are 

 likely to need honey before the crop. — 

 Dadant & Son. 



I do not think it would be very differ- 

 ent. I should prefer the honey, if to be 

 had. — A. J. Cook. 



I think if there is any difference, it 

 would be in favor of the filled combs. — 

 Mrs. J. N. Heater. 



The filled combs would be my choice. 

 You do not state the kind or ^ze of your 

 frames, but if they be the standard 



