180 HOW TO KEEP BEES 



for thus they preserve the cleanliness of their home. 

 The first symptom of the disease is the soiling of the 

 hive entrance with brownish excrement; the bees are 

 also likely to die in great numbers, their bodies 

 being much swollen. 



The cause of the disease is attributed to cold and 

 dampness, and poor food. If, in the fall, the bees 

 store honey made from the juices of rotting fruit or 

 cider refuse, or from honey-dew excreted by plant 

 lice, they are very likely to perish by feeding upon it 

 during the winter. But even with good honey bees 

 wintered in cold, damp hives are liable to contract 

 the disease. 



PREVENTION 



Give the bees plenty of good food for winter. If 

 the honey they have gathered in August is extracted, 

 feed them syrup from the best of sugar. In winter 

 keep the hives in proper temperature, with sufficient 

 good air and ventilation. After the disease once 

 appears, there is no remedy, except warm weather, 

 which will promptly bring relief. 



