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The matter stands thus; Foul-bi'Dod 

 has hren and is scours;ing boi'-kecpcrs 

 evorywlioi'p in tho Eastern Continent, as 

 well as tliis, and to an extent not gen- 

 I'rally known. We, in Ontario, have 

 nndertaken to grai)|)le witli it, and 

 overcome it. We are snceessfnlly aceom- 

 plisiiing the taslv, anil we want our 

 nearest neiglibors "over there" to do 

 the same, not only for their own benefit, 

 bnt that they may not injure us. You 

 will now pereeive that our motive is both 

 egotistic and altruistic, but for tiic ulti- 

 mate good of both conntres. In view 

 of the fact that then' is considerable 

 interchange of bees and honey between 

 the two countries, our solicitude is not 

 unnatural or unreasonable. 



\Vc intend to stamp out the pest here. 

 and we offer you the advice to do the 

 same there, and the instructions how to 

 do it. Thougli the "great guns" and 

 the tribmu's may be too high to look 

 towaril Nazareth, the poor suffi>rers are 

 not, of which fact I ha\e had ample 

 evidence lately ; and this is the chief 

 reason why I write this letter to the 

 International Convention of bee-keepers. 

 Since my letters, abo\'e referred to, 

 appeared in the Amekicax Bee Journal 

 and OlcntiinQH. I have had many inquir- 

 ies from different States of the Union, 

 and applications for (jur Foul-Brood 

 pamphlet. I responded to all, though 

 the work was considerable. 



To cover this ground, and meet this 

 want. I shall here give in concise form 

 the desired information — Ixow to cure 

 foul-hnjvd (tmonij the bees — in a simple, 

 hygienic manner, without the aid of 

 drug or druggist, and outside of, as 

 well as during the lioney season. Of 

 course, during a honey flow is the best 

 time for operating. 



In the evening, I'cniove the bees and 

 queen from tlie diseased colony, and 

 place them in a clean hive, with founda- 

 tion-starters. Four days afterwards 

 take away all frames of comb and start- 

 ers from them, and give them f\ill sheets 

 of foundation, or empty comb which you 

 know to be free from the taint of disease. 

 The colony is now cured, and will rear 

 brood, healthy and free from the disease, 

 until contracted again through the 

 ingathering of diseased honey, or other- 

 wise. Th(! honey is the chief, if not the 

 only, medium of the contagion, and one 

 drop of affected honey brought into a 

 healthy colony, if used for larval food, 

 is sufficient to start the disease. 



This is a very important fact, con- 

 stantly to be borne in mind, in order to 

 prevent the spread of the disea.se. The 

 diseased honey may be rendered innoc- 

 uous by boiling, and the combs by 

 rendering into wax, the dross to be 

 buried. 



To save the healthy part of the brood 

 taken from diseased colonies, fill empty 

 liives from the frames of brood, and close 

 the entrances securely for two or three 

 days, attending to warmth if the weather 

 is cool, and to ventilation should it be 

 hot. Tlien open the entrance ; and as 

 soon as the healthy brood is all hatched, 

 put the young bees through exactly the 

 same process as tlie old ones, described 

 above, give them a queen or a cell, and 

 they, too, arc cured. All the himey 



taken from both the old and young col- 

 ony, m\ist be boiled before it is given to 

 th(^ bees, and all the combs melt((d into 

 wax. 



To cure a foul-broody cohmy in the 

 Fall, after the honey seascui is ovi'r, 

 remove the l)ees and queen from th<'ir 

 hive and place them in a clean hivcwitli 

 as maiiy frames of healthy, sealed honey, 

 or syrup, as may be requin'd for winter. 

 The combs must be cmnplctrhj filled and 

 ni'itlcd so that the bees will retain the 

 diseased lioney they may bring with 

 them, until it is disgested. instead of 

 depositing it in the combs, and so that 

 the queen may have no place to deposit 

 eggs until all the danger is past. 



This is the simple plan of curing foul 

 brood followed by Mr. McEvoy. our in- 

 spector, and is invai'iably successful. He 

 has treated hundreds of cases during the 

 past season, without a single failure. 

 Since he began his official work, in May 

 last, under our Act. he has examined 

 nearly a hundred apiaries and a thou- 

 sand colonies. Many whole apiaries 

 that were fairly rotten with the disease, 

 are now perfectly sound and liealthy. 



By the method given, any and every 

 form and stage of the disease, from the 

 simplest to the most malignant, may be 

 cured. The proof of this, in its ampli- 

 tude, is before us : and this is why I say, 

 and say again, that so far as the cure of 

 foul-brood is concerned, we have practi- 

 cally solved the problem here in Canada., 

 this year. 



This is reason enougli for my persis- 

 tency in pressing the matter on your 

 attention, for [ have not the sliglitest 

 doubt that when the truth becomes 

 known to you, as it is now known to us, 

 the disease will be found to be as preva- 

 lent there as it is, or ^yas, here. Little 

 did I suspect its wide extent and fatal 

 ravages, until the machinery of the law 

 disclosed the fa<'ts. 



Vi'e now ask you to follow our example 

 in this whoIes(une remedial work. What 

 did we do and have we done ? At the 

 risk of unduly lengthening out this 

 epistle to the modern Gentiles, I shall 

 summarize that work, though it may he 

 a reijetition of what I have previously 

 written to the bce-periodocals. 



At our last annua! meeting, the fact 

 was disclosed that foul-brood existed. and 

 was making rapid headway in sections 

 of this Province. We at once took steps 

 to secure the requisite Legislation to 

 aid us in its sui)pression. We went to 

 work with a will, and within the short 

 s])ace of three months the fruit of our 

 endeavor was an " Act for tlie Suppres- 

 sion of Foul Brood Among Bees," passed 

 by our Provincial Legislature. The 

 working of this Act so far goes to prove 

 that it is the iK'stofits kind in existence, 

 of which we have any knowledge. 



Under its lu'ovisions our Association 

 annually appoints a Foul Brood Inspec- 

 tor and Sub-inspector, jiaid by tlie 

 Crovernment, whose duty it is to go 

 wherever tlie Society directs them, and 

 inspect apiaries, witli full power either 

 to treat tlie diseased colonies, or destroy 

 tliem when necessary. 



Under its provisions, resisting the in- 

 spector in the discharge of his duties is 

 a penal offence. Exposing diseased 



honey, comb, or other article, is a penal 

 offence. Selling diseased bees is a jieiial 

 offenci^ : also other acts conducive to th« 

 spread of th<^ disease and inimical to the 

 public interests. 



We have also a pamphlet on tlie snb- 

 ji'ct, emln-acing a cojiy of tlie Act, modes 

 of treatment, etc., which we induced the 

 Government to issue as an ofKcial 

 "liiilletin" under the Department of 

 Agriculture. Tliis pamplilet is printed 

 in English and German, and has been 

 distributed among seven to eight thcm- 

 sand Ontario bee-lveepers. ■■tto tlioii 

 and do likewise." Allen Peingle. 



Selby, Out. 



(Concluded next week.) 





Uoiibling up Colonies. 



I started in the Spring with 24 colonies 

 of bees, which I increased to 32. I took oS. 

 about 900 pounds of white clover honey, 

 and about 1 00 pounds of Fall honey ; 1 ,000 

 pounds in all, of comb honey. From what 

 I can learn from the bee keepers of Moul- 

 trie county, I obtained as much, or more, 

 merchantable honey as all of them to- 

 gether ; I think, owing to the doubling up 

 system that I have adopted the last two 

 years. Alex. Rose. 



Sullivan, Ills., Nov. 5, 1890. 



An Aster, 



Enclosed find flowers handed me this 

 morning by Dr. W. J. Smith, a bee-keeper 

 near here. It grows plentifully here in the 

 Ouachita River Valley, and along creek 

 bottom lands, and bees are working on its 

 bloom vigorously. Now, we do not know 

 its name, or whether it is good for honey 

 or not. Please let us know through the 

 Bee Journal if it is any good for honey, 

 and state its name. I write by request of 

 Dr. Smith. Z. A. Clark. 



Arkadelphia, Ark., Oct. 29, 1890. 



[It is an aster, and it is an excellent 

 honey-producer. — Ed.] 



Bees CarryinK lioney Below. 



Some one said : In preparing bees for 

 winter, place the bees upon not exceeding 

 6 frames of good honey. Of the 10 Lang- 

 stroth frames in my hives, I do not find 6 

 well filled. I have no extractor. To get 

 the honey transferred from the 4 frames, I 

 placed them in the upper story, and the 

 bees appear to me to be consuming the 

 honey, rather than taking it below. What 

 would have been the correct course in this 

 case ! I have been in the bee business one 

 year, and have learned a little, and can see 

 that there are other conquests a-head of 

 me. While the veterans are puzzled to find 

 a market for honey, I am seeking the 

 honey, which is still scarce. My bees had 

 hundreds of acres of white clover : but 

 they gathered no honey from it. They 

 were not ready when the honey came — 

 they will be next time. We have buck- 

 bush, which gives the bees work all through 

 August. By the way, this is our best honey 

 plant ; and we have golden-rod, Simpson 

 honey-plant, sweet clover, horse-mint, 

 smart-weed, etc. I think that success in 

 introducing queens depends upon one's 

 ability to distinguish an amiable from att 



