84 DISEASES. 



hive will rapidly depopulate, unless soon relieved by 

 the return of a warm day, to enable the bees to fly 

 out and discharge their filth. 



HOW TO PREVENT DYSENTERY. 



FIRST. Reject all hives having unwholesome food, 

 as unfit for wintering. For example : honey gathered 

 during wet weather, which frequently turns slightly 

 sour. This honey will be peculiarly thin, and will 

 contain great numbers of minute air bubbles. Such 

 honey is unfit for bees to feed upon. 



Honey gathered from " honey-dew " also contains 

 a considerable amount of acid, and will render bees 

 that feed upon it, especially in winter, unhealthy, and 

 should therefore be avoided. If bees are fed late in 

 the fall or during the winter, with sugar or honey of 

 an inferior quality, and much of it remains in the 

 cell unsealed, it will attract moisture, become sour, 

 and debilitate or destroy the bees that feed upon it. 



SECOND. Avoid confining bees for a long period 

 at any one time, particularly if the weather is warm. 



THIRD. See that the hives are properly ventilat- 

 ed. 



FOURTH. Have the apiary located on dry land, 

 and the hives kept dry, and allow the sun to shine 

 on them at all times during the spring, when the 

 temperature is below 75 (Fahr.) in the shade, but 

 as soon as it rises above 75, screen the hives from 

 the direct rays of the sun. 



