1903 



THE AMEKICAX BEE-KEEPER 



209 



ueed ut)t be discarded iior tlie practice 

 of celler wiuteriutr. but every bee- 

 keeper should malic himself acquaiut- 

 ed Avith the disease, keep a vigilant 

 watch, and stamp it out as soon as 

 it appears. To leave oue diseased col- 

 ony in au apiary may mean the total 

 ruin of all the other colonies. Even one 

 drop of infected honey, if left where the 

 bees have access to it, may mean the 

 infection of the whole apiary. The 

 owner must then take extreme pre- 

 cautious to prevent the spread of the 

 disease. He must take the trouble of 

 washing his hands, and whatever tools 

 be uses, in an antiseptic containing 

 three per cent, solution of carbolic 

 acid, which would be about four tea- 

 spoonfuls to a gallon of water. Or 

 a solution of corrosive sublimate, us- 

 ing one-eight ounce of the drug to one 

 gallon of water. Right here it should 

 be remembered that corrosive subli- 

 mate is a deadly poison, and one that 

 must be handled with great caution. 

 A very small amount spilled on the 

 honey or comb intended for use will 

 convert it into a violent poison. The 

 disease may be transmitted to a 

 healthy stock smiply liy the operator 



handling the frames of the healthy one 

 after he has been examining a diseased 

 colony. It is impossil)le to be too care- 

 ful. For the man who does not wish 

 to take the above precautions, the best 

 method of procedure for him to rid 

 his apiary of the disease is to burn all 

 infected colonies and apparatus. 



We are indebted for much of the 

 subject matter of this bulletin to N. 

 E. France, Inspector of Apiaries of 

 ^^'iscousin, General Manager of Na- 

 tional Bee-Keepers Association, Wil- 

 liam McEvoy, Inspector of Apiaries of 

 Canada, Prof. F. C. Harrison of 

 Guelph, Canada, and to bulletin No. 

 14 issued by the Agricultural Depart- 

 ment of the State of Michigan. 



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J.\ i;l I KWHEAT SEASON. 



