THE BEE-KEEERS' REVIEW. 



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chance to enforce a privilege to inspect 

 bees. If it ever does come to that, which 

 I never expect, if the owner of bees or- 

 ders me away, I will read to him section 

 4 of the law, which says " If the owner 

 of bees, honey, or appliances shall sell, 

 barter or give aw-ay any bees, honey or • 

 appliances or refuse to allow said inspector 

 to inspect such apiary, honey, or applian- 

 ces, he shall, on conviction before a jus- 

 tice of peace, be liable to I50.00 fine." 



When I suspect that an apiary is dis- 

 eased, what do I do? Write to the own- 

 er and learn the condition of the bees, 

 etc., and how much disease is likely to ex- 

 ists. Then if satisfied there w foul brood, 

 I call on the owner and make an inspec- 

 tion; and, if other bee-keepers are very 

 plentiful, at once set a date, soon, where 

 all bee-keepers for several miles around, 

 are notified, date and hour, when to 

 meet. There, in a room together with 

 the men, I give directions how to know 

 the disease, and how to cure it. 



In general, I follow Wm. McEvoy's 

 treatment, and, so far, have cured every 

 case I have handled; burning only two 

 hives. Such property as can be .saved, I 

 never destroy. The old diseased conil) 

 and frames contain the danger, and in 

 most cases are burned. Right there is 

 where several have spread the disease. 

 If left to themselves they will not be 

 careful; will leave pieces of comb, or let 

 the honey run on the grass from the fire; 

 and, of course, such methods will spread 

 the disease. I build afire in a hole 011 lev- 

 el ground, and all diseased material is 

 burned on these coals; then the hole fill- 

 ed. I have seen a large pile of refuse 

 from a solar extractor where diseased 

 combs were melted; and bees working 

 freely on this pile; and seen cases of dis- 

 ease that came from the same. 



This season 1 take with me a camera 

 and take views of diseased bee-yards, and 

 everv thing interesting to bee culture. If 

 there are any new ideas in use, or tools, 

 or location of hives etc., for conven- 

 ience. Is nap them also; and a little later 

 will send you some views. 



I'LATTEVILLE, Wis. Aprils, 189S. 



SECTIONS AND FOUNDATION. 



Some Points to be Considered in Using Plai 

 Sections, Foundation, Separators, etc. 



ADRIAN GET.^Z. 



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mHISis my first 

 ^^^ contribution to 

 the readers of the 

 Review; and I wish 

 to begin by stating 

 my high apprecia- 

 tion of the Review 

 and the " review- 

 er" who owns and 

 edits it. 



The January num- 

 ber contcuns a half 

 tone of sections of honey, which seems to 

 show the superiority of the plain section 

 represented by the lower row. 



I am afraid .some of the conclusions re- 

 garding this picture have been too hasty. 

 There is an element which has, evidently, 

 been overlooked; and that is the size of 

 the sheets of foundation used. I can re- 

 ])roduce at will, at any time, all the sec- 

 tions shown in that illustration. If the 

 foundation sheet comes within about y% 

 of an inch of the .section walls, the bees 

 will attach the comb to the walls of the 

 section, and the section will be filled full; 

 just as represented in the lower row 

 shown in the engraving. If there is from 

 '4 to Yz of an inch between the edges of 

 the foundation and the section walls, the 

 bees will build up just the size of the 

 foundation, except here and there some 

 attachment pieces extending to the wall, 

 reproducing fairly well the sections rep- 

 resented in the upper row; the one at 

 the right corner corresponding to a sheet 

 )2 inch smaller all round than the section. 

 Of course, if the bees were cramped for 

 space ( which is not supposed to occur in 

 a well regulated apiary) a better filling 

 of the sections could be expected. With 

 a still smaller sheet, or a starter, the 

 sheet or starter is extended, and there 



