FEEDING BEES : EEOIPES. 184B 



323b. Brother Columban's recipe, when carefully followed, 

 gives excellent results, thus: — islbs. cane sugar (white crys- 

 tals) and 3 quarts hot water, in an enamelled saucepan or 

 preserving pan — capable of holding twice the quantity, stirred 

 over a strong fire until dissolved. When it begins to boil, draw 

 the vessel to one side, and during slow boiling, skim off all 

 impurities, after which let it boil as fast as possible, without 

 stimng, for about 20 minutes. Test it, as directed above ; if 

 it breaks when tested, instead of rolling into a soft ball, it has 

 been overboiled, in which case a little water must be added and 

 boiling must continue up to the right point. When sufficiently 

 boiled, add slbs. of honey, and boil again for one or two 

 minutes, after which remove the vessel from the fire and add 

 2 tablespoonfuls of Naphthol Beta Solution, if required, then 

 pour the mixture into a large tin, which may be placed in a 

 larger vessel of cold water. Stirring must not begin until the 

 mixture has cooled so as to admit of the insertion of one's 

 finger for half a minute without scalding, then stirring must 

 continue until the candy becomes white and hard. Now put 

 it into a vessel standing over another vessel of hot water, and 

 when the candy melts to the consistency of cream, pour it into 

 suitable moulds. 



324. Flour Candy for Spring Food (192, 313, 314, 377).— 



Ingredients and quantities as for Candy (323). 



Make as directed above (323), and when sufficiently boiled, 

 add for each ilb. of sugar a jlb., or a handful, of tiour, or, 

 better still, of pea flour, stirring, medicating (if desired), and 

 cooling as before (323). This candy may be given to the bees 

 by any of the methods recommended (316, 323). 



325. Naphthol Beta Solution — Naphthol Beta, for medicating 

 bee food, as a preventive of foul brood (3S2), may be made 

 into solution as follows : 



Naphthol Beta ... ... ... 1 oz. 



Pure Methylated Spirit ... ... B oz. 



Use only pure Methylated Spirit, and dissolve the Naphthol 

 Beta thoroughly. A simple method for measuring the solu- 

 tion and its ingredients may be mentioned here. Paste a slip 

 of paper on the bottle from the bottom to the neck ; measure 

 carefully a quarter fluid ounce, or a half fluid ounce, of water 

 into the bottle, and mark its height on the slip with a pen ; 

 add a similar quantity, mark the slip, and proceed until quan- 

 tities up to 7-0Z. have been recorded on the slip; then empty 

 the bottle and pour in the solution. 



