Smoke Method: Place the hive, which has starter foundation, 

 in front of the new hive with the entrances facing and as close to- 

 gether as possible so their bottom boards will form a runway for 

 the bees. Shove the cover of the diseased hive forward slightly and 

 blow smoke into this opening. Pound on the sides of the hive with a 

 hammer or stick while you are smoking and the bees will pas& from 

 one hive into the other. Continue tjiis process until you are sure 

 the queen has been driven across with the bees to the other hive. 

 Remove the diseased hives to a place where the bees can not get at 

 them and place the clean hive on the stand of the old one. 



Tube Method: Set the diseased hive off to one side of its former 

 position and place a clban hive in its place. See that all holes in the 

 diseased hive are plugged up, with the exception of the one in which 

 tube is placed. The tube may be made of tin and should lead from 

 diseased hive to a position in front of the entrance of the new hive 

 and should have a bee escape placed in the end of it. JUst prior to 

 this, the queen should be found and caged until there are enough 

 bees in the new hive to take care of her. The bees will come out 

 through the bee escape and as they can't get back, will go into the 

 new hive. The diseased hive may be left until the brood hatches, 

 but it should then be taken away. 



In each of the above methods, the diseased combs, as they con- 

 tain germs, should be rendered so the wax may be saved. The 

 frames and hives should be thoroughly burned with a blow torch, 

 being sure of striking every crack and corner before using again. 



Characteristics of Both Diseases CoTitrasted 

 So that the reader may note more clearly the outstanding dif- 

 ferences between the two brood diseases given above, they are con- 

 trasted below: 



American Foul Brood European Foul Brood 



Caused by a bacterium. Bacillus Caused by a bacterium, Bacillus 



larvae; is spore forming and very pluton; is non-spore forming and 



resistant to chemicals. thus not so resistant. 



Spread thru diseased honey and Thought to be spread by nurse 



careless beekeepers. bees and house cleaning bees. 



Attacks larvae two days before Attacks four or five day-old 



