DISEASES 109 



with a properly medicated syrup will sooner or later 

 effect a cure. The disease having advanced to the 

 sporiolating stage more drastic treatment is called for. 



The bees of the infected stock should be shaken into 

 a straw skep and kept confined therein for about a couple 

 of days. In the meantime, burn the infected combs, 

 frames, and quilts, and with a painter's blow-lamp 

 thoroughly scorch all internal parts of the hive, not for- 

 getting the floor board, after which scrub out thoroughly 

 with strong carbolic solution, and when dry give the 

 hive two good coats of white-lead paint, inside and out, 

 with the object of imprisoning any spores which may 

 have escaped destruction either by burning or by the 

 action of the carbolic solution. 



The bees in the skep are now run into a clean hive 

 fitted with full sheets of foundation, and a new queen 

 from a reliable source introduced. Feed with syrup 

 medicated with napthol beta (j-^^ Stimulative Feeding) 

 to encourage brood rearing. 



The skep in which the bees were confined should be 

 at once burnt. 



The burning of the frames, etc., gets rid at once of 

 the majority of the spores. Any spores conveyed 

 mechanically by the bees into their new home, will, in 

 a very short time, find conditions suitable for their 

 germination, only to be destroyed by the action of the 

 napthol beta in the syrup. 



Prevention is better than cure, therefore always feed 

 in the spring and autumn, or whenever necessary, with 

 medicated syrup. Also keep a little napthaline in the 

 hives (one ball split in two being the proper quantity 

 for each hive). Place each half ball in the corner 

 opposite the entrance. 



Points to be remembered in dealing -with foul brood. — Foul 

 brood is just as infectious as small-pox, scarlet fever, 

 or cholera. 



