BEE DISEASES 111 



infected and infecting material from the 

 colony. Many "systems" of treatment 

 have been devised to secure this result 

 but to mention all of them would only con- 

 fuse the beginner and perhaps lead him 

 to a lack of confidence in the use of any 

 particular method. 



The diseased colony should be "treated" 

 during a period when the bees are gather- 

 ing plenty of stores from the field. Prob- 

 ably the middle of the day is the best time 

 to do the work as at this hour the field 

 bees will be out gathering fresh supplies 

 and the population of the hive will be ac- 

 cordingly less than during the late after- 

 noon or early morning hours. 



A fresh hive known to be free from dis- 

 ease is provided. The frames should con- 

 tain only strips of foundation about an 

 inch wide. Then we should have an 

 empty hive body or other box provided 

 with a lid which may be quickly and 

 tightly closed. The diseased colony is 

 gently set to one side and in its place is 



