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deposited in the new cells, but is consumed in constructing 

 them. If desired, the bees may be drummed or shaken first 

 into a clean box and then hived on starters. The box should 

 afterward be burned. Some beekeepers prefer to shake onto 

 a paper spread before the entrance to the new hive, the bees 

 being allowed to " run in ; " in this way the paper catches 

 any infected honey which may fall from the combs, and may 

 be burned later. Several weak colonies may be shaken 

 together to form one colony in strength equal to a good 

 prime swarm. One queen may be caged temporarily, or the 

 colonies may be united, regardless of the several queens. 



Shaking should be done so as to prevent robbing and thus 

 the spread of the disease. This may be accomplished in a 

 building, within a screen cloth cage, or in the evening, but 

 preferably when there is sufficient honey flow to prevent 

 robbing. Care should be taken not to smear the hands or 

 clothing with honey. 



If desired, the shaking treatment may be modified, using 

 a bee escape instead of shaking the bees from the combs. 

 The infected colony is removed from its stand, and a clean 

 hive with starters set in its place. The queen is at once 

 transferred to the new hive, where she is joined by the field 

 bees. A bee escape is fitted to the entrance of this old hive, 

 so that the bees of the diseased colony can leave but not 

 enter it, and the infected hive is either placed on top of or 

 close beside the new' one. In this way the bees from the 

 old hive will join those in the new one. The shaking method 

 will be found the easier and quicker, however. 



With either of these methods, in order to prevent the 

 bees from deserting the strips of foundation, it is well to 

 shade the hive, cage the queen or cover the entrance with 

 perforated zinc until the colony is well established with 

 brood. 



Second Treatment. 



It IS frequently necessary to give a second treatment by 

 shaking the bees onto a new foundation, either starters or 

 full sheets, in new frames, four or five days after the first 

 treatment. The comb made after the first treatment should 

 be melted for wax and the honey disposed of so as not to 

 come m contact with bees. 



