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difference between the two, and have put an end to the 

 more simple affair in all cases by destroying the queen 

 and giving a young and vigorous one to the colony. 



Cheshire Cure for Foul Brood. 



This remedy is absolute phenol or pure carbolic acid, 

 used in the proportion of i -400th in the syrup fed to the 

 bees. Cheshire considered that the queen should not be 

 removed ; but on the contrary, if it is intended to save the 

 combs, I have found the first step towards a rapid recovery 

 is made by deposing the reigning queen, and giving a. 

 young and vigorous queen bred from clean stock, when 

 the entire attitude of the bees is changed, and great deter- 

 mination and energy takes the place of the former utter 

 inability to clear out the foul stuff. 



If th6 disease begins in the early spring and is not 

 noticed, it is very likely the colony will go down at a. 

 rapid rate, while the remnant will not be worth troubling 

 with, and should be cleared out by fire after sulphuring 

 the bees. This should be done in the evening when all' 

 the other stocks are quiet, taking care to foul as few- 

 things as possible ; burn all you use that is not of much, 

 value, and the rest disinfect thoroughly. 



Rational and Simple Cures 



for foul brood have been so long known to many practical 

 bee-keepers, that it seems strange there are others quite 

 unable to cope with the disease when it makes its appear- 

 ance in their apiaries. The cause of this in the first 

 instance must be inexperience, but on the other hand 

 where the inability to cure can not be put down to wilful 

 negligence it is almost certainly through want of caution^ 

 The disease has been cured in the past, and can be as 

 readily cured to-day. There is really no excuse what- 

 ever for the continued existence of foul brood in any 



