

(Courtesy of Frank C. Pellett, Am. Bee Journal) 

 Fig. 3. 'Wreck of a neglected apiary. 



has been carefully done the chances are that the bees will use up 

 all of their contaminated honey in making comb for the new hive 

 or at least before any of the eggs hatch and the larvae need to 

 be fed. Then it should not be necessary to shake again. 



Occasionally disease will reappear and a "double shake" will be 

 necessary. After the colonies have recovered and have a supply 

 of open brood in the combs, they must be provided with stores as 

 they may not be able to get sufficient stores In the field. In case 

 the "shaking" was made on four frames of foundation, additional 

 frames can be added as they are needed by the colony. In a nor- 

 mal colony two additional frames of foundation can be added each 

 week, but the beekeeper must decide if more are needed. Careful 

 inspection should be made before additional foundation is made to 

 determine if the disease is re-occurring or not. 



It is not advisable to attempt to salvage old brood combs contain- 

 ing honey. Some beekeepers feel that inasmuch as wax is worth 

 considerable money, it may be best to render up such combs and sell 

 the wax. This practice is to be discouraged because during the 

 time when combs are held before treatment, they are apt to be 

 robbed; during the treatment there is a tendency for the bees to 

 get at the contaminated honey, and after the treatment there is still 

 the problem of disposing of the contaminated honey The salvage 

 process is expensive and the amount of wax recovered will not pay 

 for the labor involved. It does not pay to attempt to save the 

 honey even tho this honey is not in any way injured for human con- 

 sumption. iSuch disease laden honey may so easily become attrac- 

 tive to robber bees and the disease spread in this way. 



Recently beekeepers have been able to buy disinfecting materials 

 which render combs fit for re-use in the bee-hive. The first question 

 for the beekeeper to decide is whether the combs are worth treat- 

 ing. It is a growing practice among modern beekeepers to replace 



