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BEE-YARD SANITATION 



Every practice about the apiary at all times should be such as to 

 prevent robbing. At no time should frames of honey be taken from a 

 colony which may be diseased and given to another colony for food. 

 If there is any possibility of robbing, one should never open a dis- 

 eased colony. It is best to remove diseased colonies from the apiary 

 as soon as discovered. Carelessness is the cause of most of the spread 

 of these diseases. There are some who feel that if a frame does not 

 contain diseased larvae it is safe for use in another colony. Never 

 use combs which have come from a region where foulbrood is known 

 to exist. 



No beekeeper can expect to eradicate American foulbrood from his 

 apiary who is careless and neglects at any time to remove all possible 

 sources of infected honey or combs. 



Failure to eradicate may be attributed to: 



1. Indifferent manipulation during the treatment. 



2. Improper attention to hospital colonies. 



3. Failure to remove all infected honey from equipment. 



4. Exposure of diseased combs of honey to robber bees. 



The beekeeper can save much trouble and expense by using every 

 precaution to prevent disease from gaining a foothold in the apiary. 

 Honey should never be fed if there is any question as to whether it 

 came from a disease-free colony. Bees should never be purchased 

 without an inspection certificate. A weak or dead colony should not be 

 robbed out at any time. It may contain disease, but even if it doesn't, 

 robbing is a serious handicap to get started in the yard. The use of 

 old combs and second hand equipment is a dangerous practice. Second 

 hand hives and equipment should be treated in hot lye water before 

 they are used for disease-free colonies. 



FOULBROOD LAW 



The law which was passed by the 37th General Assembly of Iowa 

 was amended by the 41st General Assembly. It permits the state 

 apiarist to make inspection of bees and buildings which may harbor 

 equipment suspected of containing disease material. The law provides 

 that directions shall be left for the treatment or destruction of disease 

 material. If such treatment is not completed within ten days the same 

 can be made by the state apiarist and the cost charged and collected 

 as taxes. The law is sufficiently clear that disease can be fought In a 

 territory with an expectation that the disease can be eliminated. 

 Copies of the law may be secured upon request. Those interested in 

 Inspection should communicate with the State Apiarist, Ames, Iowa. 



