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opening at the bottom, and the corners of the quilt turned up, so 
as to allow the vapor of the acid to circulate freely. The fumiga 
tions should be performed early in the morning, or in the evening, 
when all the bees are at home. ‘I'he entrance of the hive need 
not be closed. Any portion of the hive not reached by the fumes 
of the acid, the alighting-board and ground, near the hive, should 
be washed or syringed with salicylic acid 1 0z, soda borax 1 oz., 
water 2 quarts, or solution No. 3. It would be much better ifthe 
frames could be transferred to a clean hive after fumigation, and 
the infected hive scalded and painted over with the same solution, 
and with this view I have adapted my hives for easy separation 
and purification. Many hives, however, cannot be taken to pieces 
so readily, therefore they must be disinfected on the spot as well 
as possible, by the expenditure of a little more of the solution. 
Each hive should be fumigated from four to six times, at intervals 
of six days. The bees must receive every other evening a quarter 
ofa pint ofsyrup containing 30 to 50 drops of solution No.1. A 
foul-broody hive should be fumigated b.fore being opened, as few 
frames left as the bees can well occupy, and if possible, the bees 
should be forced to build fresh combs, and rapid brood-rearing 
encouraged.” 
‘All the hives in the Apiary should be fed with syrup contain- 
ing salicylic acid while the disease lasts. 
“The honey from the infected combs can be removed and boiled 
for a short time, and by adding salicylic acid to it, can be used as 
food for the bees. Allcombs should be fumigated before being 
stored away, and sprayed with spray diffuser, on both sides and 
round the edges before being used again, with solution No. 1. 
‘s All hives, floor-boards, frames. and utensils, used about an 
Apiary should be scalded and thoroughly cleansed when done 
with, and all woodwork painted over with the salicylic solution, 
-to prevent the disease spreading any further. 
‘sIf the treatment above given be adopted in time, it will effect 
a cure, but if the disease is neglected and allowed to assume the 
worst type, much more trouble will be experienced in its eradica- 
tion. Some advise destroying the hives, but I never found any 
necessity to do this, as salicylic acid is sufficient to destroy any 
germs of the disease which may have adhered to the hive.” 
(British Bee-Keepers’ Guide Book.) 
795. Mr. Cheshire, in turn, finding this process of evap- 
orating salicylic acid long and tedious, contrived a new 
