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that is kept boiling during the operation. As soon as all wax and 

 bee glue (propohs) are dissolved from the frames, they are rinsed in 

 clear water, and after drying are ready for use again. Hive bodies, 

 floors, covers, and other parts may be similarly treated, but usually 

 it is easier to scorch these over with a gasoline torch, or by some 

 similar method. 



Pickled Brood. 



The larvae die just preceding or just after capping and usually 

 present a watery appearance. The cause is not known and the dis- 

 ease does not seem to be infectious. 



It is usually treated by requeening, on the assumption that it is 

 congenital. 



Diseases op Adult Bees. 



Paralysis is a disease of the adult bee. Its cause is not known 

 and it is not common in the northern states. 



Diarrhoea, or dysentery, as it is often called, is more properly a 

 temporary digestive disturbance than a disease. It most fre- 

 quently follows confinement to the hives for an undue length of 

 time and under unfavorable conditions. Bees maintain the heat 

 necessary for life by the consumption of honey. When the honey 

 is deficient or low in the natural sugars, as when it is thin and unripe, 

 or contains honey dew or an excess of pollen, they have to consume 

 an undue amount to keep up the normal heat, and the system be- 

 comes over-loaded with waste matter. Unless the weather permits 

 the bees to fly occasionally, the matter is voided in the hive and the 

 trouble is aggravated. 



Leaky or insufficiently ventilated hives will cause the bees'extra 

 effort to keep warm and so bring about the trouble, even though the 

 honey is perfect for their purpose. A warm, sunny day will usually 

 cure the trouble, but if combs are badly soiled, it may be necessary 

 to give the bees a clean set of combs and a clean hive and feed them 

 some warm sugar-sirup. 



