left 3 combs honey and 3 foundations, gavfe 8 framea healthy broorl. On June 

 17th, 1913, a little B.F.B. — caged queen, Juns 21st, gave queen cell from itfo. 

 125, C stock, and took away old queen. August 16th, queen laying — brood O.K. 

 Examined June 6th, 1914, and found no disease. 



" No. 197, May 15th, 1913, black queen — one year old — ^brood -1 frames — 

 some E.P.B. June 15th, dequeened; July' 21st, gave queen cell from ¥o. 125; 

 July 24tih, queen laying — some E.P.B. May 19th, 1914, no disease noticed; July 

 2nd, 1914, a lot of B.F.B. July 11th, gave queen just hatchedLNo. 242,. a daughter 

 of a C queen; July 31st, queen laying. I am not positive, but think this colony 

 had no more disease. 



"No. 113, Sept. 7th, 1912, black bees vith-some E.P.B. gave a C queen; June 

 2nd, 1913, a lot of E.P.B.; June 21st, dequeened and gave a queen cell from 

 No. 125; July 16th, queen laying; August 1st, brood apparently O.K.; August 

 27th, brood O.K.; May 19th, 1914, brood O.K. 



"You will notice that two of these colonies. No. 51 and 113, had C (lueens 

 given them in'September, 1912, and both had the disease quite bad in 1913. Three 

 of them were dequeened in June, 19il3, and on the same day, June 21st, each was 

 given a queen cell from the same hive, Nc. 135, and two, Nos. 51 and 113, were 

 cured and showed no signs of the disease in 1914. 



"No. 60 was given an H queen October 5th, 1913. On May 16th, 1913, a few 

 cells E.P.B. were found. They were given no treatment at -all, but cleaned it all 

 out themselves and are now free. 



" No. 103 had some E.P.B. May 19th, 1914. On June 3rd, 1914, E.P.B. in 

 every frame of brood; dequeened. June 12th, gave laying Italian queen from 

 K stock. July 3rd, queen O.K., a few cells of" E.P.B. July 23nd, brood O.K. 



" Owing to unfortunate circumstances, was not able to follow up the disease 

 closely in 1914, but I am satisiied that we have it well in hand, and we nre not 

 losing any sleep over the E.P.B. problem." 



COITCLUSIONS. 



The conclusion reached by the writer with reference to races and strains of 

 bees is that resistance is more a matter of vigor than of race or strain. Eesults 

 of tests show, however, that common black bees are exceedingly poor resisters, and 

 that Carniolans are not generally as good as Italians. 



, Of the eleven strains of Italians tested none have been entirely condemned. 

 All have been found j,ble to resist European Poul Brood under careful manage- 

 ment. Evidence in favor of leather-colored Italians is perhaps stronger than that 

 for the yellower strains, and as we are coming more and more, to the conclusion 

 that the former are better as honey producers, they should prdbably be given the 

 preference. 



It is almost amusing to see occasional instances where black bees stand -out 

 as good resisters, as in the case of the one colony owned by Mr. Brown, of 'Castle- 

 ton. At least two other similar cases have come under the observation of the 

 writer, and in both cases they were small apiaries given very little care,-but re- 

 maining free of disease, when larger apiaries all around were badly affected. 

 It would be a matter of interest, if not of any great profit, to attempt to develop 

 a strain of black bees resistant to European Poul Brood. 



" The successful honey-producer of the future must keep his queens young 

 and -his colonies strong and vigorous. The remedy for the disease is exactly in 

 line with the system of beekeeping that must be followed in order to obtain the 



