52 Proceedings of the Royal Physical Society. 
On 23rd September, a small lot (3 lbs.) of driven bees was united to 
D4, and a new stock, Ed, consisting of a small lot of Welsh driven bees 
with their own queen, was placed between C3 and B2. On 10th October, 
an Italian queen, supplied by Penna, was caged over D4, the original queen 
having been removed, and this Italian queen was duly accepted. On the 
same date it was observed that B2 (the weakest stock in the apiary) had 
been entirely robbed out. D4 and E5 were fed with sugar syrup and duly 
wintered down. 
On 28th December, the four Craibstone stocks were examined. Except - 
at Al there were scarcely any dead bees to be seen, either on the ground, 
on the alighting boards, or on the floors of the hives. Even at Al the number 
of dead bees was not remarkable. 
D4 was opened, and the bees were found active and in good condition 
generally, 
During the mild days in January 1916 the bees were moving freely and 
even carrying pollen. The behaviour of C3, H5 and D4 was normal, but | 
A1 showed very definite “ crawling” symptoms and a high death-rate. 
(c) IsLE OF WIGHT DISEASE ON DEESIDE. 
1.— HISTORY OF OUTBREAK. 
By Nancy M. Rosinson, First-Class Expert, B.B.K.A. 
So far as can be ascertained, Isle of Wight disease was not recognised 
anywhere on Deeside until 1913, when it appears to have broken out in 
several distinct districts. 
(1) On Lower Deeside, in Culter and the surrounding districts, the 
disease was at its worst in 1914. 
A,—A’s apiary was the first affected. He had bought bees from the 
South of England in 1912, These stocks did well early in 1913, but they 
had died out by 1914 after showing all the usual symptoms of Isle of 
Wight disease. . 
In 1913 these stocks had been taken to the heather, east of the Hill of 
Fare, in the Echt district, and severa] apiaries there, including two large 
ones, were badly affected by the same disease in 1914 and 1915. 
During 1913 and 1914 all bee-keepers within a radius of two miles or 
more from A’s apiary found their bees affected or dying off rapidly, and 
by the end of 1914 there were no bees left in that area. 
Some aplaries were started again but with little or no success, owing 
to the recurrence of the disease. 
