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BEES AND BEE-KEEPING. 
extract the honey as clearly as possible. Then 
thoroughly atomise the combs, blowing a spray of the 
mixture over and into the cells, using a large atomiser, 
throwing a copious spray ; then return the combs to 
the bees. Combs having considerable quantities of 
pollen should be melted into wax, and the refuse 
burned. If there is no honey to be obtained in the 
fields^ feed syrup, or the honey which has just been 
extracted. If syrup is used, add i oz. of the remedy to 
each quart of the syrup fed ; if the honey is used, 
add 2joz. The honey and syrup should be fed warm, 
and the remedy thoroughly stirred in; and no more 
should be furnished than is consumed. Continue the 
treatment, by thoroughly and copiously spraying the 
diseased colonies, at intervals of three days, simply set- 
ting the frames apart, so as to direct the spray entirely 
over the combs and bees. In order to keep the bees 
from bringing in fresh pollen, burn old dry bones to 
an ash, pulverise in a mortar, and sift through a fine 
wire-cloth ; and make a mixture of rye-flour and 
bone-flour, using three parts of rye-flour to one of 
bone-flour, adding enough of the syrup, or medicated 
honey, to make a thick paste. Spread this paste over 
part of one side of a disinfected comb, pressing it 
into the cells with a stiff brush, or a thin honey knife, 
and hang this in the hive, next to the brood. Con- 
tinue this treatment until a cure is effected. Keep 
sweetened brine, at all times, accessible to the bees, 
and continue the use of the rye and bone-flour paste 
while the colonies are recuperating.” 
Microscopic examination of Bacillus alvei shows 
clearly that it is subject to variations in the vigour 
