. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 460 by burning hives, bees, implements and all; still, after a year or two, the disease- would make its appearance again in the same yard. The medicines used were of such a nature as either not to arrest the disease at all in its progress, or to kill bees and brood. As I have said before, this practice of cremation has been in vogue in Germa- ny up to a very late date, until finally the true nature of the disease was dis- covered, and at the same time the reme- dies and methods of successful treat- ment to combat the malady were intro- duced. I am pro
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 460 by burning hives, bees, implements and all; still, after a year or two, the disease- would make its appearance again in the same yard. The medicines used were of such a nature as either not to arrest the disease at all in its progress, or to kill bees and brood. As I have said before, this practice of cremation has been in vogue in Germa- ny up to a very late date, until finally the true nature of the disease was dis- covered, and at the same time the reme- dies and methods of successful treat- ment to combat the malady were intro- duced. I am proud to say that this was done by my countrymen, and I take the liberty to mention the names of some of the leading men who have contributed so much toward conquering this dread- ful plague. They are Schonfeld, Kolbe and Hilbert. Schonfeld discovered the true nature of the disease; Kolbe dis- covered the remedy, and Hilbert the method of treatment. Now, what are the remedies, and what is a proper course of treatment, and what is the nature of the disease V To spend much time in answering the last question I consider useless, for I sup- pose that progressive bee-keepers,whicb I take you to be, will get all the infor- mation possible through the press, tak- ing and reading carefully bee journals and books on bee cultture, some of which contain concise instructions in regard to the nature of the disease. Suffice it to say, that it is a process of putrefac- tion induced by the presence of bacteria, a low form of animal life pervading the honey and stomach of the bees, the germs of which are so small that the slightest whiff will carry them not only from one hive to another, but from one apiary to another. Short as this answer is, it will probably be satisfactory, at least to the average bee-keeper, who very likely does not care, nor has the patience to listen to a lengthy scientific exposition of the whole subject. The nature of the disease indicates the remedies. All antiseptics, re
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