. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Queries reaching this office not later than FIRST POST on MONDAY MORNING will, if possible, be answered in the " Journal " the fol- lowing Thursday. Those arriving later will be held over until the tollowing week. Only SPECIALLY URGENT queries will be replied to by post if a STAMPED addressed envelope is enclosed. All queries must be accompanied by the name and address of the sender, not necessarily for publica- tion, but as a guarantee of good faith. Corre- spondents are requested to write on one side of the paper only. MEDICATI
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Queries reaching this office not later than FIRST POST on MONDAY MORNING will, if possible, be answered in the " Journal " the fol- lowing Thursday. Those arriving later will be held over until the tollowing week. Only SPECIALLY URGENT queries will be replied to by post if a STAMPED addressed envelope is enclosed. All queries must be accompanied by the name and address of the sender, not necessarily for publica- tion, but as a guarantee of good faith. Corre- spondents are requested to write on one side of the paper only. MEDICATING CANDY. [9U55] On July 11 last you diagnosed that one of my hives had " Isle of Wight " disease, and I immediately killed all the bees. After that I saw no sign of disease. Before closing up my other five hives for the winter I sprayed the bees on every comb with peroxide of hydrogen. On fine days the bees are flying freely from all of the hives, and I see no sign of disease— either crawling bees or excreta on the flight board. The time will come when I must feed. It had been my intention not to confuse remedies by giving any other treatment than peroxide of hydrogen. The dearth of sugar makes matters difficult, but I see from the Record that you have been pressing thq matter, and in the Parliamentary Reports I see that Pascall & Sons, Ltd., Blackfriars, are authorised to manufacture and sell bee candy, medi- cated under the advice of the bee experts of the Board of Agriculture. My purpose in troubling you now is to ask if you can tell me with what the candy is to be medi- cated? If simply with something to pre- vent it being used for human food I should try to get some, but if with any supposed cure I should try to gather together a little unmedicated sugar to carry my bees through, in order not to be trying two or more supposed cures at the same time. There is " Isle of Wight " disease on all sides of me now. I shall be glad to have your advice.—
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