. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. Death of Wm. McEvoy It is witli tlie deepest regret that we announce the death of one of the pio- neers in the treatment of diseases of bees, Mr. Wm. McEvoy, of Woodburn, Ontario, Canada, which occurred at his home June 211, 1913. Mr. McEvoy was born at Zimmerman's Mills, Ont., March 26, 1814. While a young man he worked on the farm, and at the age of 18 secured his first bees. For two or three years after this he was fire-. IUE McE\ov man in a grist mill, but soon gave this up to spend his entire time in bee-keep- ing, which occupation he p
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. Death of Wm. McEvoy It is witli tlie deepest regret that we announce the death of one of the pio- neers in the treatment of diseases of bees, Mr. Wm. McEvoy, of Woodburn, Ontario, Canada, which occurred at his home June 211, 1913. Mr. McEvoy was born at Zimmerman's Mills, Ont., March 26, 1814. While a young man he worked on the farm, and at the age of 18 secured his first bees. For two or three years after this he was fire-. IUE McE\ov man in a grist mill, but soon gave this up to spend his entire time in bee-keep- ing, which occupation he pursued until his death. As a foul-brood inspector and au- thorits' on foul brood Mr. McEvoy is especially well known. His method of treatment of .\merican foul brood is known by all bee-keepers who have had to deal with this dreaded disease. It stands as an unfailing treatment for the disease if practiced exactly to the letter, as laid down by its originator. Mr. McEvoy, besides being an ex- perienced and practical man in bee- keeping, and in the controlling of bee- diseases, was also an able writer. As early as 1890, we find him writing on American foul brood in the American Bee Journal. By that time, too, he had formed an opinion as to the causes of foul brood, and also the treatment by which it could be eradicated. There was no middle course with him in the treatment of this disease. His plan was to be thorough. Briefly stated, the plan consists in shaking the bees from their old combs on strips of founda- tion. These strips are left in the hive for four days, by the end of which time all the honey carried from the diseased combs has been consumed. The bees are then put on full sheets of founda- tion and given a fresh start. For many years Mr. McEvoy was foul brood inspector, and to him is due a great deal of the early advancement in bee-keeping in Ontario. Always a large bee-keeper, he was firm in his convictions that a living could be made from this pursuit alone. .•Mmos
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