. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Aug. 8, 1907.] THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 317 right by the crowds of common flies attempting to enter, and on applying my nose to the entrances I conld smell the disease in every hive, which was con finned on opening and examining. Says he, " Feythur's skeps have all got it too, then ! " We went to look, and found that they had. Even a strong swarm of May 8 only covered a few combs no larger than tea - plates, and every other grub was rotten. On inquiry I found that a bee - keeper in the village whose bees had done badly even last
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Aug. 8, 1907.] THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 317 right by the crowds of common flies attempting to enter, and on applying my nose to the entrances I conld smell the disease in every hive, which was con finned on opening and examining. Says he, " Feythur's skeps have all got it too, then ! " We went to look, and found that they had. Even a strong swarm of May 8 only covered a few combs no larger than tea - plates, and every other grub was rotten. On inquiry I found that a bee - keeper in the village whose bees had done badly even last year had bought his bees a few miles away the previous year, unaware that they were diseased. Thus, then, is foul brood spread, and through ignorance. For my own part, I do not fear foul bi'ood. A strong stock, with a good queen and medicated syrup when needed, will always keep it at bay. I have noticed that skeppists usually keep their swarms and sulphur their old stocks, which may have tended to keep the disease down in the past, otherwise the race of bees would have been wiped out ere this. To con- clude, I advise all never to buy a stock of bees without first having it examined by an expert. We enjoyed ten days of bee-weather from July 11 to 21 — the Sunday of thunderstorms—since which the weather has been cool and unsettled, and bees have done little. I fear the season here is about over. — Expert, Cheltenham, August THE 'HUNGER SWARM.''. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original London
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