The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-06-05
FOUL BROOD.
Soma Sound Suggestions from an
AplariSt.
SALT LAKE CRY, June 8, 1880.

sALrLAKE Cry, June 8, 1880.
Editors Herald:
The time OF year has already az
rivad that bees are sWarming, and
come spiarians are dividing their
bees; and IS there are many novices
in bee culture, a few words OF advice
through your columns might be Of
some benefit 20 them.
Too much care cannot be taken 70
ascertain that all colonies that are
divided are healthy, as in changing
combs. as Is the case in dividing and
making new colonies, the disease of
foul brood is spread and is fearfully
increasing IN our territory. Apiaries
that have yitlied thousands OF pounds
of honey are dwin5Eng down 60 that
they are nearly worthless. Davis
County has suffered faarluliy, as well
as Utah and Salt Lake Counties.
Messrs. Morgan, Mckay and myself
visited Davis County last week and IN
one apia-y OF th;rty-.Dur sRarm5 we
found tReutT-seveu affected with foul
brood, leasing only seven IN seem
Ing healthy condition. Another lee
keeper in the same county has lost
sky three hives Of bees out Of sixty
four, sustaining a loss of at least
$50 Davis County may attribute
this foul bECO1 disease TO the use of |
the extractor, the centrifugal force |
tlroEing out some Of the young bees, (
etc. Iui5 Is only a tradition and |
Should he more tboroIgbl bly, understood |
in order to more rosdLy conquer the
disease, by each County Court az
pointing one or more competent bee
inspectors, as the Legislature, ct its
last session, provided, and made
obligatory That, With one accord, the
territory may once more be freed
from the obnoxious disease. The dis
case Is contagious, spreading By in.
terchaDge of combs, by dividing and
otherwise; also by strong swarms
TobbiBg other weak ones, aud the
great desire and energy OF The busy
Zee often leads II miles away from
home Ia search Of honey in times OF
scarcity, so that weak colonies @! bees
are in danger OF being robbed, and
almost universally those diseased
colonies aye weak and continue to
become weaker, and finally dWindle
entirely way, and when q hive Is con
quered and the queen killed, the
robbed hive joins with the robbers
and helps to carry their stores Of ]
honey TO the robbers hive, thus ;
spreading the disease. Therefore, :
aDiaris,s should watch and see that q
r0bber bees do not gain access to any
diseased hjveR, the bees Of which have ]
died from tue disease. The hives g
should be closed. go that robbery may I
be obvialed until the hive can be :
entirely destroyed, with combs and
all that pertains to it. ,
Now for the evidence of the spread
I she disease without the extractor.
leaving the innocent honey extractor
lOLOrably exonersted. We obtained
he following ut CentTeviile, Davis
County; v
DAVIS COUNTY, May %, 1880. =
This certifes that we have kept bees 8
or the past nine years, snd we hsvs not a
lsed the extractor at al, and only divided 3
IuT bees two or three years 1t the begin =
ing Of our keeping bees, since which we :
ct them swarm naturally, and have bad !!
-ood success until two years since, when
We found some supposed foul brood and q
destroyed two hives. Since that time 1
ur bees have dwindled away, and this {
pring several have died and many are :;
Weakly. ;,
T. Il. PARKS, Z
Ira PARKS, I
1Tr. Parks apiaIy consists o. about 1
lirtF-ive colonies Of bees, and be :
las been opposed to using t5e ex- q
raC,0r, and It was at his request tha! l
re examined a portion of bis
ives and found one-hali OF them
ady diseased. There are many
iher evidences that foul brood IS an
Infectious disease, and We will take
leasure IN the near future OF saying
acre on this subject, aHd other p
interests 10 bee culture. hoping 4
hereby, 81 q reward, 20 see health
ud prosperity IN bee culture until We M
ball have abundance Of pure honey,
nj SAFE thousands Of duIlus which Il
r5 being sent out Of cur CoDmuu t. -
IT Gu impure article The cLse.I G.
lent Of !ast year alone producing Sc
,I00 pounds Ct honey, AMI iu several q
100 pounds from each a.
Glory Is sufficient evidence that a g
lccess Of honey raising n Utah can ~
e effected By e united eG3st ID destroy ie
j affected colonies. Although i; a
GEMS q sacrifice. yet it will be Il
ueaGed il the end with victory. 10
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