Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-09-02


ing out the wax. There are sew
eral methods of transferring:
The Shake Method-For this
method the paraphernalia re
CURED is a receptacle for the dis
eased combs, a complete hive, in
Guiding frames with starter foun-
dahon, tap and bottom board,
also several sheets of newspaper.
Place the receptacle within easy
reach to your right and the hive
to be treated to your left. Place
the hive, to which the bees are
to be transferred, on the stand of
the old hive, so that the return
ling field bees will find it. Lay
the newspaper in front of the
clean hive and you are then
ready to transfer. Take a frame
from the diseased hive, shake and
brush the bees off the comb on to
the newspaper and place the
comb in the receptacle. Repeat
this process until all the bees
have been transferred. Gather
and burn the newspaper and
carry the infected hive and
combs to some place which is bee
tight. To be absolutely sure of
beng free of disease it is advis-
able to repeat this process after
the combs have been drawn out.
The Smoke Method-Place the
hive with starter foundation in
front of the diseased colony, with
their entrances facing each other
and as close as possible so the
bottom boards will form run
way for the bees. Shove the cover
of the diseased hive forward
Slightly and blow smoke through
this opening. Pound on the side
of the hive while you are smok-
ing and the bees will rush into
the other. hive. Continue this
process until you are sure the
queen has been driven into the
other hive. Remove the diseased
hive to where the bees can t reach
it and place the hive, to which
the bees have been transferred,
upon the old hive stand.
Tube Methodist the diseased
hive off its stand and place the
new hive in its place. See that
the diseased hive is bee tight with
the exception of a small opening,
in which tin tube is placed. The
tube leads from the diseased
colony to in front of the new hive
entrance and has bee escape in
the end which is in front of the
new hive. The bees will come
out through the bee escape as
they fly to the field and upon
their return, as they cannot enter
the old hive, will be forced to
enter the new hive. Before the
tube is placed into position the
queen should be found and Gagged
and when the new hive has re-
ceived quite a few bees she should
be freed and allowed to join them.
In each of the above methods all
contaminated combs should be
rendered and the wax saved. The
hives and frames should be thor
oughly burnt with blow torch,
beng sure the fame strikes every
crack and corner and thus killing
all the germs. If this is done the
hives and frames may be used
again. Be sure that no infected
material, such as combs, honey,
hives, ETC., are left where bees
may find them, for they are a
source of contamination, not
only to your own bees but also
those of your neighbors.
The treatment of European foul
brood is more preventative than
anything else. Keep your col
onies strong and have italian
bees. AT times it is necessary to
de-queen a colony for a period of
ten days and then requiem with
a young, vigorous queen before
traces Of the disease will disap-
pear.
Let me again emphasize that to
rid this Island of disease the bee
keepers must cooperate and fight
1t, There is more truth than
poetry in the old adage, "United
we stand, divided we fall"
B. A. SLOCUM,
Bee Specialist, W. S. C.