Attack of the Brown Slime!

Oh no. Looks like my beginner's luck has officially run out. Cam's hive (the one that had dysentery) has AFB, American Foulbrood. I noticed some darker than normal cappings on a couple of frames of brood as well as some perforations which can be a sign of trouble. Seeing brown slime inside the cell when you poke it with a stick confirmed the diagnosis. I went back to the hive today to go through every single frame and ended up pulling FIVE that showed signs of the disease. Yikes. That leaves only 11 healthy (hopefully!) frames and one of those is a frame of drone comb that I'll rotate out this weekend. That doesn't leave much for the bees. I'm going to try and treat the hive with antibiotics to clear up or control the disease. Fingers crossed. If the AFB spreads, I'll have to destroy the hive. What a roller coaster. I went through every frame of Toby's hive today which looks beautiful and without any signs of AFB. That's the good news. For now...