. Langstroth on the hive and honey-bee. Bees. FALL FEEDING. 333 sume more food than they otherwise would. In feeding a large amount for Winter supply, we have given as many as five quart-cans to one colony at one time. Wooden feed- ers in the shape of troughs, as made by Root, Shuck, and Heddon, have the advantage over the cans of not needing removal to be refilled, but they are not so well in reach of the cluster. Pig. 125. DOOLITTLB DIVISION BOARD FEEDER. The Doolittle division board feeder is made in the shape of a wide frame boarded up on both sides. This feeder will drown the bees unless
. Langstroth on the hive and honey-bee. Bees. FALL FEEDING. 333 sume more food than they otherwise would. In feeding a large amount for Winter supply, we have given as many as five quart-cans to one colony at one time. Wooden feed- ers in the shape of troughs, as made by Root, Shuck, and Heddon, have the advantage over the cans of not needing removal to be refilled, but they are not so well in reach of the cluster. Pig. 125. DOOLITTLB DIVISION BOARD FEEDER. The Doolittle division board feeder is made in the shape of a wide frame boarded up on both sides. This feeder will drown the bees unless a slat is put inside of it, to float at the top of the feed Fig. 126. THE MILLER FEEDER. The Miller feeder is placed over the combs in the same manner as a super. It places the feed well in reach of the bees. Numerous other feeders have been devised and all have some good 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 Langstroth, L. L. (Lorenzo Lorraine), 1810-1895; Dadant, Charles, 1817-1902; Dadant, C. P. (Camille Pierre), 1851-1938. Hamilton, Ill. : Dadant
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