. The bee-keeper's guide; or, Manual of the apiary. Bees. 268 THB bbe-kbepbr's guidb ; top-bar covered by the quilt. To feed, we have only to fold the quilt over, when with a tea-pot we pour the feed into the hole in the top-bar. If a honey-board is used, there must be a hole in this just above the hole in the division-board feeder. In either case no bees can escape, the heat is confined, and our division-board feeder is but little more expensive than a division-board alone. Some apiarists prefer a quart can set on a block (Fig. 124), or it may be used with a finely perforated cover. This is F
. The bee-keeper's guide; or, Manual of the apiary. Bees. 268 THB bbe-kbepbr's guidb ; top-bar covered by the quilt. To feed, we have only to fold the quilt over, when with a tea-pot we pour the feed into the hole in the top-bar. If a honey-board is used, there must be a hole in this just above the hole in the division-board feeder. In either case no bees can escape, the heat is confined, and our division-board feeder is but little more expensive than a division-board alone. Some apiarists prefer a quart can set on a block (Fig. 124), or it may be used with a finely perforated cover. This is Fig. Fruit-Jar Feeder.—F'rom A. I. Moot Co. filled with liquid, the cover put on, and the whole quickly inverted and set above a hole in the cover just above the bees. Owing to the pressure of the air, the liquid will not descend so rapidly that the bees can not sip it up. The objections to this feeder are, that it is awkward, raises the cushions so as to per- mit the escape of heat, and must be removed to receive the feed. Mr. A. I. Root recommends the little butter-trays sold at the groceries, for feeding. These cost only one-third of a cent. "Need no float, and work ; I have tried these, and think they have only their cheapness to recom- mend them. They raise the cover, can not be filled without disturbing the bees, leak, and daub the bees. Even paper sacks of good quality, with small holes in them, have been used. They laid on the frames, and cost very little. As feeders last for a lifetime, I prefer to pay more and get 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 Cook, Albert John, 1842-1916. Chicago, Ill. , George W. York & company
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