. Bees and honey; or, The management of an apiary for pleasure and profit. Bees. BEE CULTURE. 81 totally unfit for feeding bees. To stimulate in the spring, one-half of a pound per day is all-sufficient for a colony. For feeding inside the hive the division-board feeder (fig. 51) may be used to advantage. It was devised by Prof. Cook, who describes it thus : " The top bar of this division- board feeder (fig. 51) is two inches wide ; from the upper cen- tral portion, beneath the top-bar, a rectangular piece the size of an oyster-can is replaced with an oyster-can (G), after the top of the
. Bees and honey; or, The management of an apiary for pleasure and profit. Bees. BEE CULTURE. 81 totally unfit for feeding bees. To stimulate in the spring, one-half of a pound per day is all-sufficient for a colony. For feeding inside the hive the division-board feeder (fig. 51) may be used to advantage. It was devised by Prof. Cook, who describes it thus : " The top bar of this division- board feeder (fig. 51) is two inches wide ; from the upper cen- tral portion, beneath the top-bar, a rectangular piece the size of an oyster-can is replaced with an oyster-can (G), after the top of the latter has been removed. A vertical piece of wood (d) is fitted into the can so as to separate a space about one- inch square, on one side from the balance of the chamber. This piece does not reach quite to the bottom of the can, there being a one-eighth inch space beneath. In the top-bar there is an opening (e) just above the smaller space Fig. 51.—Division-Board Bee Feeder. In the larger space is a wooden float (f) full of holes. On one side, opposite the larger chamber of the can, a half-inch piece of the top (c) is cut off, so that the bees can pass between the can and top-bar on to the float, where they can sip the feed. The feed is tui-ned into the hole in the top-bar (e), and without touching a bee, passes down under the ver- tical strip (d) and raises the float (f). The can may be tacked to the board at the ends near the top. Two or three tacks through the can into the vertical piece (d) will hold the latter firmly in place ; or the top-bar may press on the vertical piece so that it cannot move. Crowding a narrow. 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 Newman, Thomas Gabriel, 1833-1903. Chicago, American Bee Journal
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