. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 138 THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. [March 15, and if the bee-keeper does not wish to go to the expense of a special feeder he can make one himself at a trifling cost. He will require a piece of board with a hole in it, 1J inches in diameter, and on this he can place a piece of tin pierced with a few small holes in such a way that the bees can have access to one, two, or more at the will of the bee-keeper. A better material than tin would be vulcanite, and holes are easily made â > this with a small knitting- needle made red-hot at the
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 138 THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. [March 15, and if the bee-keeper does not wish to go to the expense of a special feeder he can make one himself at a trifling cost. He will require a piece of board with a hole in it, 1J inches in diameter, and on this he can place a piece of tin pierced with a few small holes in such a way that the bees can have access to one, two, or more at the will of the bee-keeper. A better material than tin would be vulcanite, and holes are easily made â > this with a small knitting- needle made red-hot at the point. To hold the syrup an ordinary low wide mouth pickle - bottle will do, if there is nothing better available. The quilt must have a hole cut in it, and the board, as in Fig. 1, placed over it, taking care that this is level; otherwise when the bottle is inverted the syrup is likely to leak out. The bottle is then filled with syrup, and on the mouth we place a piece of tin or a tin shovel, invert it, as shown in Fig. 2, place the shovel on the vulcanite stage, and with one hand draw it away, holding the bottle steady with the other hand. If carefully done, not a drop of sj-rup will escape. Adjust the vulcanite so that the bees have access through only one or two holes at a time, and cover the bottle. Any rough bos may be made to go over the bottle, as this will prevent it being knocked over, and is better than flannel or other bags, which only soak up any spilled syrup, and are always messy and sticky. Bottle-feeders with regulating stages may be purchased of manufacturers at from Is. Gd. upwards, their number is legion, but they all work upon the same principle. The illustration, Fig. 8, of one of the most convenient, the ' Baynor,' will show the principle upon which they are constructed. The bottle, which holds about a pint and a half, is fitted inside with a screw metal cap, coated inside with cork, so that when screwed on tight no leakage can by any possibility take pl
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