. The A B C of bee culture: a cyclopaedia of every thing pertaining to the care of the honey-bee. WATER FOR I5EES. 282 WATER FOR BEES. Since bcginninjr hcc-kcepinij. many j'cars agro, I have always rej^uhirly supplied water to my liers by various modes, and send along with this a vase for your acceptance. The waterinjr-sta^e on top. with jnitters from a common center to a circular one, outer circumfer- ence, I had orig:inally cut in marlile; but IteiuK too expensive for general use, I ajtplied to a larpe pot- ter}' establishment, and from it had a mold made and copies reproduced in polished wh
. The A B C of bee culture: a cyclopaedia of every thing pertaining to the care of the honey-bee. WATER FOR I5EES. 282 WATER FOR BEES. Since bcginninjr hcc-kcepinij. many j'cars agro, I have always rej^uhirly supplied water to my liers by various modes, and send along with this a vase for your acceptance. The waterinjr-sta^e on top. with jnitters from a common center to a circular one, outer circumfer- ence, I had orig:inally cut in marlile; but IteiuK too expensive for general use, I ajtplied to a larpe pot- ter}' establishment, and from it had a mold made and copies reproduced in polished white earthenware. They require great pains in firing, to preserve a true level, but are much superior, and do not si>lit off like wooden ones. The bottomless water-bottle, or barrel, set thereon, is fern engraved, and has a nice cool refreshing effect to the eye in hot weather. J. M. McPhedkon. Craigbct, Renfrewshire, Scotland, Dec. 7,1882. Perhaps I should explain to our readers, that we have cut down the lieii;ht of the i)etl- estal some in our engraving, but it shows pretty well the handsome desigh otn- fritud Mcl'hednm has us. I know wood is hardly the thing for the base of our water- ing-jar. and some of the friends may remem- ber 1 lirst used a stone washboard, with the sides of the grooves stopped with wax ; but the groves were too large, and the bees push- ed under, and rose up into the jar, and were drowned. The grooves need to be so small that a bee can not even wedge his liead in one of them; for if lie does, many will get and die ; and who wants to see dead bees sticking around a nice feeder? After this I bad a block of sandstone hewed out. and set the water-jar in a cavity in the top of this; but to my surprise I fotmd the sandstone wonld take up a whole pail of wa- ter in no time, and during a dry atmosphere it woidd absorb and give off water about as fast as I could bring it. If you wish to give tliein a supply that will last them a mouth or mo
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