. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 398 THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. [Oct. 2, 1902. food to bees in winter. It consists, as shown in sketch, of two curved pieces of wood cut from an American cheese-box, crossed and united by an inch or inch and a half screw, the thread of which protrudes into the curva- ture. Laying this, not as shown in cut, but legs upwards, in a saucer, with a sheet of paper underneath, we pour the melted sugar in until about an inch of each leg is left exposed. The device need not touch the bottom of the plate ; if it dips under the surface a half-inch it wi
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 398 THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. [Oct. 2, 1902. food to bees in winter. It consists, as shown in sketch, of two curved pieces of wood cut from an American cheese-box, crossed and united by an inch or inch and a half screw, the thread of which protrudes into the curva- ture. Laying this, not as shown in cut, but legs upwards, in a saucer, with a sheet of paper underneath, we pour the melted sugar in until about an inch of each leg is left exposed. The device need not touch the bottom of the plate ; if it dips under the surface a half-inch it will do, and for this purpose a piece of cardboard laid across the four legs will sufficiently overcome the buoyancy of the wood until the candy sets. Thus, when the. candy is placed over the frames, the four legs protruding slantingly 1 in. long give bee-3pace at once under its whole area. Moreover, the candy is held by the wood and projecting screw-thread from sinking down on to the bees as they undermine it; and when com- pletely eaten away the device still stands to support the quilt, leaving about 1 in. passage- way over the frames. The device spans five seams of half an inch, and it does not require the exercise of high mathematics to see that, given frames of nearly an inch, and interspaces of half an inch, the four legs of the device (which, by-the-by, should be opened to about 3 in. wide) will always find a footing. [2977.] Autumn Feeding.—One of my stocks is very short of winter supplies, and it is now too late to feed with syrup ; but I have a quantity of honey unfit for the table, owing to honey-dew, &c, which could be used for feeding. Now, what I am desirous of ascer- taining is, would it be safe to feed the bees up with this honey if warmed and the bees packed up and encouraged to take the food ? I could, of course, place the sections in a rack over the brood-chamber, but would they take it down now that the weather has turned so cold ?—Anxious One, Cornwal
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