. A manual of bee-keeping. Bees. FEEDERS AND FEEDING. 133 The central circle represents the feed-hole of the crown-board, which should be situated exactly between. A and B ; the latter, a locksmith's screw or drawing pin, is placed so that its head laps over the edge of the plate and holds it in position, while it permits its rotation as far as the stops e and/". The plate is pierced, as per pattern in figure, by a heated knitting-needle, the burrs removed by scraping, and the under side roughened by a sharp knife, so that the Bees may have foothold. If the whole has been arranged as desc
. A manual of bee-keeping. Bees. FEEDERS AND FEEDING. 133 The central circle represents the feed-hole of the crown-board, which should be situated exactly between. A and B ; the latter, a locksmith's screw or drawing pin, is placed so that its head laps over the edge of the plate and holds it in position, while it permits its rotation as far as the stops e and/". The plate is pierced, as per pattern in figure, by a heated knitting-needle, the burrs removed by scraping, and the under side roughened by a sharp knife, so that the Bees may have foothold. If the whole has been arranged as described, and the feed- ing stage turned until the stop f touches the screw B, the circle on the right will be over the aperture in the crown-board, and as this circle contains no holes, the Bees, although the bottle may be on, will get no food; but if the stage be now slowly turned back again, the hole c will pass over the feed-hole, allowing only one Bee to regale herself at a time; a further movement, and d is reachable from beneath, next the hole near the. 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 Hunter, John. London, W. H. Allen
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