. The bee-keepers' guide; or, Manual of the apiary. Bees. Smith Bee-Feeder, 167 feed, and then crawl up on the partitions. This feeder works ad- mirably, but it is patented, costs too much, and is improved in the SMITH FEEDER. This feeder was sent me by my friend, John Smith, of Massachusetts. I have used it two years, and think it^fills every requirement of a perfect feeder. This feeder (Fig. 76) is larger than the Shuck, and lis covered all aver with wire gauze (Fig. 76, a), which is raised by the wooden rim, so that the bees can pass readily over the partitions, (Fig. 76). The central saw-c
. The bee-keepers' guide; or, Manual of the apiary. Bees. Smith Bee-Feeder, 167 feed, and then crawl up on the partitions. This feeder works ad- mirably, but it is patented, costs too much, and is improved in the SMITH FEEDER. This feeder was sent me by my friend, John Smith, of Massachusetts. I have used it two years, and think it^fills every requirement of a perfect feeder. This feeder (Fig. 76) is larger than the Shuck, and lis covered all aver with wire gauze (Fig. 76, a), which is raised by the wooden rim, so that the bees can pass readily over the partitions, (Fig. 76). The central saw-cuts'(Fig. 76) do Fig Smith Feeder. not reach the end of the feeder, so there is a platform left (Fig. 76, b) through which a hole (Fig. 76, c) is made. This rests above a hole in the cloth below, and is the door through which the bees reach the feed. When in position just above the bees, it may be covered by a shingle or piece of paste-board, and all by the chaff cushion. To feed, we have only to raise the cushion and the paste-board, and turn the food through the gauze. No bees can get out, there is no disturbance, no danger from the robbers, and we can feed at any time, and can feed very rapidly if desired. Mr. D. A. Jones and many others with tight bottom boards use no feeder, but turn the feed right into the hive. Even had I such hives I think I should still prefer to use such a feeder as that just described. The best time to feed is just at night-fall. In this case 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 Cook, Albert John, 1842- [from old catalog]. Lansing, Mich. [Columbus, Ohio, Printed by Myers bros. ]
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