. Fifty years among the bees . Bees. i!80 FIFTY YEARS AMONG THE BEES ill the latter ease it is possible that the water would force its way into the reach of the bees without having much sweetness in it, for I foroot to say that I use the Miller feeder. I am not sure that tliis precaution is necessary, but it can do no liarin. I now go around and put in each feeder about as much water ns will Ijulanee the sugar, counting either by pints or ])ounds. Of course, if twelve pounds or more of sugar should be in tlie feeder, it will be imjiossible to balance the sugar with watei-. In that case I init
. Fifty years among the bees . Bees. i!80 FIFTY YEARS AMONG THE BEES ill the latter ease it is possible that the water would force its way into the reach of the bees without having much sweetness in it, for I foroot to say that I use the Miller feeder. I am not sure that tliis precaution is necessary, but it can do no liarin. I now go around and put in each feeder about as much water ns will Ijulanee the sugar, counting either by pints or ])ounds. Of course, if twelve pounds or more of sugar should be in tlie feeder, it will be imjiossible to balance the sugar with watei-. In that case I init in all the water I can. Next. Fig. 101—Second-Class Sections. day or so tlie liquid will be used out, and I can fill up again. Indeed, in many oases wliere equal parts of sugar and water are given, the water will be mostly out by the next day, leaving only damp sugar in the feeder, and more water must be added. Practically, this is giving the feed very thin, and I suspect it is all the better. I have never had any trouble from robber bees while leaving the feeders open in the way mentioned, of course covering up as soon as the water is all in; although I have had trouble by leaving a cover on a feeder that was not l)ee-tight, and with such a cover it is better fii'st to ])ut on a cover of cotton cloth that hangs down all 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 Miller, C. C. (Charles C. ), 1831-1920. Medina, Ohio : A. I. Root Co.
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