. The bee-keeper's guide : or Manual of the apiary . Bee culture; Bees. 270 THB bbb-kbbpbr's guidb; SMITH FEBDBR. This feeder (Fig. 127) is larger than the Shuck—I make them eight by twelve inches—and is covered all over with wire sauze (Fig. 127, a), which is raised by the wooden rim so that the bees can pass readily over the partitions (Fig. 127). The central saw-cuts (Fig. 127) do not reach the end of the feeder, so there is a platform left (Fig. 127, d) through which a hole (Fig. 127, c) is made. This rests above a hole in the cloth Fig. 127,. Smith Bee-Feeder.—OriqhiaL below, and is the d
. The bee-keeper's guide : or Manual of the apiary . Bee culture; Bees. 270 THB bbb-kbbpbr's guidb; SMITH FEBDBR. This feeder (Fig. 127) is larger than the Shuck—I make them eight by twelve inches—and is covered all over with wire sauze (Fig. 127, a), which is raised by the wooden rim so that the bees can pass readily over the partitions (Fig. 127). The central saw-cuts (Fig. 127) do not reach the end of the feeder, so there is a platform left (Fig. 127, d) through which a hole (Fig. 127, c) is made. This rests above a hole in the cloth Fig. 127,. Smith Bee-Feeder.—OriqhiaL 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 pasteboard, to prevent daubing the cloth or cushion, and all by the chaff cushion. To feed, we have only to raise the cushion and the pasteboard, and turn the food through the gauze. No bees can get out, there is no disturb- ance, no danger from the robbers, and we can feed at any time, and can feed very rapidly if desired. I like this feeder the best of I have ever tried. I make them out of two-inch plank^ The Heddon feeder (Fig. 128) is much the same in princi- ple as the Smith, and has all the advantages. It is the size of a section-crate, and so holds many pounds. The figure makes it plain. The spaces in this are not saw-cuts, but are formed by thin boards nailed in a box vertically, and a space on one or both sides (Fig. 128) does not connect with the food reser- voir, but serves as a passage-way fOr the bees from hive to. 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, 1842-1916. Chicago. Ill. : George W. York & Co.
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