Gleanings in bee culture . be inclined to think that theold queen had been superseded, and that avirgin late in the fall had taken her ] a home-made entrance feeder in which a bottle is used instead of a fruit-jar. I have been using Boardman entrancefeeders so constructed as to permit the useof a bottle instead of a fruit-jar. I find themexcellent for stimulating early brood-rear-ing. I usually gi^ e each colony one on tak-ing them from their winter quarters. As I am engaged in other business, andhave to do the feeding in the evening, withprospects of snow, rain, or sunshine the nextd
Gleanings in bee culture . be inclined to think that theold queen had been superseded, and that avirgin late in the fall had taken her ] a home-made entrance feeder in which a bottle is used instead of a fruit-jar. I have been using Boardman entrancefeeders so constructed as to permit the useof a bottle instead of a fruit-jar. I find themexcellent for stimulating early brood-rear-ing. I usually gi^ e each colony one on tak-ing them from their winter quarters. As I am engaged in other business, andhave to do the feeding in the evening, withprospects of snow, rain, or sunshine the nextday, or possibly in a week, you can see theadvantage of this feeder to me and to othersso situated. When the weather is warm enough for thebees to fly, the feed is warm enough forthem to take. I have used milk-bottles, bothquart and pint, with good results. It is veryimportant that the wire screen be used forthe bottle to rest on, to prevent bees frombeing drawn in when the bottle is taking inair and letting down the To the bee-hunter who has not yet foundhis tree, and wants to hold his line over Sun-day, or for other reasons, he will find it veryconvenient, by arranging it so only two orthree bees can get feed at once. Bradford, Pa., Feb. 11. J. S. Brown. [It is possible that a bottle with a small-diameter mouth would work better than onewith a wider mouth like a Mason jar. Atall events, wire cloth could not be used withthe wide mouth.—Ed.] 1274 GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. Oct. 1 SIMPLICITY FEEDERS ADAPTED TO THE ALEX-ANDER PLAN OF FEEDING. I have been using the Simplicity feeder asa bottom-board feeder. The addition neces-sary (see drawing) is a piece of wood | by2^ m., the same length as the width of thehive. Part of the piece is cut away to makeit fit across the end and along one side of thefeeder, ex(^ept that there should be twoinches of the feeder projecting from the piece is fastened flush with the top ofthe feeder by three nails, a, a, a. In puttingon thi
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