. The ABC and XYZ of bee culture; a cyclopedia of everything pertaining to the care of the honey-bee; bees, hives, honey, implements, honey-plants, etc. ... Bees. PEPPER-BOX FEEDEK. top. This is filled with syrui), inverted, and set right over the brood-frames in the upper story. Still another feeder is the Boardman. This makes use of a Mason jar—something that is a common commodity in every household. The jars are filled witli syrup ; and with the. FEEDING AND FEEDERS. feed a large number of colonies with a sup- ply of these jars at once. The cans themselves when inverted are set down through
. The ABC and XYZ of bee culture; a cyclopedia of everything pertaining to the care of the honey-bee; bees, hives, honey, implements, honey-plants, etc. ... Bees. PEPPER-BOX FEEDEK. top. This is filled with syrui), inverted, and set right over the brood-frames in the upper story. Still another feeder is the Boardman. This makes use of a Mason jar—something that is a common commodity in every household. The jars are filled witli syrup ; and with the. FEEDING AND FEEDERS. feed a large number of colonies with a sup- ply of these jars at once. The cans themselves when inverted are set down through a hole in a sort of box. The two side pieces of this box are made in such a way as to leave projections which extend clear into the entrance, thus barring rob- bers from dodging into the box. The top of the box has a hole just large enough to let the Mason jar be supported i inch from the inside of the bottom. When one has a supply of Mason jars, all he requires from his manufacturer will be the box and a special cap that permits the bees to get the syrup in small quantities at a time. As this is an entrance feeder it is always in sight, and one can see at a glance whether the jars are empty or not. A wheelbarrowful of filled cans with the special caps may be run through the apiary ; and whenever a can is discovered that is empty, it is taken of its box and re- placed by another jar filled with syrup. The special feature of this feeder is that one can see by a glance at a row of hives those colo- nies that have emptied their cans, and a fresh supply given without disturbing the bees or opening the hives. But there is one objection—it has a tendency to incite rob- bing; yet where one is careful, and sees that the caps to the cans are properly adjusted, there will be little or no trouble. ALKXANDER FEEDEK. The Alexander is another outdoor feeder that is very popular with many bee-keepers. It is nothing more nor less than a trough feeder on the principle of the Simplicity
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