. The bee-keepers' guide; or, Manual of the apiary. Bees. Bee-Feeders. 165 can, a half-inch piece of the top (Fig. 73, c) is cut off, so that the. bees can pass between the can and top-bar on«to the float, where they can sip the feed. The feed is turned into the hole in the top-bar (Fig. 73, e), and without touching a bee, passes down under the vertical strip (Fig. 73, d) and raises the float (Fig. 73, /). The can may be tacked to the board at the ends near the top. Two or three tacks through the can into the vertical piece (Fig. 73, d) will hold the latter firmly in place ; or the top-bar may
. The bee-keepers' guide; or, Manual of the apiary. Bees. Bee-Feeders. 165 can, a half-inch piece of the top (Fig. 73, c) is cut off, so that the. bees can pass between the can and top-bar on«to the float, where they can sip the feed. The feed is turned into the hole in the top-bar (Fig. 73, e), and without touching a bee, passes down under the vertical strip (Fig. 73, d) and raises the float (Fig. 73, /). The can may be tacked to the board at the ends near the top. Two or three tacks through the can into the vertical piece (Fig. 73, d) will hold the latter firmly in place ; or the top-bar may press on the vertical piece so that it cannot move. Crowding a narrow piece of woolen cloth between the can and board, and nailing a similar strip around the beveled edge of the division-board, makes all snug. The objection to. ' Division-Board Feeder. Lower part of the face of the can removed, to show float, etc. this feeder is that it can not be placed just above the cluster of bees. On very cold days in spring the bees can not reach their food in any other position. The feeder is placed at the end of the brood-chamber, and the top-bar covered by the quilt. To feed, we have only to fold the quilt over, when with a tea-pot we pour the feed into the hole in the top-bar. If a honey-board is used, there must be a hole in this just above the hole in the division-board feeder. In either case, no bees can escape, the heat is confined, and our division-board feeder is but little more expensive than a division-board alone. Some apiarists prefer a quart can with finely perforated cover. This is filled with liquid, the cover put on, and 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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