. Bees and honey : our 40th edition illustrated catalogue & price list, of implements for bee culture with directions for their use. A. I. Root Company; Bee culture. in one aide of the hive, on the frames, in the porti- co, in front of the hive, or in the open air anywhere, and the feed will all lie taken without a single bee gt^'ttinff drowned. They hold just about i4 pint, and are sent safely by mail for lOo, postage included. It is also conveniently used at the entrance, as shown in the cut below. Price, for 10, 15c; 100, :$ BEOKEN-COMB BASSET. Basket to be hung in extractor, for b


. Bees and honey : our 40th edition illustrated catalogue & price list, of implements for bee culture with directions for their use. A. I. Root Company; Bee culture. in one aide of the hive, on the frames, in the porti- co, in front of the hive, or in the open air anywhere, and the feed will all lie taken without a single bee gt^'ttinff drowned. They hold just about i4 pint, and are sent safely by mail for lOo, postage included. It is also conveniently used at the entrance, as shown in the cut below. Price, for 10, 15c; 100, :$ BEOKEN-COMB BASSET. Basket to be hung in extractor, for broken pieces of cnmb and for section Price 35c : by mail PEPPER BOX FEEDER. TUMBLEK i'JiJiDjia- At present we make and keep in st(^ck :i kinds of atmospheric feeders, the Pepper Box, Haius and Tumbler. The price is for the two first, 5c for a pint, and 10c for a quart feeder; by the hundred, for the small, and |; the large; if sent by mail, double the above prices. Tumbler feed- ers, 10c.; per hundred, $; not mailable. To use. fill with syrup, honey, or even lumps of sug- ar with water poured over it. When full, cover, and turn it upright, as shown in the cul. It may now be placed in front of the hive just at night, so as to allow the bees to get a "sup" to start them, and they will quickly take evi^ry dmp. If you wish to feed in the day time, place it in the hive at one side of the combs, on the top of the frames, or on the top of a honey board wil h one of the holes open. The Pepper Box feeder is intended especially to be set over a hole in the quilt or honey board; but can be used at the entrance, the same as the other feeders. Any of the cheap boxes with a perforated cover, such as popper is sold in, will an- swer the same 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


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