. Beekeeping in Illinois. Bees; Bee culture. 80 Miscellaneous Techniques in Beekeeping it from the hive. It provides food quickly to strong colonies but is not a good choice for slow, stimulative feeding. The best all-purpose feeder is the friction top can or similar large containers. Five- and ten-pound honey cans, unused paint cans, and gallon glass or plastic jars can be filled vv^ith syrup and inverted above the cluster. The feeder can be set w^ithin an empty hive body, either on the frames or over the hole of an inner cover (Fig. 54). Leave part of the inner cover hole exposed so that bee
. Beekeeping in Illinois. Bees; Bee culture. 80 Miscellaneous Techniques in Beekeeping it from the hive. It provides food quickly to strong colonies but is not a good choice for slow, stimulative feeding. The best all-purpose feeder is the friction top can or similar large containers. Five- and ten-pound honey cans, unused paint cans, and gallon glass or plastic jars can be filled vv^ith syrup and inverted above the cluster. The feeder can be set w^ithin an empty hive body, either on the frames or over the hole of an inner cover (Fig. 54). Leave part of the inner cover hole exposed so that bees can get out. If the feeder leaks, the bees will collect the syrup and keep it from running outside the hive where it will attract robber bees. For slow feeding and stimu- lation, punch five to 10 holes in the feeder lid with a threepenny nail. For winter feeding or emergency feeding, use 20 to 30 holes. There are two emergency methods of feeding to give food quickly to a single colony or to a group of colonies. One method makes use of open tubs or troughs filled with sugar syrup. Corks, wooden racks, or corncobs are added to give the bees a place to land. The tubs are placed in the apiary beneath a temporary cover to protect them from rain. This is a poor method of feeding because the weaker colonies may not. A plastic jar in use as a feeder over an inner cover. An empty hive body and the cover enclose the feeder. (Fig. 54) I I. 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 Jaycox, Elbert R. Urbana-Champaign, Ill. : University of Illinois
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