Al'KIL 1, 1915 



THE QUINBY FEEDER 



l!V ,). K. HAND 



Tlure hnvo lieen so many requests for information regarding the Quinl;y feeder tliat we thousrht 1 est 

 to reprint a part of the article by Mr. Hand, which appeared in our Aug. 15th issue for 1907, page 1080. 

 This feeder as used by Mr. Quinby sixty years ago is just as good now as it was then. Mj-. Hand's descrip- 

 tion follows. — Ed. 



Perhaps the tifst tliiiiji' to be oonsidefed 

 ill leedine: back is (he feeder. For several 

 years we were handicapped in our opera- 

 tions because none of the feeders (hat were 

 listed in any of the supply catalogs were 

 of any account for the purpose, so we in- 

 vented several of our own; and, although 

 some of them were an improvement over the 

 others, yet they were not entirely satisfac- 

 tory. 



Finally we found a feeder illustrated in 

 '' iMysteries in Heekeeping' Explained " that 

 was just what we wanted; and, although we 

 have used it for more than ten years, we 

 have not been able to improve it, and we 

 are using it to-day just as Mr. Quinby did 

 more than fifty yeai-s ago. 



The feeder is a tin tray two inches deep, 

 inclosed by a wooden frame of the same 

 dejith. The wooden frame is of the same 

 width as the hive, and 2^4 inches longer, 

 wliile tlie tin tray is the same length as the 

 hive. This tray is pushed to the back end 

 of (he frame surrounding it, leaving a space 

 of 2^ inches in front for the bees to pass 

 out and in the hive, and at the same time 

 allows the tin tray to project beyond tlie 

 Iiive at the back end for filling the feeder.s 

 (see illustration). There is also a framework 

 of slats, lengthwise of the feeder, and of 

 the same depth, standing on edge about 34 

 inch apart, for the bees to ti'avel over while 



working in the feeders, so that no bees will 

 be drowned. The feeder rests square on 

 tlie bottom-board, and the hive rests square 

 on the feeder except the 2V2 inches at the 

 back end, which is covered by a board. The 



bees cannot get into the place where the 

 feed is poured in, and the feed flows evenly 

 under all parts of the hive, where it will 

 be quickly taken up by the bees. 



This feeder will hold six quarts; and after 

 using it quite extensively for feeding back 

 we do not hesitate to pronounce it by far 

 the best one that has yet come to our notice, 

 and we doubt if it can be improved. 



HONEY AT THE PANAMA- CALIFORNIA EXPOSITION 



Interesting Display in the San JoaqMnn 



ing at Sam Diego 



P.Y ALLEN HFINRY WRIGHT 



There is no doubt that many a blushing 

 bride, on her wedding-trip, will declare the 

 Panama-California Exposition, wliich open- 

 ed in San Diego, California, on New Year's 

 Day, " just too sweet for any thing," for it 

 has many features which appeal to the 

 romantic as well as the artistic, to the utili- 

 tarian as well as the amusing and interest- 

 ing. 



To beemeu in particular, and to all those 

 connected in any way with the great indus- 

 try of making and marketing honey, there 

 will be much of interest to be found in the 

 building erected and filled by the eiglit 

 counties of the San Joaquin Valley. 



Here will be found a honey display, oc- 

 cupying a space about fifteen feet high by 

 ten feet wide. At the top are the letters 

 ALFALFA HONEY, each letter of which 

 was used as a separate box. filled with 

 artificial comb, and then placed in a hive, 

 the bees doing- tlie rest of the work of filling 

 (he comb wi(h honey. 



On either side of the dis])lay are panels 

 containing pres.sed wild floweis, with bees 

 above and about the blossoms. Combs of 

 honey and jars of strained honey fill the 

 spaces in the center and about the edges. 

 All in all, the exhibit is one of the most 

 pleasing and novel in the building, which 

 contaitis hundreds of unique features. 



