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sists simply of a division board made to hold the 

 syrup, which is placed in the hive instead of a frame 

 Plate XII. There is a hole at the top so that it may 

 be refilled by simply pushing back the cover, and 

 pouring in the syrup from a pitcher. The only 

 objection to this feeder is its size, as it does not hold 

 more than two pounds of syrup, and if used for fall 

 feeding would need to be filled many times. This 

 feeder is especially useful for stimulating the bees in 

 the spring, and is also most practical in developing 

 nuclei. In a small apiary it is quite practical for all 

 purposes. 



Of the larger inside feeders the Smith, the Heddon 

 and the Miller are generally used. These are alike 

 in one respect; they are flat boxes placed directly 

 above the frames and beneath the quilts. The 

 Heddon and the Miller each take a certain specified 

 number of pounds of syrup, so that when we use 

 them we can tell just how much we are feeding. 

 The Miller is especially convenient in this respect, 

 and has one advantage over the others in that the 

 entrance for the bees is directly above the centre of 

 the brood-chamber, so that the bees may enter it 

 easily without loss of heat. This fact renders it an 

 excellent feeder for cold weather. Some still use 

 the pepper-box feeder, which consists of a tin can 

 with perforated cover, inverted above the frame, but 

 this lifts the quilts and lets in the cold, and is awk- 

 ward to use; and as it does not hold very much it is 

 quite inconvenient to manage. 



Some altruistic people take the frames of comb 



