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hole about 3 in. by 2 in. through the bottom, and 

 in this hole fix a wooden funnel, which must be 

 kept J in. below the glass at the top. The box 

 must be carefully put together, so that it will be 

 perfectly watertight, or a tin lining should be 

 provided as shown by the inner line on Figs. 133 

 and 134, and if this is used the centre funnel should 

 also have a further lining of perforated tin to 

 enable the bees to gain a foothold. Zinc should 

 not be used. The two floats E and F are made of 

 J-in. stuff pierced with a number of T V m - holes. 

 The bees pass up through D and over the top of 

 the funnel on to the floats, and the feeder is filled 



Fig. 135. Raynor Bee 

 Feeder. 



Fig. 136. Base for Bee 

 Feeder. 



by sliding back the glass cover and pouring in 

 syrup at G. 



A feeder of altogether different construction is 

 shown by Figs. 135 to 137. This is the Kaynor, 

 one of the best for all round purposes. It consists 

 of a bottle having a screw-on cap, which is per- 

 forated with a dozen holes in a semicircle in such 

 a way that one or more can be brought over the 

 circular slot which is shown in the stand (Fig. 

 136). A pointer soldered to the cap indicates the 

 number of holes which are uncovered to the bees 

 underneath. 



Make the base of the feeders of hard wood, 



