146 BEEHIVES AND BEE KEEPERS' APPLIANCES. 



dicate a sort of ladder made of very thin wood, 

 its object being to prevent the bees being drowned 

 in the trough. 



To make this feeder, two pieces of clean pine 

 10J in. by 4| in. by 1 in. are prepared for the ends. 

 Rebates \\ in. wide by j in. deep are then cut 

 round three sides of each. Two pieces 14 in. by 

 3j in., and one 14 in. by 9| in. by f in., are got for 

 the sides and bottom of the trough. This may be 

 now completed by nailing the sides and bottom to 

 the rebated parts of the ends forming a trough 8j 

 in. wide and 3j in. deep, and with the ends pro- 

 jecting | in. beyond the sides and bottom. The 

 outer sides, which are 14| in. by 4| in. by \ in., are 

 now nailed to the projecting parts of the ends, 

 which will leave a space of | in. between the sides 

 of the trough and these outer sides. If the whole 

 structure be now laid upon a table, it will be 

 found that the bottom of the trough is f in. from 

 the surface of the table. A partition is now 

 placed 1 in. from the end of the trough to form a 

 filling space. This partition is pierced with \ in. 

 holes, so that when the syrup is poured into the 

 smaller compartment, it will run into the larger, 

 which can thus be filled without removing its 

 cover. The cover is made of \ in. stuff of such a 

 size as to cover the larger compartment, that is, 

 10j in. by 13 in., and two little cleats are put on to 

 prevent it from warping. 



If an examination is now made, it will be found 

 that the bees can crawl up between the inner and 

 outer sides of the feeder and over the side of the 

 trough into the food. A careful examination at 

 this stage will show the course the bees will take ; 

 and if any passage is less than f in., it should be 

 enlarged. The top edge of the trough will 

 evidently be f in. lower than the sides of the 

 feeders and the under surface of the cover. The 

 bees could at this stage find their way into the 

 smaller or filling compartment through small 



