FEEDING 



Honesty compels me to say the Lyon 

 feeder is equally as effective, though it may 

 require the refilling of the half-gallon jars 

 a couple of times, to give the required 

 amount for winter stores ; and, unlike others, 

 there is no pouring and splashing of feed 

 outdoors, and no bees can possibly crowd up 

 around the feeder and get drowned in the 

 syrup as hundreds of bees often do in other 

 feeders in spite of careful packing of cloths 

 around them. 



It is generally conceded that September 

 is the best time to feed for winter stores, as 

 the bees will take the feed much quicker than 

 later on; but if there is a prolonged flow 

 from the late fall bloom, we often sacrifice a 

 lot of syrup in feeding, as many a light colony 

 will secure from late flowers, even after Sep- 

 tember, sufficient honey for successful win- 

 tering. Bees will seldom take down feed in 

 bitter cold weather when other feeders are 

 used, and in this respect the Lyon feeder excels 

 them all. 



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