Smoker with Wide Shield. 



Mr. Bingham has sent us one of his 

 improved extra large Smokers, as he in- 

 tends to make them for the coming 

 season. By the accompanying engrav- 



ing, it will be noticed that he has added 

 a -wide shield,"' which will hereafter 

 be found on the two largest sizes. This 

 entirely protects the hands and bellows 

 from heat, and removes the danger of 

 burning the fingers. 



Some New Bee Feeders. 



Last fall, Mr. H. H. Cheney, of East 

 Saginaw, Mich., gave us a sample of 

 his new atmospheric bee feeder, con- 

 sisting of a tin can, the ends being 

 nearly of the shape of a heart, the body 

 being about 8 inches across, the feed 

 trough running from one point of the 

 heart-shaped end to the other, and 

 about y inch deep. It has a convenient 

 handle which also serves for a foot. It 

 is sold at 75 cents. 



In the Bee-Keepers' Magazine for 

 January, Mr. King gives the following 

 description of his " new bee feeder :" 



•• Imagine a box 9 inches long, \% 

 wide, and -1 inches deep ; closed at both 

 ends, without bottom or top, made of 

 lumber 3-16 inches thick. The bottom 

 .edge of sides and ends are grooved. 

 The bottom of this box is brown mus- 

 lin and is held in place by being con- 

 fined in the grooves by wedging in thin 

 strips of wood. The top is the top-bar 

 oi a movable frame, about V-i, inches 

 wide with a hole bored in it to admit 

 the syrup or honey. It is hung in the 

 hive the same as a frame and the bees 

 take the feed through the meshes of 

 the muslin on the bottom of the feeder. 

 To use this feed successfully let the 

 muslin be heavy and fine, and the 

 syrup not too thick, lest it bother the 

 bees to get it fast enough ; nor too thin, 



lest it drip on the bees, and do not 

 suffer it to get empty, lest the bees 

 gnaw holes in the bottom. One quart 

 A sugar, one pint water ; boil and skim, 

 and feed when quite warm. Daub a 

 little on bottom of the feeder to induce 

 the bees to commence feeding." 



This feeder is very similar to the one 

 described in the Bee Journal for last 

 April. It was sent to us by Mr. F. 

 Huntley, of Webster City, Iowa, and 

 that is practically the same as the 

 Dunham feeder, with the exception that 

 the latter was made of tin. 



Dr. E. Parmly, of New York, has 

 sent us the following description of a 

 "new honey-board feeder," which may 

 interest those who still use honey- 

 boards : 



New York, Jan. 19, 1880. 



I cannot say whether the wire bottom 

 honey board feeder is a new thing 

 or not, but I have found it to 

 answer as well, if not better, than any- 

 thing I have ever tried for the purpose. 

 It has the merit of being simple and 

 cheap and can be made by any one who 

 can use a saw and drive tacks. Make a 

 hole in the center of the honey board 

 say 2x8 inches or larger, tack on the 

 under side a piece of coarse wire-cloth. 

 Put in this a piece of muslin, large 

 enough to form the bottom and sides, 

 and fill with feed. If the feed is thin, 

 or the colony weak, it may pass through 

 too rapidly, in this case you can double 

 the muslin or thicken the feed. By 

 removing the cloth you can look through 

 the wire and see just how many mouths 

 are being filled, which you could not do 

 if the wire bottom was of fine mesh. 

 One or two thicknesses of old carpet or 

 a mat over the opening and you have a 

 good arrangement for ventilation. 

 Food placed in this feeder warm and 

 covered with a mat, can be consumed in 

 the coldest weather. Thin slats of 

 wood may be used instead of wire, but 

 wire gives the largest feeding surface. 

 E. Parmly. 



As the feeding season will soon be at 

 hand, these descriptions will be read 

 with interest. 



ligT The weather in this vicinity has 

 been so warm and pleasant that the 

 willow buds are already beginning to 

 burst. Either they will catch a severe 

 cold, or we shall have an unusually 

 early spring. 



