AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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the bees can walk up it, and perpendicu- 

 lar U inch slats M inch apart, for the 

 bees to walk up and down on. 



Make a box of h-inch stuflf 8x10 

 inches, and 2 J<; inches deep. Make one 

 partition 2x7)^ inches, and nail this 

 even with the bottom, and 1 inch 

 from one end. Now make a tin box 

 8%x7}^x2 inches, and push it down 

 even with the bottom. Fasten with four 

 small tacks near the top of the tin box, 

 one in each side. Cut nine pieces 8%x- 

 1%\H inch, space them equidistant, 

 and tack two %y.}ixT% inch strips on 

 the edges near each end, turn them over 

 and tack one on top near the center, 



pack around the feed-box warm sawdust, 

 chaff or any good dry non-conductor, 

 even with the top of the box. Slip the 

 thick paper over the feed-box. This 

 will keep the packing in place. Have 

 several old newspapers and a quilt or 

 heavy blanket ready. 



Have the feed as hot as you can hold 

 your finger in it. Draw back the glass 

 2 inches from the wire-cloth end. Pour 

 in the feed until it is near the top of the 

 tin box. Slide back the glass, cover with 

 the newspapers folded to fit, then with 

 the heavy cloth, and a board on top of 

 that. That hot feed will warm up the 

 top of the hive so that the bees can be 



Cross Section of Hive, Showiyig Top Feeder Arrangement. 



1 . Brood chamber. 



2. Brood-frame. 



3. f4-inch pine board. 



4. Opening for the bees to go to the feed. 

 .T. Feeder. 



6. Rack of J4-inch boards, in the tin box. 



7. Cleats nailed to the 14-inch boards to keep 



them in position. 



and one }4x}4yi7X inches 2 inches from 

 the end. To the side of the 7j^xJ^x>o 

 tack a strip of coarse wire-cloth, fine 

 enough to keep the bees down — 73^x2^ 



bent like this 1 1 



Now slip this rack down into the tin 

 box, the wire-cloth at the opposite end 

 from the partition, cover the box with 

 an 8x10 inch glass. Now cut a hole in 

 the quilt or cover 7Jixl inch. Cut a 

 hole in a thick paper the size of the feed 

 box, and the paper to the exact size of 

 the super inside. Now put on the super, 

 or a rim of wood, and bed the joints in 

 clay or plaster of Paris. Now put the 

 feed-box on so the l}4\}i inch space just 

 fits the hole in the quilt or cover. Now 



8. Wire cloth to pour the feed through. 



9. Glass, 10x8 inches. 



10. Heavy paper over the packing. 



11. Sawdust. 



12. Newspapers. 



13. Quilt. 



14. 1-inch board. 



15. Section-case. 



fed in freezing weather. Contract the 

 entrance to M inch. 



This feeder can be put on in the fall 

 and left until the next year, until the 

 supers are needed, and you can feed 

 much or little. A large coffee-pot or 

 tea-kettle is good to pour from. 



LOOK OUT FOR YOUR BEES. 



The warm weather we have had and 

 early pollen have started them to breed- 

 ing finely. Now comes this cold snap, 

 and we may have more to follow. It is 

 necessary that they should be packed 

 warm, or the brood is liable to be 

 chilled. Pack now, if you have not done 

 so. You cannot get them too warm at 



