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THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 



and if any are short of 

 stores we supph* a comb 

 or more of honey, after 

 which they are left entirely 

 atene until aliout Septem- 

 ber "30, when all supers are 

 taken off with bee-escapes 

 (to avoid robbing") and we 

 commence feeding as soon 

 as possible. We usually 

 feed our out yards first and 

 proceed about as follows : 



ONE HUNDRED COI.ONIi:3 ARE 

 KEPT IN EACH YARD. 



^^'e keep about inO col- 

 onies in eacli yard. We 

 load up as many feeders as 

 we ha^'e colonies at the 

 yard to be fed, taking- along 

 what sugaf we need, also a 

 six-barrel galvanized tank 

 ( the same as used for an 

 uncapping tank when ex- 

 tracting), and a three-burner 

 gasoline stove. Upon arrival 

 at the apiary the tank is set 

 up high enough so that the 

 stove will slip under when 

 lighted. The tank is then 

 filled about two-thirds full of water (water being measured). The 

 stove is lighted up and put in place. We now proceed to weigh up 

 our hives. We set a common counter scale on the wheelbarrow 

 and weigh each colony. A colony of bees in an eight-frame Jiiz'e made 

 of zi'hite pine Iiiinber slioiild zceigh 7vJien fed for zvinter (cellar win- 

 tering), 60 pounds, so we can make a record as follo^^■s: 

 Hive No. ^^^eighs Xeeds 



1 48 12 



•2 56 4 



3 43 1 r 



After the yard is weighed up we place a feeder at the ]:)ack of 

 each hive. By this time (about 5 o'clock in evening) the water is 

 boiling, when we start mixing the syrup. 



HOW THE SYRUP IS MADE. 



I usually have two helpers, one on each side of the tank, each 

 with a good-sized stick, who stir the syrup while I put in the sugar 



David Running's Feeder. 



