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Another View of the Running Feeder. 



as fast as possible, putting- in tz\.'o pails of sugar for each of water. 

 Syrup is stirred continually until sugar is thoroughly dissolved, 

 when the fire is turned out and we begin to feed. The sugar, of 

 course, has cooled the syrup somewhat, but it is still hot. 



WEIGHIITG THE SYBUP FOR WINTER FEEB. 



The scales are now set up beside the tank and the weighing is 

 started. \\'e use four pails, and one person does the weighing while 

 another carries to the A^ard, so there are always two pails inside 

 and there is no time lost. I now go to the yard and begin at Hive 

 Xo. 1, taking off the coAcr and placing feeder on top. Pour in the 

 hot syrup, bciiii; sure to sl^iH a little doz^ii through the feeder on to the 

 bees, which immediately starts them running up into the feeder. 

 Put cover back on top of feeder and pass on to Hive No. '?, where 

 same thing is repeated. Thus you will see that it is an easy matter 

 for three persons to feed 100 colonies in three or four hours after 

 the weighing is done, feeders placed, and syrup properly mixed. 

 In weighing up the syrup we allow one pound for shrinkage for 

 each five pounds fed. The shrinkage will be greater than that, but 

 we find that when colonies are fed as above that they have sufficient 

 stores to last them through until after fruit bloom, which usually 

 comes here the latter part of ^lay. 



WHEN THE FEESINa SHOVI.D BE DONE. 



We want all feeding done by the last of September, and do not 

 want bees disturbed after this until time to move them home or 



put into cellar. 



