TIN PAN FEEDER 



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Miller Feeder. — Fig. 60 shows the construction of the Miller 

 feeder. There are two compartments on either side, each holding 

 ten pounds or more of syrup. In the center is a passageway for 

 the bees to reach the syrup going directly above the cluster. In 



Fig. 62. — With the addition of a float to prevent drowning of the bees the Doolittle division 

 board feeder is fine where small quantities of feed are to be given. 



this way the warm air rising above the brood nest makes it pos- 

 sible for them to reach the food when the weather is quite cool. 

 Twenty or more pounds can be fed at one filling if desired. 



Tin Pan Feeder. — One of the most common ways of feeding 

 small quantities of syrup is to use a tin pan in an empty super. 



BOTTOM BOARD 



FEEDER ATTACHED 



TO HIVE 



Fig. 63. — Metal feeder after the Alexander idea. 



If the weather is warm the super can be placed on top of the hive 

 and if cold underneath. Over the pan of syrup is spread a thin 

 cotton cloth with edges hanging down all around to make it easy 

 for the bees to get into it. They suck the syrup through the cloth 

 without danger of drowning (Fig. 61). 



