APPLIANCES FOR FEEDING BEES. 



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Tig. 43. 

 QRADUATED FEEDER. 



122. The Graduated Bottle and 

 Stage Feeder (Fig'. 48) is made upon 

 the same principles with those already 

 described, but the screw-cap and the 

 stage are so arranged that by turning 

 the bottle round, the supply of syrup 

 can be increased or diminished between 

 I and 9 holes, or can be cut off alto- 

 gether. A pointer attached to the 

 screw-cap, and figures upon the stage 

 indicating the number of holes ex- 

 posed, enable the supply to be regu- 

 lated as desired. This feeder can be 

 used for slow or rapid feeding accord- 

 ing to the' season. 



123. Slow and Rapid Feeders (Figs. 49, 50). capable of 

 L'Olding I quart of syrup, are used chiefly in the autumn when 



it becomes necessary to feed 

 up the stocks rapidly so that 

 they may be able to store ajid 

 seal the syrup before the cold 

 weather sets in — ■wintering 

 bees upon unsealed stores 

 being very likely to lead to 

 dysentery (330). The feeder 

 (Fig. 49) is a round tin box, 

 with a moveable lidj and a 

 flange round the bottom to 

 provide the necessary bee 

 space between the frames 

 and the feeder when in use. 

 A round hole in the bottom 

 permits the bees to pass 

 up a funnel into the feeder. 

 A wooden float surrounds 

 the funnel, and outside 

 this is a tin case with a 

 glass top. When the lid 

 is removed, and syrup is 

 poured into the box, the 

 wooden float rises. The 

 Fig. 50. bees pass out upon the 



" ALBXANDEU " FEEDER. float to reach the syrup, 



and can be seen through the glass top of the inner case. The 

 "Alexander" Feeder (Fig. 50), described and illustrated in 

 Gleanings, is attached to the floor board, and the hive is drawn 

 back to cover it (91). All that is necessary is to lift a block off 

 the proiecting end, pour in syrup, and replace the block. 



Fig. 19. 

 aOTTNO TIN FEEDEK. 



