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THE PRACTICAL BEE GUIDE. 



Fig. 51. 

 CANADIAN FEEDER. 



124. The Canadian Feeder (Fig. 51), capable of holding six 

 to tfn pounds of syrup, is used when it is desired to give food 

 rajjidlx', or to have the winter food ftjr a number of colonies 

 stored and sealed by one stock (315). In the latter case the 

 stock is supplied with drawn out combs, and the feeder is 

 refilled as fast as it is emptied, the combs being removed when 



sealed, and their 

 places supplied by 

 empty combs. By 

 setting apart a 

 stock for this pur- 

 p o s e sufficient 

 sealed stores can 

 be provided to 

 supply all the 

 colonies with win- 

 ter food. The 

 feeder has a tin 

 lining, and is fit- 

 ted with a wooden 

 construction to give the bees foot-hold. This latter can be 

 removed when it is desired to insert honey in comb, either 

 for feeding or for cleaning up purposes. There is a double- 

 hung- lid, so that the contents can be seen, and the feeder 

 replenished as required. 



125. The Division Board Feeder (Fig. 52) is a device for giving 

 food in the body of the hive. It is made the same length and depth 



-■•;i as an ordinary 

 - Division Board or 

 Dummy (93). The 

 top bar is fastened 

 with screws so that 

 it may be removed 

 for cleaning pur- 

 poses. The food 

 is poured through 

 a hole in the top 

 bar, close to 

 which hole a par- 

 t i t i o n running 

 from within -J" of 

 the bottom to the top shuts the bees off from the hole. A J" 

 slit in one side, near the top, admits the bees to the syrup. 



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Tig. 62. 

 DITI.?ION BOARD FEEDER. 



