HOW TO KEEP BEES FOR PROFIT 



tightly on, and on top of the feeding-board 

 place an empty hive body, and on top of this 

 place the lid of the hive. 



When the jar needs refilling, it can be lifted 

 out of its hole and taken to the house, the 

 round wooden piece of wood being put back 

 in the hole, to prevent the bees from coming 

 up while the jar is being refilled, and when 

 filled the jar can be set in place again. A 

 little time can be saved by filling another jar 

 and placing it immediately in the hole at the 

 time the empty one is taken out, and when the 

 feeding is all over, whether for stimulating 

 brood or for giving winter stores, the wooden 

 block can be placed in the hole, and the feeder 

 board left where it is as a permanent cover 

 to the brood frames, the extra body removed, 

 and the lid of the hive placed upon the feeder 

 board. 



These feeder boards have the advantage of 

 being used as a permanent cover underneath 

 the hive lid the year round, and whenever the 

 colony needs feeding it can be changed to a 



276 



