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at the entrance, and so is not good for cold weather. As 
the feed is exposed it can only be used at night, when the 
bees are not flying. It is never, I think, desirable to feed 
outside the hive. 
Fic. 89. 
Simplicity Bee-Feeder, 
Fic. go. 
Shuck’s Boss Bee-Feeder, 
The Shuck feeder (Fig. 90) is a modification of the 
Simplicity, and a great improvement. This is uséd at the 
entrance of the hive, or by nailing two together, so that the 
sides marked J will face each other, we can use it above 
the bees. We then would place the opening D above a 
hole in the cloth cover, or honey board, turn the feed in at 
C, and the bees would come up at D, pass under the cover, 
and down into the saw-cuts (Fig. 90, A, A) when they 
would sip the feed, and then crawl up on the partitions. 
This feeder works admirably, but it is patented, costs too 
much, and is improved in the 
WHITE FEEDER. 
This feeder (Fig. 91) is larger than the Shuck—I make 
them eight by twelve inches—and is covered all over with 
