230 The Heddon Feeder. 
wire gauze (Fig. 91, 2), which is raised by the wooden 
rim, so that the bees can pass readily over the partitions 
(Fig. 91). The central saw-cuts (Fig. 91) do not reach 
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White Feeder. 
the end of the feeder, so there is a platform left (Fig.g1, 4) 
through which a hole (Fig.g1,c) ismade. This rests above 
a hole in the cloth below, and is the door through which the 
bees reach the feed. When in position just above the bees, 
it may be covered by a shingle or piece of pasteboard, to 
prevent daubing the cloth or cushion, and all by the chaff 
cushion. To feed, we have only to raise the cushion and 
the pasteboard, and turn the food through the gauze. No 
bees can get out, there is no disturbance, no danger from 
the robbers, and we can feed at any time, and can feed very 
rapidly if desired. I like this feeder the best of any I have 
ever tried. I make them out of two-inch plank. 
The Heddon feeder (Fig. 92) is much the same in 
principle as the White, and has all the advantages. It is 
the size of a section-crate and so holds many pounds. The 
figure makes it plain. The spaces in this are not saw-cuts, 
but are formed by thin boards nailed in a box vertically, 
and a space on one side ( Fig. 92) does not connect with the 
food reservoir but serves as a passage way for the bees 
from hive to feeder. In the center is a passage (Fig. 
92, ¢) which connects with the food reservoir, but is not 
accessible to the bees. In this the food is poured when 
feeding, which makes it unnecessary to have the wire gauze 
