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above or to smear the top when feeding as in case of the 
White feeder, yet this feeder does not retain the heat in 
spring. The center of the cover slides back, so the whole 
cover need not be removed when feeding is done. The 
vertical partitions except the one next to the space (Fig. 
92) where the food is added do not run quite to the board 
which covers the feeder, and so the bees can pass into all 
the spaces except where we pour in the food. No parti- 
tion except the one next to the space where the bees pass to 
and from the hive runs quite to the bottom, so the food will 
pass readily from one space to the other, and will always 
be equally high in all. 
Mr. D. A. Jones and many others with tight bottom 
boards to their hives use no feeder, but turn the feed right 
into the hive. Dr. C.C. Miller like L. C. Root prefers to 
‘feed by filling frames of empty comb with the syrup or 
Fic. 92. 
Heddon Feeder, 
honey. The empty combs are laid flat, in a deep box or 
tub, under a colander or finely perforated pan. The syrup, 
as it falls, fills the cells of comb. After the comb is filled 
on hoth sides, we have only to hang it in the hive. Ihave 
found that by use of a fine spray nozzle and force pump we 
can fill frames very fast. 
The best time to feed is just at night-fall. In this case 
the feed will be carried away before the next day, and the 
danger to weak colonies from robbing is avoided. 
In feeding during the cold days of April, all should be 
