132 FEEDING 
excepting a small space for entrance. This feeder has a capacity 
of about thirty-five pounds, which will be as much as a colony 
can use to advantage under any circumstances, at one time. The 
syrup is directly under the cluster and can be taken up when 
the weather is too cold for them to break the cluster. The 
entrance opens outside in the usual way but leads upward instead 
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Fic. 61.—Tin pan feeder in super. 
of backward. This bottom feeder can be left in place all winter, 
or all year if desired. The space below gives the bees a clustering 
place below the frames, which is a decided help in swarm preven- 
tion and also of value in wintering. In winter the wind will not 
blow directly into the hive, which is an advantage. 
After the feeder has been filled and the hive placed in posi- 
tion the feed cannot be reached from the entrance, directly, which 
is of much help in preventing robbing. 
