134 FEEDING 
Doolittle Division Board Feeder.—This is quite a popular 
feeder for colonies that ure to receive but a small supply. As 
shown by Fig. 62 it takes the place of a brood frame in the hive. 
After it is filled the cover can be replaced and the colony left in 
the same snug shape as though no feeding was being done. It is 
nothing more nor less than a tight box of the size and shape of a 
brood frame. A float should be used to prevent drowning the 
bees. 
Alexander Feeder.—The Alexander (Fig. 63) is fine for 
feeding nuclei in large numbers. Fig. 6+ shows how it is fastened 
Fie. 65.—With this 
entrance feederone can 
see at a glance how 
Fra. 64.—The Alexander wood feeder is good much feed remains to be 
for stimulative feeding for rearing queens or mak- taken. Thereis greater 
ing increase. danger of robbing in 
using entrance feeders 
than the others. 
to the hive by pushing the bottom board forward and putting it 
on immediately behind it. In this way the feed is away at the 
back of the hive safe from robbers and as the feeder opens on 
the outside it can be filled without opening the hive. With a 
large pail of syrup and a dipper, or a tea kettle, each of these 
feeders can be supplied in a moment’s time. The one shown in 
the figure attached to the hive is made of metal. The tops are 
wider than the bottoms so that they inay be nested together for 
convenience when not in use. The other illustration shows the 
same feeder made of wood which is most commonly used. 
Entrance Feeder.—This feeder, commonly called the Board- 
