MILLER FEEDER 



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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 di- 

 rectly under the cluster 

 and can be taken up 

 when the weather is too 

 cold for them to break 

 the cluster. The en- 

 trance opens outside in 

 the usual way but leads 

 upward instead of back- 

 ward. This bottom 

 feeder can be left in 

 place all winter, or all 



Vear if desired The Fig. 61. — Tin pan feeder in super. 



space below gives the bees a clustering place below the frames, 

 which is a decided help in swarm prevention 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. 



Miller Feeder. — Fig. 60 shows the construction of the Miller 

 feeder. There are two compartments on either side, each holding 

 ten pounds or more of syrup. In the center is a passageway for 

 the bees to reach the syrup going directly above the cluster. In 

 this way the warm air rising above the brood nest makes it pos- 

 sible for them to reach the food when the weather is quite cool. 

 Twenty or more pounds can be fed at one filling if desired. 



