96 PLEASUBABLE BEE-KEEPING. 



be used. The hole in the bottom should be 3 inches 

 by ^ inch, running towards two grooves ^ inch apart, 

 ^ inch wide, and f inch deep, cut in the middle of the 

 5-inch sides. Into the grooves slide two pieces of an 

 old section, pushing them down to within J inch of 

 the bottom. There will then be left a space of J inch 

 above. Into the compartments thus cut off from the 

 hole in the centre of the bottom, the Porto Eico sugar 

 must be placed. The moisture arising from the brood 

 nest will have access to the sugar above and below 

 the section slides. The cover to the box may be a 

 sheet of glass, which will act as a condenser of the 

 moisture ; but a piece of cloth should be placed upon 

 it to keep the feeder dark. 



A simpler box, made 4 inches square and 4 inches 

 deep, might be used in the following manner. In 

 the bottom make a square or circular hole H inches 

 across, and over that place a false bottom kept by 

 nails or any other contrivance f inch from the bottom 

 and the same from the sides. When the sugar is put 

 into the feeder the bees will have access to it all 

 round the false bottom, which will be SJ inches 

 square. 



The above sugar-feeders may be used on any hive, 

 but a dummy feeder will be found of great service for 

 use in a movable-comb hive. 



Dummy Feedee. 



As originally devised by Mr. Simmins, the feeder is 

 faulty, inasmuch as the syrup, formed by the sugar 

 absorbing the moisture that enters at the top, falls to 



