208 FEEDING. 



will prevent the escape of heat from the hive, and at the 

 same time it occupies a warm position, which will aid the 

 bees in securing the food. A very practical feeder may 

 be made in a frame, and placed directly in the hive. 

 We have arranged a bracket upon which this feeder may 

 be placed. Locke's New Bee Feeder was invented by S. 

 M. Locke, Salem, Mass., and has some desirable points. 

 It is considered by many to be one of the very best 

 feeders lately invented, (see fig. 83, a). 



Where extensive feeding to supply winter stores is nec- 

 essary, a more rapid process is advantageous. We have 

 practised putting the syrup or honey directly in the 



Fig. S3. — VAS deusbn's feeder. Fig. 83, a.— looke's feeder. 



combs with satisfactory results, giving the entire amount 

 necessary at one time. It may be done as follows : Take 

 a can or tub a,bout two feet across the top, in which place 

 the syrup made as above directed. Then prepare a board 

 a little wider than the depth of the frames, by nailint^ a 

 strip on each edge, which shall project about one inch 

 above it, to prevent the liquid from running off the sides 

 of the board, and to conduct it back into the tub. Place 

 one end of this board on the tub, and the other upon legs 

 elevated enough above it so that the feed will run ofE 

 freely (see fig. 84). Then in the bottom of a common 

 quart-dipper, punch one-sixteenth inch holes, about three- 

 eighths of an inch apart. Place the empty comb on the 

 board, and dip up the syrup, letting it drain into the 



