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with holes in such maimer as to give complete regulation 

 to the supply of food, are much recommended by some 

 apiarians. No net is then required, but as the plate is 

 to be a fixture on the crown-board, the bottle should be 

 inverted over a small shovel or some thin metal plate, 

 which may then be withdrawn, leaving it standing upon 

 the vLilcanite. Occasional examination of the plate is 

 however requisite, as the bees will sometimes stop up the 

 holes with their propolis. We strongly recommend 

 closely covering up this feeder with one of the middle- 

 sized bell glasses, should the regular hive cover not be 

 sufficiently tight. When bees are not kept in a bee-house 

 this is particularly needful. 



The " Can Feeder" is our next form of an apparatus 

 for this purpose. Much has been said about stimulating 

 feeding — that is, administering food 

 in such a way that there shall 

 always be liquid sweets within the 

 reSch of the bees, and that they 

 shall continuously be able to im- 

 bibe a little. In order to meet this 

 requirement we have constructed 

 a new feeder, which consists of a tin bottle or can, six 

 inches wide by six high, with five small holes at the 

 bottom, and closed by a sliding valve and a screw top. 

 The can is filled from the top, with the valve closed, and 

 when the screw top is made firm this valve is drawn 

 back by moving the pin in front. The can is placed 



