2o6 FITTINGS AND APPARA TVS. [Ch. iv. 



When the bees are fed from above in this manner, 

 the feeder is kept at a warm temperature by the heat ot 

 the hive. In common hives cottagers feed the bees by- 

 pushing under the hive thin sHps of wood scooped out, 

 into which the food is poured. This plan of feeding- 

 can only be had recourse to at night, and the pieces of 

 wood must be removed in the morning. By feeding at 

 the top of the stock hive any interruption of the bees is 

 avoided. For further instructions on this head, see the 

 directions given for using the bottle feeder. Round 

 feeders are of course entirely safe from robber attacks, 

 being protected by the regular hive cover. 



A variation upon this is " The New Round Feeder," 

 which obtained a prize at the 1875 Crystal Palace Bee 

 Show. It is made of wood, and holds 

 more than two pounds of liquid food, 

 which must be poured into the outer 

 trough. The bees ascend through the 

 centre as in the last case, and passing over the inner- 

 most ridge, which is rounded, they reach the inner trough, 

 at which they imbibe the food without risk of drowning, 

 as the sides are too contracted. A piece of window 

 glass covers the top. The feeder is nearly ten inches 

 in diameter. 



§ XXI. rUMIGATORS. 

 The " Box Fumigator" is a tin case, somewhat like a 

 pepper-box upon a foot. It is a simple adaptation of the 



