The Shuck and White PeederS. 



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at the entrance, and so is not good for cold weather. As 

 the feed is' exposed it can only be used at night, when the 

 bees are not flying. It is never, I think, desirable to feed 

 outside the hive. 



Fig. 89. 



SunpUcity Bee-Feeder, 



Fig. 90. 



Shnck^s Boss Bee-Feeder, 



The Shuck feeder (Fig. 90) is a modification of the 

 Simplicity, and a great improvement. This is used at the 

 entrance of the hive, or by nailing two together, so that the 

 sides marked D will face each other, we can use it above 

 the bees. We then would place the opening D above a 

 hole in the cloth cover, or honey board, turn the feed in at 

 C and the bees would come up at D, pass under the cover, 

 and down into the saw-cuts (Fig. 90, A, A) when they 

 would sip the feed, and then crawl up on the partitions. 

 This feeder works admirably, but it is patented, costs too 

 much, and is improved in the 



WHITE FEEDER. 



This feeder (Fig. 91 ) is larger than the Shuck — I make 

 them eight by twelve inches — and is covered all over with 



