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feed, and then crawl up on the partitions. This feeder works 

 admirably, but it is patented, costs too much, and is improved 

 in the 



SMITH FEEDER. 



This feeder (Fig. 76") is larger than the Shuck, and is 

 covered all over with wire gauze (Fig. 76, a), which is raised 

 by the wooden rim, so that the bees can pass readily over the 

 partitions, (Fig. 76). The central saw-cuts (Fig. 76) do 



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not reach the end of the feeder, so there is a platform left 

 (Fig. 76, b) through which a hole (Fig. 76, c) is made. 

 This rests above a hole in the cloth below, and is the door 

 through which the bees reach the feed. When in position 

 just above the bees, it may be covered by a shingle or piece of 

 paste-board, and all by the chaff cushion. To feed, 'we have 

 only to raise the cushion and the paste-board, and turn the 

 food through the gauze. No bees can get out, there is no 

 disturbance, no danger from the robbers, and we can feed at 

 any time, and can feed very rapidly if desired. 



The Heddon Feeder is much the same in principle as 

 the Smitn, and has all the advantages. It can be made 

 so as to hold many pounds. The figure makes it plain. 

 The spaces in this are-«#e*not saw-cuts, but are formed 

 by thin boards nailed in a box, vertically, and a space 

 on one side does not connect with the food reservoir but 

 serves, as a passage way for the bees from, hive to feeder. 

 On the other side is a passage which connects with the 

 food reservoir, but is not accessible to the bees. In 



