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satisfaction,' is a modified division-board, the top-bar of which 

 (Fig. 54, 6) is two inches wide. From the upper central 

 portion, beneath the top-bar, a rectangular piece, the size of an 

 oyster-can, is replaced with an oyster-can (Fig bi, g), after 

 the top of the latter has been removed. ' A vertical piece of 

 wood (Fig. 54, d) is fitted into the can so as to separate a 

 space about one inch square, on one side from the balance of 

 the chamber. This piece does not reach quite to the bottom 

 of the can, there being a one-eighth inch space beneath. In 

 the top-bar there is an opening (Fig. 54, e) just above the 



Fig. 55. 



Simplicity Bee-Feeder. 



smaller space below. In the larger space is a wooden float 

 (Fig. 54, /) full of holes. . On one side, opposite the larger 

 chamber of the can, a half-inch piece of the top (Fig. 54, 

 c) is cut off, so that the bees can pass between the can and 

 top-bar on to the float, where they can sip the feed. The feed 

 is turned into the hole in the top-bar (Fig. 54, e), and without 

 touching a bee, passes down under the vertical strip (Fig. 54, 

 ^i) and raises the float (Fig. 54, /). The can may be tacked 

 to the board at the ends near the top. Two or three tacks 

 through the can into the vertical piece (Fig. 54, d) will hold 

 the latter firmly in place ; or the top-bar may press on the 



