only a small quantity of natural food can, therefore, be 

 collected by the bees; in any case the supply is not sufficient 

 to yield a surplus after the daily needs of the bees have been 

 furnished. It is most necessary, therefore, in such districts, to 

 supplement the natural food supply by feeding with syrup to 

 induce the colony to continue building out more combs and 

 rapid brood-raising. This syrup must always be fed at this 

 time of the year through a slow feeder, giving just sufficient for 

 the purpose, otherwise, if a rapid feeder is used, the bees 

 will store the surplus syrup in the cells which have been 

 drawn out recently, instead of using them for the rearing of 

 brood. J 



.\ " Regulation Bottle Feeder " should be used, if available, 

 access being confined to not more than three holes. The 

 bottle should be refilled before rTBecomes quite empty. 



Making Syrup. — Syrup for feeding can be made from 

 ordinary white loaf or granulated cane sugar by dissolving each 

 pound of sugar in half a pint of water by heating over the fire ; 

 on no account should brown sugar be used. It is advisable to 

 medicate the syrup with a strong antiseptic. Izal, Baoterol, 

 or Flavine may be used for this purpose in the following 

 proportions: — One teaspoonful of Izal to every eight pounds 

 of sugar, one teaspoonful of Bacterol to each pound of sugar, 

 and one grain of Flavine to each pou nd of sugar . 



To prevent Robbing. — In order to prevent robbing, the 

 entrance to the hives must not be wider than half an inch 

 during the whole of the time feeding is taking place, and the 

 syrup, which should be warmed, must be given late in the 

 evening. 



Feeding for Winter Storage. — Towards the end of 

 September rapid brood-rearing will cease, and the syrup should 

 then be fed more rapidly, so that the cells not required for 

 brood-rearing may be filled with food and sealed over before 

 the cold winter weather sets in. All the nine holes of the 

 " Eegulation Feeding Bottle " should then be exposed to 

 the bees. 



Feeding Candy. — If there is the slightest doubt that the 

 supply of food contained in the combs is sufficient to carry 

 the bees through to the follQwing Spring, a cake of candy 

 should be plac^ over the brood nest when packing down for 

 winter. The candy supply should be renewed from time to 

 time if required. The entrance to the hive should remain 

 open about five inches throughout the winter. 



Candy can be prepared as follows: — 



In a clean pan, for preference of brass as used for pre- 

 serving, there should be placed 3 lb. of best white loaf or 

 granulated cane sugar, half a pint of water, and as much cream 



