Bee-];eeinn(i in Victoi-ia. 



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put on top (rim downward), and, while holding the tin from the bottom 

 with one hand and pressing the board on tightly with the other, the 

 tin is swiftly turned upside down and stood on a level surface. The 

 little shallow trough formed by the board will be full of syrup up to 

 the top of the holes punched into the tin. When placed on the top of 

 the brood frames, as shown in the illustration (Fig. 3), as the bees sip 

 up the syrup more will ooze out, till the tin is empty. Of course, the 

 top of the brood frames should be level in all directions, otherwise all 

 the syrup will run out if the inverted tin stands very unevenly. 



A super from which a sufficient number (or all) of the frames have 

 been removed is put over the tin or tins, and the hive cover on top. 

 Several tins, sufficient to supply the needs of the colony, can be put on 

 at the one time, and any kind of round tin can be used, washed out 



Fig. 3. — Inverted Honey Tin Feeders on Hive. 



afterwards, the fine holes closed with solder, and the tins used for 

 packing honey. Square or flat tins are not suitable, as the sides give 

 way inward, and allow too much syrup to escape. 



XVIII.— Wintering Bees. 



At the end of the honey season every bee-keeper should make a 

 thorough examination of his stock to ascertain whether each colony has 

 a fertile queen, a sufficient force of worker bees, and enough honey to 

 carry him through till September or October. To get bees successfully 

 through the winter months is a most difficult problem in North America 

 and Northern Europe, especially where the rigour of the climate makes 

 cellar-wintering almost a necessity. 



