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sugar syrup may be readily made by adding 1 quart of water to 4 
pounds of granulated sugar. Bring this to a boil and skim. 
When feeding, every precaution should be used 
Kinds of feeders to prevent bees from robbing. Hence it is well 
to feed rather late in the evening or to use a 
feeder which does not open outside of the hive. There are various 
kinds of feeders. 
Two of these are 
shown in the ac- 
companying cuts. 
The Boardman 
entrance feeder 
consists of an in- 
verted Mason 
fruit jar the cov- 
er of which is 
perforated with 
many fine holes. 
The syrup or hon- 
ey is placed in the 
jar; the jar is in- 
verted and placed 
in the block, 
which holds it in 
an upright posi- 
tion. This block 
is then placed in 
the entrance of a 
hive. 
The Alexander 
feeder is highly 
recommended as a 
spring feeder for 
stimulative pur- 
Fic. 27—TuHe BoarpMAN ENTRANCE FEEDER poses. This feed- 
er fits beneath 
the brood chamber at the end of the bottom board, with entrance pro- 
jecting to the side. It is very convenient to refill, The block cover- 
ing the projection prevents outside bees from getting to the feed. 
The Doolittle division-board 
feeder consists of simply a box 
opened at the top which occupies 
the space of a brood frame. This 
feeder is placed in the hive and 
is especially recommended for feed- 
ing during cool weather. 
Reference to any of the lead- 
ing bee supply catalogues will give 
additional information on feeding 
devices. 
To the bee- 
The sting of the keeper the 
bee sting occasion- 
ally received 
when he is tending his bees means 
nothing, but for the beginner this 
sting is that of which he lives in 
fear and often prevents him from 
deriving pleasure from his bees, 1G. 28—TH# Atexanper Bortom- 
It is, however, only a short time Boarp FEEDER 
