FEEDING 83 
bing other hives, and thereby causing further 
trouble. 
Spring Feeding.—Spring feeding, there- 
fore, may be looked upon as a necessity for 
the bee-keeper out for profit. It is then 
that the neglected hive so often succumbs 
after the community has existed safely through 
the winter. 
I consider that outside feeding is by far the 
better method in the spring. For one reason it 
is always risky to disturb the bees by inside 
feeding early in the year, and there is always 
the certainty of admitting a draught of cold 
air to the hive. Another reason in favour of 
outside feeding is that it induces the bees 
to take exercise, which is decidedly good for 
them after the winter seclusion, and also 
keeps the young bees from wandering in 
search of food, and thereby running the risk 
of getting lost. 
The food should be placed on a shelf 
at a good height from the ground, and in 
a warm situation, well sheltered from cold 
winds. Protection, too, is necessary for the 
food ; a garden light reared against the house 
wall answers the purpose admirably. The 
sun’s rays passing through the glass will warm 
the food and make it more acceptable to the 
