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vinegar) to each bottle of syrup, of which some 
bee-masters make use, we do not recommend it, 
except in the spring, when the bees have begun 
work. 
The best plan to adopt for feeding is to pour 
the syrup into some empty comb, or else into a , 
small wooden trough, an inch wide, the third of 
an inch deep, by four or five inches in length. 
This should be placed on the top of the hive, 
and covered with a super carefully closed on all 
sides, so that no robber may be able to effect an 
entrance. As a rule, it is always better to feed 
from the top of the hive; the bees then enjoy 
what is given them in peace. 
In the case of bar hives, let the empty comb 
be removed and filled on each side. 
Three bars of comb in one of our hives will 
absorb about two pints of syrup. 
