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bcc-keeper will no more neglect to feed his destitute cow - 
nies, than to provide for his own table." — L. L. Lang- 
strath. “If the spring is not favorable to bees, they 
should be fed, because that is the season of their 
greatest expenditure of honey for feeding their young. 
Having plenty at that time enables them to yield early 
and strong swarms.” — Wildman. 
The feeding of bees should be done inside the hive 
or above their combs if there are passages from below ; 
they should never be fed outside the hive, for that will 
always teach them the habit of robbing. If honey 
stored in frames is retained for such emergencies, it is 
by far the best method ; but if all the honey in frames 
or boxes has been imprudently sold or used, the best 
feed that can be given them is strained honey. In the 
fall, if the needy stocks are in the movable-comb hive, 
remove two or three empty combs from each, lay them 
on a board or table and sprinkle^varm honey over the 
upper half of the comb, until the cells are about two- 
thirds full, let it cool for a short time, then turn it over 
and fill the upper half of the other side, replace the 
combs in the hive, and feed in the chamber a few days, 
until the cells are capped over. 
To feed bees successfully above their combs in their 
hive, we have been at great expense and loss of time to 
perfect a feeder; and at last we succeeded in perfecting 
an air pressure bee feeder, with which the bees can be 
