Spring arrived here (NE Pennsylvania) this week. Crocuses, dandelions, & forsythia blooming, willow & maple trees budding. Surviving bees stopped taking in pollen substitute from pan in yard & are getting their own with a vengeance. For the benefit of those who may also be trying the new "baggie feeder" method recommended in the otherwise GREAT catalog of Brushy Mountain Bee Farm: I tried the two gallon zip lock baggies in empty supers, on top bars. Maybe I cut the slits too large, but had hundreds of bees drowned; not nice after losing so many this winter. The catalog says: "You will love this method of feeding." Wrong, but that's the way we learn. Granted, the bees did take most of the syrup (some by standing on top of sisters ;-). If this method is to be used, Frank offers a good idea re. placing bags on top of queen excluder; that would make them easier to remove. I'm going back to large inverted jars in empty supers for feeding; that way they can be covered with insulation for those extra cold nights. Brushy Mountain should be commended for otherwise excellent advice throughout the catalog. Richard C. Chapin