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>>Hi Dave
>>
>>I started using the baggie feeder this year and I will never use anything
>>else again.  It is a small super about 3".  An empty shallow super will work
>>just as well.  There are a few things I had to learn the hard way.  Put a
>>queen excluder or something under the bags if you intend to manipulate the
>>hive while feeding. Use only heavey duty zip lock type freezer bags and make
>>sure they are completely sealed before they are put on the hive.  Leave as
>>little air as is possiable when sealing. Dribble a little of the syrup on
>>the bees so they will come up and find it.
>>
>>After you get the hang of it, the baggie feeder is a great way to feed.
>>
>>Frank Humphrey
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>  Hi Frank
>
>  If the bags are completly sealed,how do the bees get the syrup.
>
>
>  Frank Battistolo
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>Just another beekeeper...
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After laying the bags flat on the top bars or queen excluder, cut 2 or 3 2"
slits in the bags.  I have my hives tilted slightly forward so I slit the
bags crosswise of the hive
 
Frank Humphrey
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