I just only recently signed on to BEE-l, and saw some of the discussion
regarding these feeders, but can someone tell me exact instructions on how
to prepare (the plastic bags, not the syrup) and use them?
 
At 09:30 PM 10/18/96 +0000, you wrote:
>  REGARDING           Feeder bags really work!
>
>Many new beekeepers often write in to express how much help the BEE-L is to
>them; I thought I'd add a testimonial from an old-timer.  I followed the
>discussion earlier on the use of zip-lock plastic bags as syrup feeders,
>initially with much skepticism, because I'd had several catastrophes over the
>years with feeders leaking and drowning out a colony.  "Baggies" seemed
>perfectly suited to do the same thing.  But with so many delighted with them,
>I thought I'd give them a try too.  I am now a new convert to this method of
>feeding - it's the greatest!  The things actually hold syrup, even with a slit
>on the top!  They allow the most rapid taking of syrup I've ever seen.  I
>filled gallon bags a bit over half full, and they were cleaned out in a day.
>And they sure are cheap, compared with feeder pails (whose rims tend to break
>for me, especially in the cold).  Even using them at the rate of one a day,
>they are much more economical than pails.  So far, I can't find anything to
>complain about (Oh, yes.  Don't lean them against the corner of your hive-top
>brick.)   Give them a try, everyone.
>
>Ted Fischer
>