Jeff I use plastic freezer bags normally about 25cm 35cm with 1 to 1 sugar /water with a tie about top.this works ok here and I just put in under a migratory lid with a small hole with some liquid squeezed over the top of the frames.The climate here I would think is rather different aswe are in thefourth year of very dry times and 35degree plus temperatures through out a long summer. good luck Vince B Constable >Bee-List Readers, > >I have a quick question concerning the effectiveness of hive top feeders, >in particular those resembling shallow supers. I have a few of these that >I have made, modeled after those sold commercially. However, everytime I >have tried to use them, the bees seem to ignore them. If I use a standard >Boardman entrance feeder, the bees will take the syrup (without robbing). >So the question is, "Do the hive top feeders of this sort really work?" >And if they don't, why not? Why would the bees ignore such a readily >available source of food? > >I look forward to your responses. > >Thanks in advance. > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Jeff Fagerman (x7903) --- Analytical Photogrammetry > [log in to unmask] --- Software Development > FAX: 205 730 9550 --- PhotoScan, IMA, IMD >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- >Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit >within me. Psalms 51:10 > >