Question????? Where is the "Baggie Feeder" placed in the hive and in what position?? Bob Neely Goose Creek, SC [log in to unmask] On Tue, 15 Jul 1997 15:08:21 -0500 Ken Lawrence <[log in to unmask]> writes: >Jim Moore wrote: >> >> From my experience 2 or 3 short parallel cuts about 2 inches >in length >> is sufficient. >> >> --------- >> >> -------------- >> >> --------- >> >> If you make the feeding area too big the weight of the >feeding bees >> tends to cause the baggie to leak. Also slits that are too long tend >to >> compromise the bags abiltiy to hold the syrup. >> >> I think some of the early reports of the bees taking the >syrup really >> fast were due to lots of bees on top of the baggie causing the syrup >to leak >> and then just run out the entrance. This can be avoid by keeping the >slits >> shorter. >> >> I really like the baggie feeders as they don't suffer from >leaking that >> inverted pails suffer from when the air inside warms and expands. >The only down >> side is that for feeding with cool temperatures the bees have to >leave the >> warmth of the hive to get to the top of the baggie. This is not the >case for >> pails inverted over the hole of the inner cover. >> >> Regards, >> >> Jim Moore > > Hello > I also us the baggies but with only one slit about 2 inches >long. But >I can reuse the baggie by just refilling it without any trouble. > Ken Lawrence >