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At 04:48 AM 10/11/96 -0500, you wrote:
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> I have a few more comments on the baggie feeders, based on one use,
>then one replacement after they sucked down the first one: (Read "novice
>user...") They are a cute way to deliver syrup to the bees, and they did
>drain the first one _very_ fast, but there are some drawbacks:
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>Comments? Other experience with this type feeder? Maybe I ain't doing
>it right.
Gerry and all:
I concur with your list of drawbacks, especially #3 (no refills).
Your experience seems to be closely aligned with my own. One
difference: I place the baggies directly on top of the frame bars,
an empty super THEN the inner cover. The girls have much more
direct access to the baggie and I have not had any trouble (knock
on a hive body) with them taking up the syrup. It has been mentioned
in the past and I have tried to use a queen excluder to support the
baggies up off the frame tops but you may recall that I have FAT
bees (I breed them in my own image! :-)) that seem to have trouble
moving thru the excluder so I just went with PLOP! on top of the
frames. Using this method, unfortunately adds another drawback for
this neck of the woods: It requires exposing the hive to outside
weather conditions. Now thatits colder I shudder (as do the girls)
at the thought of doing this.
I am very impressed with how quickly syrup is taken from baggie feeders
and for this reason I will probably use them exclusively for spring
build-up. For now its back to the gallon pails over the inner cover
hole.
Till next time.....
Tim Peters, Kirby VT
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KirBee Apiary, Bear Bait Honey
I rather be flying!
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