Donald:
 
Thanks for the description of the hivetop feeder.  Please give more
instruction on the wire mesh cage over the island.  What size material?
How placed over the hole? How bees access feed?
 
Clint
 
On Thu, 2 Oct 1997 13:45:54 -0600 Donald Aitken
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>A hivetop feeder is similar to a shallow super with a plywood
>bottom glued to it. This makes a wooden pan which contains the syrup.
>To
>get the bees to the syrup one adds a wooden island in the middle . A
>hole
>is cut in the middle of the island to let the bees climb up from
>below. To
>keep the bees from flying into the syrup and drowning, a wire mesh
>cage
>can be put over the island.
>
>In the actual construction, I use plwood with dadoed joints for the
>sides
>and a rabbeted groove for the bottom. I believe this makes them more
>syrup
>proof. The height of the island is about 1/2 inch less than the depth
>of
>the pan.
>
>
>Donald Aitken
>11710-129 Street
>Edmonton Alberta Canada
>T5M 0Y7
>