> Don't use a baggie feeder unless you want to drown your bees.>
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> Robert O'Hara
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> Two Hives ; 1st Year Beekeeper
 
I've been using the baggie feeders for 3 years now and haven't drowned any
bees since the first season.  The key is to refrain from overfilling the
bags.  The directions say put 3 qts syrup in the baggie.  I don't put quite
that much in each bag.  The bag should lay flat and be approximately 1"
thick when filled.  If you don't get it flat, it will wrinkle and leak or
the bees will crawl inside and drown.  I never reuse bags because they are
cheap enough at Sam' s to use a new one every time.  As with anything new,
it just takes a little practice.
 
Frank Humphrey
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