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Thu, 20 Apr 2017 18:20:19 -0700
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> >are you putting the syrup centered above the cluster?


We regularly feed at around freezing temps with syrup above the cluster.
Insulation helps.  A chick waterer works great with a hole to fit cut into
a 1" styro board.  Heat the rim of the plastic tray to make a few indents
for the bees to go up, and put floats in the trough.


-- 
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com

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