At 12:30 PM 7/10/96 +0000, you wrote:
>Noticed for sale this year a new way to feed bees.
>It's called baggie feeding.
>BM sells them.  They look like a cut down honey super.
>
>Does the baggie feeder have a bottom?
>
>Dave Verville
>Plaistow, NH
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Hi Dave
 
I started using the baggie feeder this year and I will never use anything
else again.  It is a small super about 3".  An empty shallow super will work
just as well.  There are a few things I had to learn the hard way.  Put a
queen excluder or something under the bags if you intend to manipulate the
hive while feeding. Use only heavey duty zip lock type freezer bags and make
sure they are completely sealed before they are put on the hive.  Leave as
little air as is possiable when sealing. Dribble a little of the syrup on
the bees so they will come up and find it.
 
After you get the hang of it, the baggie feeder is a great way to feed.
 
Frank Humphrey
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