Why not use gallon cans directly on the top bars...actually on shims. 
You can give 5 gallons at one time and the syrup is in contact with the 
cluster. They warm the syrup and take down all 5 cans in a week or less.

The trick is to feed fast so they won't use it raising brood, but store 
and ripen and cap it.
Mike

On 9/13/2012 10:27 AM, Cusick Farms wrote:
>    (I use
> the inverted jar method inside my ventilated covers which are screened off
> to avoid robbing problems).  I realize that it would be faster if the syrup
> was closer to the brood nest/cluster, but I despise frame feeders.
>    

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