On Fri, 20 Oct 1995 08:15:14 -0400 you wrote: Is it possible to refill the zip-loc bags? I use a bottle similar to a boardman feeder, or a pail. Placing them inside an empty full size box, on top of the inner cover, but underneath the outer cover. >On Fri, 20 Oct 1995, Logan Vanleigh wrote: > >> I have two colonies in E TN that are a bit weak on stores and feel I may >> need to feed them possibly thru the winter. Having just returned to >> beekeeping I have no frames of honey to give them. I seem to recall a >> discussion some months ago about in-hive feeders 'on the cheap'. I don't >> have division board feeders. Are there reasonable (all opinions >> appreciated) home-made alternatives for providing in-hive feeding during the >> winter. > >Our bee inspector's (Bart Smih's) favorite method of supplemental feeding: > Use a 1 gal. ZipLoc bag filled 3/4 with sugar syrup. Close top >getting as much of the remaining air out as possible. Lay the bag flat on >top of the top bars and cut a slit in the middle (top side) of the >flattened bag. The syrup will not run out! The bees climb on top of >the bag and suck the syrup out until the bag is completely empty. Put a >shallow super over this arrangement and cover the hive. Easy, huh? > >John Moyer, Maryland Beekeeper >