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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:
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>> 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.
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>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
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