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Date: | Thu, 16 Jan 1997 22:36:31 +0100 |
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Ian Watson wrote:
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> > A few years ago I was instrumental in developing a styrofoam hive top
> > feeder. Although it was subject to some damage in use, it is the fastest
> > feeder I have ever used. It is much like a conventional hive top feeder in
> > which the bees come up the middle, over a wall, and down to access the
> > syrup. Most hives would take a gallon a day using this method.
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> Eric, is this styrofoam feeder available commercially? or could you reply
> with more details of its design?....That is quite a lot of syrup to be
> taken in a day and I would be interested in using this type of feeder.
Ian,
You can see the construction of a styrofoam feeder on my homepage. Those
kind of hives are produced by different manufacturers in Europe, if you
want a contact mail me privately.
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Regards
P-O Gustafsson, Sweden
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