At 04:48 AM 10/11/96 -0500, you wrote: <<snip>> > I have a few more comments on the baggie feeders, based on one use, >then one replacement after they sucked down the first one: (Read "novice >user...") They are a cute way to deliver syrup to the bees, and they did >drain the first one _very_ fast, but there are some drawbacks: <<snip>> >Comments? Other experience with this type feeder? Maybe I ain't doing >it right. Gerry and all: I concur with your list of drawbacks, especially #3 (no refills). Your experience seems to be closely aligned with my own. One difference: I place the baggies directly on top of the frame bars, an empty super THEN the inner cover. The girls have much more direct access to the baggie and I have not had any trouble (knock on a hive body) with them taking up the syrup. It has been mentioned in the past and I have tried to use a queen excluder to support the baggies up off the frame tops but you may recall that I have FAT bees (I breed them in my own image! :-)) that seem to have trouble moving thru the excluder so I just went with PLOP! on top of the frames. Using this method, unfortunately adds another drawback for this neck of the woods: It requires exposing the hive to outside weather conditions. Now thatits colder I shudder (as do the girls) at the thought of doing this. I am very impressed with how quickly syrup is taken from baggie feeders and for this reason I will probably use them exclusively for spring build-up. For now its back to the gallon pails over the inner cover hole. Till next time..... Tim Peters, Kirby VT [log in to unmask] KirBee Apiary, Bear Bait Honey I rather be flying!