The bee-keeper's guide : or, Manual of the apiary by Cook Albert John 1842-1916

Author:Cook, Albert John, 1842-1916
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Bees
Publisher: Chicago : York
Published: 1902-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

stirring till all the sugar is dissolved we may make the sjrap without any heat. We use equal parts of sugar and water, and may easily stir by using the honey extractor. We put in the water and add the sugar as we turn the machine. A little tartaric acid—an even teaspoonful to fifteen pounds of syrup— or evena little extracted honey, will also prevent crystallization. If fed warm in early spring it is all the better.

Many advise feedin the poorer grades of sugar in spring. My own experience makes me question the policy of ever using such feed for bees. The feeding of glucose or grape sugar is even worse policy. It is bad food for the bees, and its use is dangerous to the bee-keeper's reputation, and injurious to our brother bee-keepers. Glucose is so coupled with fraud and adulteration that he who would " avoid the appearance of evil" must let it severely alone.

In all feeding, unless extracted honey is what we are using, we can not exercise too great care that such feed is not carried to the surplus boxes. Only let our customers once taste sugar in their comb honey, and not only is our own reputation gone, but the whole fraternity is injured. In case we wish to have our combs in the sections filled or capped, we must feed extracted honey, which may often be done with great advantage. I have often fed extracted honey back to the bees, after the honey-flow ceased, when it would be quickly stored in the sections. More frequently, however, I have utterly failed of success.

HOW TO FEBD.

The requisites of a good feeder are : Cheapness, a form to admit quick feeding, to permit no loss of heat, and so arranged that we can feed at all seasons without in any way disturbing the bees. The feeder (Fig. 123), which I have used with good satisfaction, is a modified division-board, the top-bar of which (Fig. 123, b) is two inches wide. From the upper central portion, beneath the top-bar, a rectangular piece the size of an oyster-can is replaced with an oyster-can (Fig. 123, ^), after the top of the latter has been removed. A vertical piece of wood (Fig. 123, d) is fitted into the can so as to separate a space about one inch square, on one side, from the balance of

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