Thursday, December 9, 2010

How to Eat?

There are many was to feed your bees sugar water.  The most common is a entrance feeder.  This feeder rest on the bottom board and has a plate that is inserted into the hive.  On the plate there is for jar filled with sugar water.  Another method of feeding is called the baggie.  The way this works is you place a zip lock baggie on top of your frames and poke some holes in the bag so the bees can feed.  Then you put another box with your inner cover and top cover so no other bees can rob it.  Another way is to have a feeder that is in a shape of a frame.  This is filled and inserted into the brood box so there is no robbing.
The way I am going to feed is a called a top feeder.  This is a box that sits on top of the hive that has 2 compartments that you fill your food with and then you put your top on to of the feeder. 

Pro and Cons


Entrance Feeder
pro:
Easy to install and remove
Cons:
Lots of robbing, doesn't hold a lot sugar water

Zip Lock Baggie
Pros:
Easy to install, Cheap to replace, no robbing
Cons:
Doesn't hold a lot of sugar water if using smaller bags

Frame Feeder
Pros:
No robbing, Easy access to bees
Cons:
Not easy to install or fill.

Top Feeder
Pros:
Easy to install, Easy access to bees, easy to fill, holds a lot of sugar water.
Cons:
Have to open hive when filling feeder.

I'm going with the Top Feeder cause its easy to use holds a lot of food and no robbing.

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