2011-03-28: Big Feed

After having so much trouble with the feeder spilling syrup, I decided to try to make my own out of a pickle jar and some wood. I simply drilled some holes in the lid, and made a stand to hold it upside down with some bee space underneath. I filled it with syrup (with a little HbH) and brought it to the hive. When I opened the hive I could actually make out where the bees had been eating away at the fondant directly above the inner cover hole.. it looked a little like the effect of a squirt of spray paint on Styrofoam. I placed in the feeder and shuffled the various supers to make enough room to put the cover back on. I then tied it all down while hoping that it was not too top heavy.