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Title: How do you fill your hive top feeder?
Post by: rockink on August 21, 2018, 12:09:56 PM
So this is geared toward those of you who don't have a commerical style pumping system.

I just have 5 hives and have ideas how to fill the feeder but I don't want to make a mess and attract any more ants than i have to.

I just made these this past weekend and have put the boxes on the hives just no the feeders yet.

So I'm assuming there is a cheap easy approach to this?(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180821/c7e913f1d06d4d5ad7a89f9f38078e5b.jpg)

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Title: Re: How do you fill your hive top feeder?
Post by: BeeMaster2 on August 21, 2018, 01:37:43 PM
Why not just reuse a one gallon milk container?
Jim
Title: Re: How do you fill your hive top feeder?
Post by: rockink on August 21, 2018, 03:16:21 PM
Definitely a good idea which you can also mix in that as well. I think I will give that a shot. I think i may be able to get that close enough not to splash.

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Title: Re: How do you fill your hive top feeder?
Post by: paus on August 21, 2018, 03:37:13 PM
You could use a milk jug plus a funnel.
Title: Re: How do you fill your hive top feeder?
Post by: MikeCinWV on August 22, 2018, 11:11:35 AM
I use one of my 5 gallon (maybe 6)  honey buckets to fill the top feeders.  Just rest bucket on top and open honey gate to fill. No mess.
Title: Re: How do you fill your hive top feeder?
Post by: Bush_84 on August 22, 2018, 05:38:50 PM
I?ve used a five gallon bucket with a honey gate to mix. I use a paint mixer on a drill. They then get transferred over to a one gallon jug or three gallon jug. The three gallon jug was originally a cat litter container.
Title: Re: How do you fill your hive top feeder?
Post by: rockink on August 22, 2018, 06:24:50 PM
I had this food grade bucket that I was trying to use for open feeder but it leaked however it worked perfectly for me as a hive feeder filling system with a few modifications.

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