Feeding - inverted jar

[montauk170]

Newbee question and I have searched and read replies to other posts of the same topic but I have a specific question.
When inverting a jar with metal lid and I put it ontop of my inner cover that has a hole, how do the bees reach the lip to drink the syrup?
Can bees cling onto the metal lid or it's too smooth and will fall off? I read they cluster, do they build a bee ladder and take turns drinking?
Thanks

[MacfromNS]

They are flying up side down walking up side down and all over each other to get at it.They don't look like they have a problem at all.

[HomeBru]

I've watched them feed through the jar lid. They do just fine and it's interesting to watch their tongues(?) poke through the holes when the syrup isn't coming fast enough!

J-

[iddee]

When I lift a jar up that isn't empty, there's always 4 or 5 hanging on to the lid. That tells me they have no problem griping the lid and feeding.

[Two Bees]

Ditto, Iddee!  I have always fed with gallon glass jars and the bees have no problem hanging onto the lid.  A lot of the time they will glue the lid to the inner cover hole with propolis!