Making jar feeders

[mat299]

Hi, I am wanting to make some jar feeders for my new hives.  I was wondering how many holes should I put in the lids.  Should the in tire lid be full of holes, or should there be just a few in the center?

[Joe D]

I put several small holes in mine, i copied a bought one.

Joe

[S.M.N.Bee]

I use about six evenly spaced holes punched a half inch in from the edge of the lid with the tip of a drywall screw.

John

[hardwood]

If you just want to feed them use 1 hole. If you want them to store the syrup use several.

Scott

[AllenF]

And 1/16 of an inch holes.   

[Michael Bush]

Some people have lids with both lots of holes and few holes for different purposes.  In the fall when you're trying to get them to suck down the syrup and store it a lot of holes helps.  In the spring when you're just trying to stimulate them without backfilling the brood nest, a few holes works better.