Apparatus and method for feeding bees

A method of feeding bees including the steps of:

• A. providing a bee feeding liquid having a plane upper boundary surface and inclined at an angle to a horizontal plane;
• B. providing an otherwise imperforate liquid access screen having holes therethrough of dimension to permit penetration through said holes by the proboscis of each of the bees to be fed and to prevent penetration of the remainder of the bee therethrough, said screen having sufficient imperforate surface around each hole to support each bee on one side of said screen while its proboscis protrudes through one hole to the other side and to prevent contact between any part of such feeding bee and the periphery of any other hole;
• C. situating said screen in parallel, spaced relation to said plane surface at a distance to allow each bee proboscis to access said plane upper boundary surface while preventing said liquid from contacting said screen;
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• D. permitting bees to have access to a surface of said screen opposite said upper boundary plane.

A method for feeding bees including the steps of:

• A. causing a bee fee liquid to flow down a plane inclined at an angle to the horizontal;
• B. providing an otherwise imperforate liquid access screen having holes therethrough of dimension to permit penetration through said holes by the proboscis of each of the bees to be fed, and to prevent penetration of the remainder of the bee therethrough, said screen having sufficient imperforate surface around each hole to support each bee on one side of said screen while its proboscis protrudes through one hole to the other side and to prevent contact between any part of such feeding bee and the periphery of any other hole;
• C. situating said screen in parallel, spaced relation to said inclined plane at a distance to allow each bee proboscis to access bee feed liquid flowing on said plane while preventing said liquid from contacting said screen;
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• D. permitting bees to have access to a surface of said screen opposite said inclined plane.