Thanks so much for all the great answers everybody. I really, really appreciate it.
Troutdog: I'm not really understanding the setup you described. Are you placing the baggie over the hole in the inner cover and preventing the bees from getting up there, like you'd do with a mason jar or pail feeder? If so, why doesn't the syrup just drip out?
Hops Brewster: That's a great idea! And please, feel free to answer all the questions I don't know to ask.
My follow-up dumb question is this, how will I know when a nectar flow has started?
Just what I've done
I found that occasionally the baggies leak so I generally have hive slightly tilted front or rear, in case of an 'episode'.
Crown board over frames as usual and shim atop that the shim is usually 1.5 inches big enough for a baggie 80% filled.
I don't use them anymore as I had too many mishaps and now use poly hive top feeder which doubles as winter insulation.
I am assuming your days are above fifty degrees and your no longer in cluster and are v pre flow build up.
I have become a really big fan of bakers fondant as its so flexible in usage I can put on top or spread on a frame mush it into small spaces etc.. Bees love it and it's not too expensive. We get it locally for 45 bucks for a 50 lb box at the bakery.
It's like concentrated easily eaten sugar.
Luck
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