Can be used for both liquid and solid food. For liquid food, it is used with the transparent plastic bell art.QI C97. For solid food, it is used without a bell by directly laying the bag of candy paste instead of the bell, or in case, you use loose candy paste, you place it inside the feeder always without a bell. To close the feeder, the polystyrene lid of the 'Beehive is used. The electrowelded sheet metal cover art. QI T31 covers the feeder to cover the beehive preventing any water infiltration.
Varroa i fights them more effectively by zeroing out the winter brood. From this observation comes the Menna cage, designed and patented by Vincenzo Menna: a practical device that promotes the queen's rest in the colder months, and that brings all the varroa present in the Beehive more easily out into the open. The period of use varies from northern to southern Italy, but indicatively the first days of November will be the most suitable to start caging, and mid to late January those for caging. Considering that a regular family goes into production in 60 to 70 days from the release of the queen, it will be up to the beekeeper to adjust the period.