This type of feeder was designed and developed by a man of that name. I presume it was the Miller that was the originator of various other beekeeping manipulations, but I am not sure of this, nor do I know the date. It is a square wooden box and consists of a central feeding station that is arranged right across the box, which results in the feed volume being divided into two portions which can be used independently or both together.

The feeding station has a cover to keep bees out of the main feed volumes, otherwise they will drown. In modern feeders this is a piece of glass or clear plastic, but some older feeders had a metal or gauze cover.

The drawings below show various aspects of the feeder... It is essentially a tray with a central slot (12 mm) for bee access, flanked by a pair of sealed risers that the bees can climb over and two more baffles, that are fitted flush with the top, outside of these. Thus allowing feed to flow underneath. In some designs the outer baffles slide into 3 mm deep slots and rest on 3 mm spacing pegs. Generally all parts are strongly glued and screwed so that they remain water tight when in use. The risers are rebated into the front and back by 3 mm.

The rim on the underside is required for use with standard National equipment with bottom bee space, but if top bee space is being used these can be discarded, although in practice this need not be the case.

Cutting list for parts

Component	Qty	Length	Width	Thickness	Material
Front/Back	2	436 mm	121 mm	18 mm
Base	1	435 mm	435 mm	9  mm	Ply
Baffle	2	430 mm	100 mm	12 mm
Riser	2	430 mm	93 mm	12 mm
Cover	1	424 mm	78 mm	6  mm	Ply