Bizzy Bee Feeder
A Newly Designed Patent Pending Top of Hive Feeder - Designed and made in the U.S.A.
As an enthusiastic beekeeper, I struggled with being able to properly feed and manage my hives.
I was disappointed with the different feeder styles I purchased.
- Entrance feeders require frequent refilling, often leak, and can encourage robbing.
- Internal feeders drown many bees, take up valuable frame space and required the hive to be opened.
- Feeding pollen patties required a spacer to be installed to provide a sufficient gap to close the outer cover.
- Feeding dry pollen or granulated sugar requires wax paper to be placed on top of the frames.
Other hive management tasks required other components.
- During colder months, I had to add a foam insulator under the outer cover to help insulate the top of the hive.
- Monitoring the internal temperature and humidity, required a spacer under the outer cover to create the extra space needed for the sensors I used.
Unable to find a versatile product with more than one purpose, I decided to design a feeder with features and functions I knew would help me manage my hives more effectively.
After incorporating different ideas, testing various prototype designs, and 3 years of trial and error, I finally created the Bizzy Bee Feeder.
Simply stated: I wanted to develop something that would not only benefit my bees, but help other backyard beekeepers become more successful at hive management.
Upper Section Features
- Easy liquid fill design. Simply remove your outer cover and pour sugar syrup up to the fill line.
- 1¼ gallon (4 liter) capacity liquid chamber with maximum fill line indicator.
- Tapered liquid chamber forces fluid to the center.
- Circular fluid chamber access provides adequate space for several bees to feed simultaneously.
- Tight tolerances with angled fluid chamber access, minimize bee drowning.
- Separate dry feed chamber for pollen, pollen substitute or granulated sugar.
- Vented cover for bee observation and accessing dry feed chamber.
- All season front ventilation allow unwanted heat and / or moisture to escape.
- Vent tape helps keep ants from getting into the sugar syrup.
- Additional front bee entrance.
Lower Section Features
- Designed to fit both Langstroth 8 frame and 10 frame hive bodies and covers.
- Hi density polystyrene construction is strong for long life and provides insulation during colder months.
- Built in spacer for pollen patties, fondant or sugar candy during the spring or fall.
- Queen cage introduction cutout eliminates the need to place the cage between frames when introducing a new queen.
- Temperature and humidity sensor cutout area designed to work with various technologies for internal hive monitoring.
- Separate bee access to fluid chamber and dry feed chamber.
- Support feet provide extra support and allow the feeder to be placed on a flat surface reducing crushed bees during hive inspections.
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