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Bizzy Bee Feeder
A Newly Designed Patent Pending Top of Hive Feeder - Designed and made in the U.S.A.
As an avid beekeeper, I often struggled with properly feeding and managing my hives. The various feeder styles I tried never seemed to work as expected.
- Entrance feeders needed constant refilling, leaked frequently, and could even encourage robbing.
- Internal feeders caused bee drownings, took up valuable frame space, and required opening the hive to refill.
- Pollen patties needed a spacer to create enough room to close the outer cover.
- Dry pollen or granulated sugar required wax paper to be placed on top of the frames
Additionally, other hive management tasks came with their own set of challenges:
- In colder months, I had to install a foam insulator under the outer cover to maintain warmth.
- Monitoring internal temperature and humidity required adding a spacer beneath the outer cover to make room for the sensors.
Frustrated by the lack of a versatile product that could address multiple hive management needs, I set out to design a feeder that combined the features and functions I needed to care for my bees more effectively.
After years of testing, incorporating ideas, and refining prototypes, I finally developed the Bizzy Bee Feeder.
My goal was simple: to create a tool that would not only benefit my bees, but also help fellow backyard beekeepers improve their hive management and be more successful.
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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