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, complicating the process.
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.
