Bee Entrance Feeder Plans
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Bee entrance feeder plans. For a simple inexpensive feeder that holds up to a gallon of sugar syrup is easy to refill and requires no opening of the hive look no further than the hive top feeder. An entrance feeder is a great way to feed bees. Ross round box no drown hive top feeder 5 frame original no drown hive top feeder 5 frame new improved no drown hive top feeder 8 10 frame new improved entrance feeder baby nuc box 5 frame nuc box super 8 frame nuc box queen timing box mite. Fat bee man e plan bundle get all the above 11 eplans at a 35 discount.
The standard boardman entrance feeder. Using nominal 1 by lumber actual thickness. Cut one 1 4 x 3 square part b. Boardman entrance feeder this feeder fits in the entrance of the hive.
Cut and measure the sheet metal. Cut two boards to the dimensions shown in the sketch. The front and sides should either be 10 1 8 tall for a deep nuc or 7 1 8 tall for a medium nuc. Don has developed a very easy way to make them using wood scraps around your bee yard.
While preassembled top feeders are available for about 10 each anyone with basic carpentry skills can diy several in a single afternoon following a few simple tips that work for both eight and 10 frame langstroth hives. I used 3 4 oak because that is what i had laying around. From laun board or plywood. Cut one 1 3 x 3 square part a.
There is a small typo in the dimensions. Make the side frame boards.