Bee Entrance Feeder Plans

I used 3 4 oak because that is what i had laying around.

Bee entrance feeder plans.

The boardman or entrance feeder is an essential beekeeping tool for feeding bees sugar syrups or medications at various times of the year. There is a small typo in the dimensions. Fat bee man e plan bundle get all the above 11 eplans at a 35 discount. The front and sides should either be 10 1 8 tall for a deep nuc or 7 1 8 tall for a medium nuc.

Bend the entrance profile. Cut and measure the sheet metal. Boardman entrance feeder this feeder fits in the entrance of the hive. Make the side frame boards.

View plans or buy one online. Don has developed a very easy way to make them using wood scraps around your bee yard. An entrance feeder is a great way to feed bees. From laun board or plywood.

Using nominal 1 by lumber actual thickness. 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. 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. 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.

Cut one 1 3 x 3 square part a. Cut two boards to the dimensions shown in the sketch.