Fecha de publicación:
22/09/2022
Fuente: WIPO "beekeeper"
An attachable entrance bee feeder affixes to man-made bee hive boxes used by apiarists to raise and manage bees. The feeder attaches to the hive box landing board with screws through holes manufactured into the feeder. The feeder has an inner section which slides into the bee box entrance, plus an outer section that remains outside the bee box. A feeding cavity accepts an inverted fruit jar with lid and cap that holds viscous sugar syrup; plus, a cylindrical plug that can be installed into the feeding cavity in place of the fruit jar. The fruit jar lid contains holes that allow sugar syrup droplets to be consumed by honey bees. Bees enter the feeding cavity through feeding tubes to consume sugar syrup in the feeding cavity. The feeder may be secured to the bee box permanently or semi-permanently, and it accommodate feeding reservoirs of one quart and larger.