Fecha de publicación: 29/07/1980 Fuente: WIPO "beekeeper" A bee feeder (10) disclosed includes a molded plastic receptacle (14) that is adapted to be mounted on top of a hive body (12) and has a construction that insures rapid feeding of bees until the receptacle is emptied of liquid feed without permitting any drowning. Side walls (16, 18) of the receptacle cooperatively define a rectangular shape and a bottom wall thereof extends between the side walls with a hollow projection (22) extending upwardly therefrom and between two shorter side walls (16) spaced from two longer side walls (18). An upper opening (24) in the projection has at least a portion located inwardly from each of the side walls and covered by a grid (26) of an inverted U shape that confines the bees as they pass into the feeder through the opening and downwardly on either side of the projection to the liquid feed. Oppositely inclined portions of the bottom wall and the projection-grid construction insure complete feeding of all of the liquid feed within the feeder even when the hive body is tipped toward one of the shorter side walls to drain the hive of moisture. A central positioning rib (32) on the projection and a pair of end positioning ribs (34) cooperate to locate the grid while grooves in the bottom wall and the end positioning ribs receive edges of the grid to insure containment of the bees. Each side wall includes spaced inner and outer wall portions (42, 44) that insulate the feeder from the environment and the outer wall includes a positioning flange (48) for locating the feeder on the hive body as well as strengthening ribs (50) for reinforcing the receptacle.