In Hive Frame Feeder   with Cap and Ladder

Also known as a “division board feeder” because it could potentially divide frames of brood within a hive, inside feeders keep liquid feed closest to the warm winter cluster surrounding the queen. When honey bees have to travel very far outside of their warm cluster, they can lose much of their energy and are more likely to die. This is especially important for a newly installed package of bees that haven’t had a chance to build their colony yet. It takes all the energy they can get just to stay warm in cooler spring weather.

Our plastic inside feeders are made of a heavy-duty, leak-proof black polypropylene plastic that will last for multiple seasons.

Typically, inside feeders are placed in frame position 1 or 10 in the bottom brood box. If the weather is extremely cold, some beekeepers will place them in in frame position 2 or 9 of the bottom brood box if they don’t think the cluster of bees could get to the outside position.