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THE FAT BEE MAN

BEEHIVE ENTRANCE FEEDER

Learn how to make the Fat Bee Man Entrance Feeder

Don Kuchenmeister

“The Fat Bee Man”

THE FAT BEE MAN

EEHIVE ENTRANCE FEEDE

THE FAT BEE MANEntrance Feeder

Make this feeder with scrap wood from your shop.This ePlan contains all the dimensions and details needed to make your own entrance

feeder.

I have been making and improving beekeeping equipment for over 50 years making all types

of beekeeping equipment to support my commercial

beekeeping business. This plan shows you how to make a simple but very useful entrance feeder.

The Entrance Feeder is made from simple materials

and recycled wood that you probably have in your

shop already.

I have produced a video to accompany the plan in an e!ort to duplicate my teaching and building style

without the cost of traveling to my school in Lula,

Georgia.

The link to the Build an Entrance Feeder video is:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mjwNLNTgIM

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HE FAT BEE MANEntrance Feeder

Cut List

P I E C E L E N G T H W I D T H T H I C K N E S S N U M B E R

Bottom

Top

Side

Back


Build the Entrance Feeder -

Start by cutting stock as detailed in the Cut List. There are only 5 wood parts to this feeder.

Staples are a good choice for attaching wood parts together. Nails work equally as well. I use staples due to the amount of products I build.

I build my wooden ware for commercial use from trees on my own property. My equipment

is built for long term beekeeping use, not necessarily to be pretty. I paint only parts not

touched by the bees and use no glue on any joint. I keep it as natural as possible. If you are

worried about joints holding up, I assure you if you build to my specifications, it will last. I have hive boxes 25 years old and more.

Top View:

This top view shows the po-sitioning of the smaller 3/8”

plywood parts.

The smaller plywood part is

5 1/2” x 4 3/4”.

This is the top part with the hole in it. Drill the hole

using a 2 3/4” hole saw. This

size fits the standard sized

lid for mason jars. Center

the hole on the top.


keeping use, not necessarily to be pretty. I paint only parts not

use no glue on any joint. I keep it as natural as possible. If you are

ding up, I assure you if you build to my specifications, it will last. I ld and more.

po-/8”

t is

ole

This

d

This is the bottom piece.

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om piecece.

Side View:

This view illus-

trates how the

top and bottom

pieces are positioned. The side part is 3/8” thick. The bottom, rear and side pieces are 3/8”

thick. The bottom plywood and the wood sides and rear combine to 3/4” thickness. This is an important dimension because the feeder slides into the front opening of a hive box which

is 3/4”.

Here is the rear of the feeder showing the plywood top, bottom

and back piece. All

wood pieces are 3/8”

thick by 3/4” and cut to length as

noted on the Cut

List.


ar of the feeder showing the plywood top, bottom

ce. All

are 3/8”

and as

Cut

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howing the plywood top bottom

ioned. The side art is 3/8” thick. The bottom, rear and side eces are 3/8”

om plywood and the wood sides and rear combine to 3/4” thickness. This is imension because the feeder slides into the front opening of a hive box which

de part is 3/8” thick. The bottom, rear and side pieces are 3/8”

nd the wood sides and rear combine to 3/4” thickness. This isse the feeder slides into the front opening of a hive box whic

Here is a view of the

finished wood part of the feeder.

Feeder Holes:

Only two holes are

needed. Commercial products always

seem to have many

holes. These just

leak feed into your

feeder. Two holes are all you need.

Use a t-50 stapler

and shoot a staple

into the lid. Then re-

move the staple and you are left with the exact sized

hole you need.


re

rcial

any

our

n re-

and you exact sized

Inert a mason jar and your feeder is finished! Please watch the unllisted YouTube video that

accompanies this plan for proper use of this feeder and more.


mason jar and your feeder is finished! Please watch the unllisted YouTube vi

anies this plan for proper use of this feeder and more.

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