Wooden, paraffin-treated frame feeder with a central recess that brings the bees closer to the syrup.
In three sizes: Layens, Dadant and Langstroth. The paraffin is what waterproofs the wood so it stands up to syrup season after season.
01 · THE SIZES
The published sizes are Layens, 390 × 325 mm and 2.8 litres, and Langstroth, 230 × 440 mm and 2.2 litres; a Dadant version also exists. Check yours before ordering: the feeder takes a frame's place and has to hang like one, lugs resting properly and nothing forced.
02 · HOW TO FILL AND FIT IT
Fill it with a funnel — that is what stops spills, and syrup outside the reservoir means robbing. Then take a frame out of the brood box to make room and slide the filled feeder in. The manufacturer expressly recommends putting a piece of mesh inside against drowning: without it, the surface is wide open.
| ✓ FITS | Layens, Dadant and Langstroth, with the syrup inside the nest at hive temperature. |
| ⚠ FIT A MESH | The manufacturer recommends it: without mesh inside, the bees drown. |
| Type | Paraffin-treated wooden frame feeder |
|---|---|
| Sizes and capacity | Layens 390 × 325 mm (2.8 L) · Langstroth 230 × 440 mm (2.2 L) · also in Dadant |
| Material | Paraffin-treated wood |
| Design | Central recess to ease access |
| Filling | With a funnel, outside the hive |
| Recommended | Put a piece of mesh inside against drowning |
| Weight | 700 g |
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