Hamet's Bee-box

Finns Porous Double Walled Beehive

Debeauvoy's Bee-box Sloping

California Hive

Star Hive

Lefebure's Box Moveable Frames

Gelieu's Bee-box

Feburier's Bee-box

Types of Bee feeders DIY and commercial

Honeybee feeders come in many styles and types.  Here is a picture gallery, some you make and some you buy.

New style entrance feeder

Top feeder-1

Division inner feeder

Syrup and pollen top feeder

Zip lock bag feeder w/spacer

Chicken type feeders

Our Bulk waterer post contains some ideas and other info. Here is an example of a DIY dry 
feeder from a 5 gallon bucket.

Commercial feeder

Using lip on 5 gallon bucket (1 hole drilled)

Kerkhof Hive

More info HERE and HERE.

Kerkof's address in 1981:

H. Van De Kerkhof & Son Inc.
4576 Cliffmont Rd.
N. Vancouver, BC Canada V7G 1J9

Phone: 604-929-2933

Last I checked the info was still good.

Canada Patent# 1055313

Hogg Hive

More info HERE and HERE.

Reaumur Pyramidal Hive

More info HERE.

Durnant Patent Hive

More info HERE.

Diamond Movable Frame Hive

Circa 1868. More info HERE.

Bingham Triangular Hive

Circa 1868. More info HERE.

Langstroth 1857 Version

Circa 1857. Presented not as another hive, but to show the difference from today's hive. Note how the frames do not "swing" in the case.

White's Collateral Hive

Circa 1756.

Vicat Hive

Munn Hive 1834

Munn's book (about 1840) was read by Langstroth. He marked in his copy the spacing of the frames (1/2") and the fact of them being movable. Munn also invented a different version later also listed on this site.

Original Australian Trigona Hive

For stingless bees of Australia. Also called OATH.