A beehive feeder barrier assembly includes a barrier that is positionable between a beehive and an entry feeder that is integrated to the beehive. In this way the barrier can inhibit bees that do not occupy the beehive from accessing the entry feeder. The barrier forms a tunnel between the beehive and the entry-feeder when the barrier is positioned therebetween. In this way the barrier facilitates bees living in the beehive to travel back and forth between the entry feeder and the beehive. A pair of bumpers is provided and each of the bumpers is coupled to the barrier. Each of the bumpers engages the entry feeder when the barrier is positioned between the entry feeder and the beehive such that the bumpers inhibit the barrier from being displaced.

An attachable entrance bee feeder affixes to man-made bee hive boxes used by apiarists to raise and manage bees. The feeder attaches to the hive box landing board with screws through holes manufactured into the feeder. The feeder has an inner section which slides into the bee box entrance, plus an outer section that remains outside the bee box. A feeding cavity accepts an inverted fruit jar with lid and cap that holds viscous sugar syrup; plus, a cylindrical plug that can be installed into the feeding cavity in place of the fruit jar. The fruit jar lid contains holes that allow sugar syrup droplets to be consumed by honey bees. Bees enter the feeding cavity through feeding tubes to consume sugar syrup in the feeding cavity. The feeder may be secured to the bee box permanently or semi-permanently, and it accommodate feeding reservoirs of one quart and larger.

An attachable entrance bee feeder affixes to man-made bee hive boxes used by apiarists to raise and manage bees. The feeder attaches to the hive box landing board with screws through holes manufactured into the feeder. The feeder has an inner section which slides into the bee box entrance, plus an outer section that remains outside the bee box. A feeding cavity accepts an inverted fruit jar with lid and cap that holds viscous sugar syrup; plus, a cylindrical plug that can be installed into the feeding cavity in place of the fruit jar. The fruit jar lid contains holes that allow sugar syrup droplets to be consumed by honey bees. Bees enter the feeding cavity through feeding tubes to consume sugar syrup in the feeding cavity. The feeder may be secured to the bee box permanently or semi-permanently, and it accommodate feeding reservoirs of one quart and larger.

A bee feeder assembly including a tank having a bottom portion with an opening, and a cap removably attached to the opening of the tank. The cap includes a center component with a feeder having a plurality of feeding holes extending therethrough, and a rim extending outward from the center component, the rim having an upper surface and a lower surface. The rim may have a plurality of ridges on the lower surface. The feeder may extend below the lower surface of the rim.

A bee feeder assembly including a tank having a bottom portion with an opening, and a cap removably attached to the opening of the tank. The cap includes a center component with a feeder having a plurality of feeding holes extending therethrough, and a rim extending outward from the center component, the rim having an upper surface and a lower surface. The rim may have a plurality of ridges on the lower surface. The feeder may extend below the lower surface of the rim.

The Cummings No-Leak Entrance Feeder for Honey Bees is designed with a double lock against leakage. The first safeguard is the traditional suction vapor lock. If that fails, the sugar syrup food will pool in the feeder and stop when it rises to the level of the canning jar lid. The bees will be able to continue to feed from the pool instead of directly from the jar lid. This will prevent the loss of food which would in turn encourage robber bees to attack the hive.

The Cummings No-Leak Entrance Feeder for Honey Bees is designed with a double lock against leakage. The first safeguard is the traditional suction vapor lock. If that fails, the sugar syrup food will pool in the feeder and stop when it rises to the level of the canning jar lid. The bees will be able to continue to feed from the pool instead of directly from the jar lid. This will prevent the loss of food which would in turn encourage robber bees to attack the hive.

Provided herein are agents, compositions, and methods for agricultural use, e.g., for altering the level, activity, or metabolism of one or more microorganisms resident in a host nematode or arthropod (e.g., honeybee or silkworm), the alteration resulting in an increase in the fitness of the host. The invention features a composition that includes an agent (e.g., phage, peptide, small molecule, antibiotic, or combinations thereof) that can alter the host's microbiota in a manner that is beneficial to the host. By promoting favorable microbial levels, microbial activity, microbial metabolism, and/or microbial diversity, the agents described herein may be used to increase the fitness of a variety of beneficial nematodes or arthropods, such as bees and silkworms, utilized in agriculture and commerce.

Provided herein are agents, compositions, and methods for agricultural use, e.g., for altering the level, activity, or metabolism of one or more microorganisms resident in a host nematode or arthropod (e.g., honeybee or silkworm), the alteration resulting in an increase in the fitness of the host. The invention features a composition that includes an agent (e.g., phage, peptide, small molecule, antibiotic, or combinations thereof) that can alter the host's microbiota in a manner that is beneficial to the host. By promoting favorable microbial levels, microbial activity, microbial metabolism, and/or microbial diversity, the agents described herein may be used to increase the fitness of a variety of beneficial nematodes or arthropods, such as bees and silkworms, utilized in agriculture and commerce.

The present invention provides for a probiotic composition for enhancing a subject's, such as an insect's, resistance to a pesticide comprising: (a) a microorganism capable of expressing one or more enzymes for metabolizing the pesticide, and (b) at least one feed ingredient for a subject. The present invention also provides for a method for enhancing a subject's, such as an insect's, resistance to a pesticide comprising administering to a subject the probiotic composition.