Made by Bitterroot Buzz Bees in Stevensville, Montana
Help your bees get through the cold Montana winter with our Insulated Winter Candy Board. Fabricated and assembled onsite at Bitterroot Buzz Bees in Stevensville, Montana, these boards combine insulation and emergency winter feed in one simple design.
Our candy boards are designed to be placed on the hive in late fall or early winter, giving the colony an accessible source of emergency feed when temperatures make traditional feeding difficult.
Why Use a Candy Board?
Adds insulation to the top of the hive, helping reduce condensation that can form above the colony and drip back onto the bees.
Provides emergency winter feed if the colony uses more of its stored honey than expected.
Helps absorb excess moisture as the hardened sugar candy softens, making it easier for the bees to consume.
Provides feed across the entire top of the colony, allowing bees to move upward and access the candy from multiple areas.
Easy to monitor throughout the winter without having to heavily disturb the colony.
Extra peace of mind during long stretches of cold Montana weather.
Built in Stevensville, Montana
Each Bitterroot Buzz Bees Candy Board includes:
Assembled wooden rim
Double-sided foil-backed insulation
Hardened sugar candy
Locally fabricated and assembled in Stevensville, Montana
Built for beekeepers. Built for winter. Built right here in Montana.
Candy boards provide supplemental winter feed and insulation. Proper winter preparation, adequate food stores, colony strength, and overall hive management remain important for successful overwintering.
