ProtectaBEE 10-Frame Entrance Reducer - Award-Winning All-Season Hive Guard

Award-Winning ProtectaBEE 10-Frame Entrance Reducer

The Swiss Army knife of hive entrances—ProtectaBEE™ is the 2023 world silver medalist in beekeeping innovation and your all-season guard. This revolutionary entrance system fends off yellowjackets, protects against cold snaps, shrugs off rain, and lets you add feed and probiotics without opening the hive. Need to quickly stop swarming or move your hive? ProtectaBEE has you covered.

Key Features

• Adjustable entrance system – Multiple configurations for year-round hive protection
• Predator protection – Keeps out wasps, hornets, mice, robbing bees, skunks, and other threats
• Built-in feeding drawer – Add probiotics and powders to the "IN" drawer without opening the hive
• Accurate dosing – Reduces waste and provides precise supplement delivery
• Winterizing features – Keeps bees warm and dry during cold months
• Easy spring cleaning – Slide out drawers to clean bottom board of winter debris
• Swarm control – Quick entrance adjustment helps prevent swarming
• Award-winning design – 2023 world silver medalist in beekeeping innovation

All-Season Hive Protection

ProtectaBEE simplifies beekeeping with intelligent design that adapts to your colony's needs throughout the year. The adjustable entrance configurations provide optimal protection in every season—from keeping out robbing bees and yellowjackets in summer to maintaining warmth and blocking mice in winter. No more fighting with stuck entrance reducers in spring!

Revolutionary Feeding System

The integrated feeding drawer is a game-changer for colony nutrition. Add pollen substitute, probiotics, or other powdered supplements directly through the "IN" drawer without disturbing your bees or opening the hive. This reduces stress on the colony, minimizes waste, and ensures accurate dosing. In spring, add pollen substitute on the solid drawer side to build up hive numbers efficiently.

Winter Protection & Easy Maintenance

Keep your bees warm and dry with the solid drawer configuration that blocks cold drafts and moisture. The removable drawers make spring cleaning effortless—simply slide them out to remove winter dead bees from the bottom board. Keep out swiping critter hands and maintain a secure, protected hive entrance all winter long.

Recommended Configurations

• Cooler climates: Small entrance reducer with solid side for insulation
• Warmer temperatures: Cones to keep out robbing bees, yellowjackets, hornets, and wasps
• Spring buildup: Add pollen substitute on solid drawer side
• Swarm prevention: Quick entrance adjustment for colony control

Ideal For

• Year-round hive entrance management
• Predator and pest protection
• Supplemental feeding without hive disruption
• Winter insulation and moisture control
• Spring cleaning and maintenance
• Swarm prevention and colony control
• 10-frame Langstroth hives

2023 World Silver Medalist – Award-winning innovation in beekeeping

The ultimate all-season hive entrance system – Simplify your beekeeping with ProtectaBEE