Here in the finger lakes region of Central NY I feed by placing an extra deep super on top of my 2 box overwintering hive. Then using gallon jars inverted (12-15 small holes in the lid) over the hole in the inner cover I can feed without disturbing the colony. I leave this setup in place with the outer cover on the extra deep super so first thing in february or march I can start feeding as needed. However I leave a heavy rock or cinderblock on the top to prevent wind blow outs and use a small patch to cover the hole during the deep dark winter(also prevents mouse entrance). Mike >I have two colonies in E TN that are a bit weak on stores and feel I may >need to feed them possibly thru the winter. Having just returned to >beekeeping I have no frames of honey to give them. I seem to recall a >discussion some months ago about in-hive feeders 'on the cheap'. I don't >have division board feeders. Are there reasonable (all opinions >appreciated) home-made alternatives for providing in-hive feeding during the >winter. > >Logan VanLeigh