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