Inspenser Apparatus and Related Methods

An apparatus for managing bees of a hive housing having an opening, the apparatus comprising:

• a body including a cavity in fluid communication with the opening;
• an inlet and an outlet, opposite the opening, respectively permitting movement of bees from ambient air into the cavity and permitting movement of bees from the opening out of the cavity;
• a surface for receiving an additive, the surface proximate to the inlet, wherein the surface includes a lip downstream of the inlet relative to the expected incoming path.

A method for managing bees associated with a hive housing, the hive housing comprising at least in part an opening, the method comprising:

• installing an inspenser for fluid communication with the opening, the inspenser including an inlet and an outlet in removably inserted into the inspenser;
• removing the outlet from the inspenser;
• inserting a second inlet into the inspenser for encouraging bees to enter the hive housing.