Tri Gable Lea 19" Follower Board

The follower creates the form of the hive. We've put a lot of thought in the simple design of these followers. They fit snugly against the wall of the hive. We use premium-grade plywood so the board doesn't warp with the changes in humidity.  Each hive comes with two follower boards, but there are reasons why you may want to have a spare. Internally feeding the hive with a jar feeder is easy with a follower cut to fit the feeder or with a hole drilled in the follower to give the bees access to the feeder. A standard jar feeder will fit inside the hive and take up 3 bars of space.  When preparing a split/nuc, you can use extra followers and your Tri Gable Lea Hive to compartmentalize each split. The followers are used to reduce the cavity the bees need to heat. When making a split or a nuc, you need to be careful not to put them in too big of a volume. By making the split/nuc only 5-7 bars wide, you can help the new bees keep the heat they have generated.  You may decide not to buy one