Abstract: An insert plate for a bee hive feeding pan fits into a feeding pan that has a tower portion through which bees enter the pan. The insert plate includes: a main body constructed of a material floatable on water and including an edge positionable adjacent the tower portion, and a gasket portion coupled to the main body extending away from the edge and being flexible, wherein the gasket portion is configured to bridge a gap between the edge and the tower portion when the insert plate is floating on liquid in the bee hive feeding pan. The insert plate increases the area from which the bees can feed at the surface level of the food and the gasket portion acts as a bridge to facilitate passage of the bees from the tower portion to the insert plate.