Abstract: A bee feeder (10) disclosed includes a molded plastic receptacle (14) that is adapted to be mounted on top of a hive body (12) and has a construction that insures rapid feeding of bees until the receptacle is emptied of liquid feed without permitting any drowning. Side walls (16, 18) of the receptacle cooperatively define a rectangular shape and a bottom wall thereof extends between the side walls with a hollow projection (22) extending upwardly therefrom and between two shorter side walls (16) spaced from two longer side walls (18). An upper opening (24) in the projection has at least a portion located inwardly from each of the side walls and covered by a grid (26) of an inverted U shape that confines the bees as they pass into the feeder through the opening and downwardly on either side of the projection to the liquid feed.