RU2191505C1 - Wintering hive for bees - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: apiculture. SUBSTANCE: hive has nest frames, magazine-type extension piece composed of six magazine (feed) frames filled with honey. Magazine frames are positioned on nest frames so that lower plank of feed frame comes into contact with upper bar of nest frame to provide for single wax field. Part of upper bar of nest frame is made trapezium-shaped along zone of contact with feed frame, with smaller base of trapezium being oriented upward. Length of feed frame is 0.6-0.7 the length of nest frame and its height is 0.4-0.5 thereof. Bees wintering in said hive are in anabiosis state, so they do not consume feed normally characteristic of winter. After wintering bees are strong, because this state prevents creation of medium advantageous for disease-producing stimulants. EFFECT: increased efficiency and improved wintering conditions for bees. 2 dwg

Description

 The invention relates to the field of beekeeping, in particular to a device and an arrangement in the hives of a framework for honeycombs. The invention can be used to organize wintering of bees.

 There are many modifications of hive designs and device options and the location of the frames for honeycombs in them.

All hives, as a rule, consist of a hull with a bottom, a closed roof. The housing has nesting frames. A store extension with magazine frames is installed on the case. Each frame consists of an upper bar, two side and lower trims. In typical beehives, the nesting and store frames are the same in length and differ only in height (see p. 69-70, A. S. Nuzhdin, "Fundamentals of Beekeeping" M., VO "Agropromizdat", 1988)
The closest technical solution (prototype) is the Dadan-Blatt hive with 12 nesting frames measuring 435x300 mm.

 The hive consists of one building and a store extension. The size of the magazine frame is 435x145 mm. In cold weather, the store extension is filled with insulating material (see pages 68-69, 74. A. S. Nuzhdin, Fundamentals of Beekeeping, M., VO Agropromizdat, 1988).

 The disadvantages of analogues and prototype is that during the wintering of bees, honey or sugar is consumed, which significantly increases costs.

 In addition, as a result of winter feed intake, the bee has a favorable environment for pathogens, especially immediately after wintering, which leads to the need for treatment with antibiotics or chemicals.

 The objective of the present invention is to provide a beehive design for hibernation of bees, which allows organizing hibernation of bees in a state of suspended animation, as a result of which the bees do not consume feed reserves, autumn feeding is not required, bee diseases after wintering are excluded.

 This problem is solved by the fact that in the well-known technical solution (Dadan-Blatt hive) containing a housing with twelve nesting frames, a store extension, a roof and a bottom, the nesting frame is made in the size of 435x350 mm. The magazine (aft) extension 300x150 mm in size is filled with honey and mounted on the nesting frames so that the lower bar of the aft frame is in contact with the upper block of the nesting frame. The lower plank of the stern frame is 10x10 mm in size, and part of the upper bar of the nesting frame along the length of contact with the stern frame is made in the form of a trapezoid, directed by a smaller base 10 mm up.

Distinctive features of the present invention are:
- dimensions of the nesting frame 435x350 mm;
- store (feed) extension, consisting of six store (feed) frames 300x150 mm in size, filled with honey; moreover, the length of the aft frame is from 0.6 to 0.7 of the length of the nesting frame, the height is from 0.4 to 0.5 of its height;
- dimensions of the lower lath of the aft frame, equal to 10x10 mm;
- the implementation of the part of the upper bar of the nesting frame in contact with the aft frame, in the form of a trapezoid, directed by a smaller base of 10 mm up.

 The combination of these characteristics allows wintering of bees in a state of suspended animation by forming a club of the desired shape. The location and size of the frames make it possible to provide 30,000 free cells and regulate the location of feed reserves in the nest, and most importantly - to form a winter club of the desired shape. The growth occurs twice as much as in other hives.

 In the center of the usual nest in the Dadanovsky hive there is not enough space for the winter formation of the club. Bees are forced to consume food to make room for the club. This leads to intestinal overflow and disease. If the nest of bees is formed in such a way that the bees can form a club on free honeycombs, then the bees are prepared for wintering, i.e. they drastically reduced the amount of fluid in the hemolymph, accumulated carbohydrates, increased fat body.

 They need free cells to stop further dehydration and create a microclimate in the cell for 5-6 months. Having occupied a free cell, the bee's body goes into zero activity, which means that all the nutrients in the body correspond to the zero state, which is the beginning of suspended animation.

 Filling the store (feed) extension with honey is not necessary for winter eating, but as a guarantee of a guaranteed presence.

 The hive (Fig. 1) consists of a building 1 with a roof 3 and a bottom 6. At the bottom of the hive there are 12 nesting frames 5 with a size of 435x350 mm. On the nesting frames, there is a feed extension of six magazine frames - 4 300x150 mm in size, which are filled with honey. Free space in the hive can be filled with insulation material - 2.

 The middle of the upper bar of the nesting frame with a size of 300 mm is made in the form of a trapezoid directed upward by a smaller base, equal to 10 mm. The place of contact of the upper bar of the nesting frame and the lower bar of the aft frame is shown in Fig.2 (section aa).

 The hive is prepared for wintering as follows. In the center of the hive, 5-6 nesting frames are installed, like a winter bed, where a winter club should be formed. On each side, cover frames of 3 kg of honey in each are set. On top of the nesting frames, a feed extension is installed in the center containing about 10 kg of sealed honey. The feed extension is installed without breaking from the brood in such a way that the lower bar of the feeding frame measuring 10 x 10 mm fits snugly on the part of the upper lath of the nesting frame made in the form of a trapezoid.

The proposed design of the hive for wintering bees allows the transition of the winter club to an anabiotic state, which is confirmed by long-term experiments. It was found that during wintering of bees in this hive:
- there is no feed consumption and there is no need for autumn feeding sugar;
- there is no need for medication, because intestinal overflow is excluded and there is no favorable environment for pathogens.

Claims (1)

 A hive for wintering bees, comprising a case with twelve nesting frames, a store extension, a roof and a bottom, characterized in that the store extension consists of six store (feed) frames filled with honey, the feed frame being from 0.6 to 0.7 in length the length of the nesting frame, the height of the aft frame is from 0.4 to 0.5 the height of the nesting frame, and the lower bar of each aft frame is square in cross section and installed without a gap on the upper block of the nesting frame, while part of the upper bar of the nesting frame the length of contact with the aft frame is made trapezoidal in cross-section and a smaller base of the trapezoid facing upward, and its size is the size of the lower feed frame strips.

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