RU2370027C1 - Feeder for bees - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: agriculture.

SUBSTANCE: invention refers to agriculture in particular to slop feeding of bees. The proposed feeder for bees comprises hermetic outside storage tank 2, being outside the hive brood chamber, where slop is poured, the slop is taken by bees from the tank 1, installed in the hive brood chamber, clear hoses 2 and 3. The outside storage tank 2 is provided with connecting units 5 and 6, as well as cranes 7 and 8. In the upper part of the outside storage tank 2 there is hermetically closed inlet 9 with a cover 10. The internal tank 1 is equipped with the slop feeding unit 11 and the slop constant level control unit 12, made in the shape of the turned over glass. The slop constant level control unit 12 has a hole 13 in the lower part, and in the higher part there is butt joint 14 for the hose connection 4. The hole 13 is higher than outlet of the slop feeding unit 11. The grid 15 is installed for protection of these units from clogging with any particles from the hive brood chamber. Filling of the outside storage tank is controlled by the filling scale 16.

EFFECT: proposed invention enables to solve the problem of feeding process simplification, to increase of its quality and to decrease of labour coefficient of the slop usage rate control.

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Description

The invention relates to agriculture, in particular to feeding bees with liquid feed.

Closest to the technical nature of the present invention is a feeder for feeding bees, installed in the hive on the side of the nest of bees near the last frame, containing a container for food, rafts for bees and hangers for hanging [1].

The disadvantages of this device are the high complexity of feeding, the difficulty of controlling the intake of feed, the high complexity of emptying when removing unused feed. Work to stop feeding with unselected feed can be carried out only in the daytime. With large doses of feed, the feeders occupy large volumes and require the removal of part of the framework. Repeated fillings lead to the entry of bees into the feed and their death.

The present invention solves the problem of simplifying the feeding process, improving its quality and reducing the complexity of feeding and control the intensity of feed use.

The goal is achieved by the fact that the proposed bee feeder is equipped with an internal container, an external transparent sealed container equipped with a lid, a filling scale, two connecting units with taps to which transparent hoses are connected, one of the hoses is connected to the feed supply unit of the internal container, and the other to feed maintenance unit. The feed supply unit and the unit for maintaining a constant feed level are rigidly fixed in the inner tank, a mesh is installed to protect the holes of these clogging units with any particles from the hive.

The invention is illustrated in the drawing.

The drawing shows a diagram of the proposed feeder for bees.

The bee feeder consists of an inner container 1, a transparent outer container 2 and transparent hoses 3 and 4. The outer container is equipped with connecting nodes 5 and 6, equipped with taps 7 and 8. In the upper part of the outer container 2 there is a filler neck 9 and a cover 10. Inner the tank is equipped with a feed supply unit 11 and a unit for maintaining a constant level of feed 12, made in the form of an inverted glass. The node for maintaining the level of feed 12 has a hole 13 in the lower part on the side, and a docking connection 14 for connecting the hose 4 in the upper part. The hole 13 can be made in the form of a recess of arbitrary shape. To protect the holes 13 and the holes of the connecting nodes 5 and 6, the feed supply unit and the docking connection 14 from clogging by any particles from the hive, a net 15 is installed. The feed supply unit 11 and the unit for maintaining a constant 12 feed level are rigidly fixed in the inner tank 1. Hole 13 of the unit maintaining a constant feed level is located above the outlet of the feed supply unit 11.

The inner container 1 with the feed supply unit 11 and the constant feed level maintenance unit 12 is installed in the hive on the side of the nest near the last frame, and the external container 2 is installed outside the hive above the feed level maintenance unit 12. The external container 2 is equipped with a fill volume scale 16. Flexible transparent hoses 3 and 4 lead into the hive through the tap holes or special openings in the hive.

The feeder works as follows.

With the cover 10 removed and the taps 7 and 8 closed, the outer container 2 is filled with feed through the filler neck 9. After filling the container 2 with feed, the valve 7 opens, as a result of which the hose 3 is filled with feed. After filling the visible part of the hose 3 with feed, the valve 7 closes and the lid 10 is sealed, the valve 7 is opened successively, and then the valve 8. The air from the atmosphere is fed through the feed level support unit 12, docking connection 14, hose 4, connection unit 5 to the valve 8 will enter the outer container 2, the feed through the connecting unit 6 with the valve 7, the hose 3, the feed supply unit 11 will enter the inner container 1 until it blocks the passage of air from the atmosphere through the hole 13. In this position, the level feed is stabilized, while the feed level maintenance unit 2 and hose 4 are filled with feed. When the feed is taken by bees, its level in the inner tank 1 will decrease, through the hole 13, air will accumulate in the node to maintain the level of feed 12, which will accumulate in its upper part, and the feed from the node to maintain a constant level of feed 12 will flow into the tank 1. At the same time, the feed level in the inner container 1 will be maintained at the level of the hole 13. As the height of the air column in the node maintain the level of feed 12 increases the pressure drop, which will overcome the internal resistance in the hoses 3 and 4, and the air from the node is supported The level of feed 12 will move to the outer container 2, and the unit for maintaining the level of feed 12 will be filled with feed. This process is repeated until the outer container is completely empty. If it is necessary to stop feeding, close the taps 7 and 8, if necessary, disconnect the hoses 3 and 4 from them and remove the outer container 2. To ensure that the bees can pass into the inner container 1, its width must be at least 6 mm in height, therefore, if the inner container 1 is made with a thickness of less than 15 mm, then it will not interfere with the life of the bee colony, and it can not be removed during inspections, moving and other works. The implementation of the outer tank 2 transparent and with a scale of filling allows you to control and record the intake of feed without disassembling the hive. Level control, feed filling or replacement of the outer tank is carried out at any time of the day.

Information sources

1. Burenin N.L. and other Handbook of beekeeping. - 2nd ed., Revised. and add. - M .: Kolos, 1984. p.134-135.

Claims (3)

1. Bee feeder, comprising an inner container divided into a feeding compartment and a liquid feed supply compartment, characterized in that the feed supply unit and the feed constant level maintenance unit, made in the form of an inverted glass, are rigidly fixed in the upper part which is a docking connection for a flexible hose, in the lower part of which a hole is made on the side, located above the outlet of the feed supply unit with an external container equipped with an inlet at the top orlovinoy with hermetically closing lid and the bottom of the connecting nodes provided with taps connected by hoses to a node maintaining a constant level feed and a jointing compound feed supply node. 2. Bee feeder according to claim 1, characterized in that the outer container and hoses are made transparent, and the outer container is equipped with a filling scale. 3. Bee feeder according to claim 1, characterized in that the compartments of the inner container are separated by a grid.