RU2390990C2 - Method for flight and cure of bees varoosis - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: agriculture.

SUBSTANCE: invention is related to agriculture, namely to bee keeping. Proposed method for flight and cure of bees varoosis involves the following: the inner space of the hive is being warmed with electric and sun energy in fair weather when air temperature is above +3°C. The electric heater which is placed on the hive's floor is used. For utilisation of solar energy the device which is made in form of five-canted prism with lower border of metallic nest and other borders of polycarbonate alveolate is used. The front border of the device is 45° degrees inclined to the lower border, and the rear border is 75° degrees incined. A mirror is placed on the rear border. The above mentioned device is placed on the upper case of the hive, then electric heater is turned on and notches are open in 4-5 minutes. As a result of temperature increase by electric and solar energy and light influence inside of the hive, the bees become excited, shake of Varroa mites and fly round.

EFFECT: invention allows to make a flight 3-4 weeks later in autumn and 3 - 4 weeks earlier in spring, this reduces the Varroa mites amount in the families.

Description

1.1. The technical field to which the invention relates.

The invention is used in beekeeping.

1.2. The level of technology.

The applicant is not aware of analogues of the prior art.

1.3. Disclosure of the invention.

The invention is directed to the implementation of bees flying at lower temperatures than occurs in vivo, and the treatment of bees from varroosis.

The technical result is achieved by increasing the temperature inside the hive using electric energy and more efficient use of solar energy in combination with light exposure to bees.

To increase the temperature inside the hive, an electric heater with a power of 250 ... 300 W is used in the form of a flat plate, which is installed in a mesh subframe between the baking sheet and the grid.

A more efficient use of solar energy to increase the temperature inside the hive is achieved through the passage of sunlight through a special device that is installed on the upper hive body.

The device is a five-sided prism, the lower face of which is made of a metal mesh with a cell size in the light of 3 ... 4 mm to prevent bees from entering the device, and the remaining four faces are made of transparent cellular polycarbonate. The front face of the device (prism), which in the working position is facing the sun, is made of transparent honeycomb polycarbonate with a thickness of 4 or 6 mm and is located at an angle of 45 ° to the lower edge. The lateral and rear faces of the device (prism) are made of transparent honeycomb polycarbonate 25 mm thick. The rear face of the device with respect to the bottom is located at an angle of 75 °. The lateral faces of the device (prism) are parallel to each other and perpendicular to the lower, front and rear faces of the device (prism). A mirror is installed on the inside of the rear face of the device.

The internal dimensions of the lower face of the device as applied to a multihull hive are 380 × 450 (mm). For other types of hives, the internal dimensions of the lower edge of the device must correspond to the internal dimensions of the hive’s body.

To prevent dust and insects from entering the cell polycarbonate cells, as well as to drain the condensed water, the location of the fibers and sealing of the open cell polycarbonate cells is carried out in accordance with the technical guidelines for the use of this material.

To reduce heat loss, the connection of the walls (faces) of the device with each other should be tight. Around the perimeter of the contact of the device with the walls of the hive must also be ensured tightness.

The sun's rays falling on the front face facing the sun penetrate the device. One part of the rays falls on the frame, and the other part of the rays falls on the mirror, and. reflected, it also falls on the frame, but at a lower angle of incidence. As a result, heating of the interior of the hall occurs.

Light, as an external "stimulus", leads the bees to an "excited" state, which also entails an increase in temperature inside the hive.

Due to the increase in temperature inside the hive and exposure to light, after some time, the bees go over the air.

In addition, having come to an “excited” state, the bees shake off the ticks of varroa from themselves. Due to the fact that at this time of the year (spring or autumn) there are few broods in bee colonies, the number of ticks of varroa is significantly reduced and bee colonies suffer much less from invasion.

This method allows flying around bees in the fall 3 ... 4 weeks later, and in the spring - 3 ... 4 weeks earlier than this occurs in natural conditions.

Thus, flightless time is reduced by 1.5 ... 2 months, resulting in:

- Better wintering of bees;

- the death of bee families in winter is reduced;

- early spring honey collections are used more effectively;

- earlier it is possible to start the withdrawal of queens and get new bee families;

- in bee families suffering from varroz, the number of ticks is significantly reduced;

- The area of keeping and breeding of all bee breeds extends to colder regions.

1.5. The implementation of the invention.

In calm, clear weather, at an air temperature above + 3 ° С, a mesh subframe is installed at the bottom of the hive together with an electric heater, the hives are closed, the roof, roof cover, insulation are removed from the hive and the device is installed on the upper case. The angle between the plane of the frame (honeycomb) and the sunbeam should be no more than 10 °; if it is larger, then the hive is rotated about the vertical axis to the desired value. An electric heater is energized. After 4 ... 5 minutes open the doors. As a result of the temperature increase inside the hive due to electric and solar energies, as well as light exposure, after some time the bees fly around.

Claims (1)

A method of flying around and treating bees from varroosis in calm, clear weather at an air temperature above + 3 ° C, which consists in heating the interior of the hive using electric and solar energy, and using an electric heater installed on the bottom to use electric energy hive, and for the use of solar energy, a device is used made in the form of a five-sided prism with a lower face made of a metal mesh and other faces made of cellular polycarbonate; the front edge of the device is located at an angle of 45 ° to the lower edge, the rear edge is at an angle of 75 ° to the lower edge, a mirror is installed on the rear edge from the inside, while this device is installed directly on the upper hive body, and the angle between the plane of the frame (honeycomb ) and the sunbeam should be no more than 10 °, and the slots open after 4 ÷ 5 minutes of installing the device and turning on the electric heater.