A stingless bee honey production device and use method thereof

Abstract

The present invention provides a stingless bee honey production device and a method of using the same, comprising a honey storage box and a honey storage box arranged inside the honey storage box, the bottom end of the honey storage box is connected to a channel assembly, and the top end of the honey storage box is snap-connected with a box cover; the channel assembly comprises a bee channel inserted through the bottom end of the honey storage box, and a sealing plug snap-connected to the inside of the bee channel; the bottom end of the honey storage box is provided with a plurality of through holes for the bee channel to penetrate. The present invention is used for the production of stingless beehive honey, and the honey in the honey storage box can be taken out when it is full, and replaced with a new honey storage box to quickly complete the honey collection work, and the honey storage box full of honey can be packaged after being frozen and cleaned, which is convenient for the sale of honey in the market.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention mainly relates to the technical field of pollinating insect breeding boxes, and in particular to a stingless bee honey production device and a use method thereof. Background Art

[0002] Stingless bees belong to the genus Apidae in the order Hymenoptera. They are mainly distributed in tropical areas and are important pollinators for many plants. Stingless bees are social bees. As one of the bees that can be controlled and kept, keeping stingless bees can produce honey and achieve economic benefits. The breeding of stingless bees in China started late and has a weak foundation, especially the lack of suitable bee machinery and high-quality honey production methods.

[0003] At present, the patents are mainly focused on the research and development of beehives, and some problems in feeding management and breeding and swarming have been solved, but the main method of honey production is separation honey. For example, in the authorized CN210841163U, a honey box connected by several hemispherical cups is placed in the beehive to produce honey; CN111838022A, which was applied for and disclosed in 2020, designed a stingless bee honey production tray, including a bottom box, a nest door on the right side, a bowl bottom on the top, a honey bowl on the top of the bottom of the bowl, a gap anchor point on the front surface of the honey bowl, and a rectangular wooden frame on the top of the bottom box for honey production. The above-mentioned device and method are mainly used to produce separation honey, and the plastic honey cup (bowl) can be reused. To separate honey from the honeycomb, it is necessary to use a honey separation device, the process is long, the stingless bees are strongly stressed, and it is easy to lose worker bees.

[0004] Based on the current status of stingless bee honey production, the present invention develops a production device and a use method mainly for producing honeycomb, which simplifies the honey production process, improves product quality, and enriches the types of stingless bee honey. Summary of the invention

[0005] The present invention mainly provides a stingless bee honey production device and a use method thereof to solve the technical problems raised in the above background technology.

[0006] The technical solution adopted by the present invention to solve the above technical problems is:

[0007] A stingless bee honey production device comprises a honey storage box and a honey storage box arranged inside the honey storage box, wherein the bottom end of the honey storage box is connected with a channel assembly, and the top end of the honey storage box is clamped with a box cover;

[0008] The channel assembly includes a bee channel inserted into the bottom end of the honey storage box, and a sealing plug clamped inside the bee channel;

[0009] The bottom end of the honey storage box is provided with a plurality of through holes for the bee passages to penetrate.

[0010] Furthermore, the edges of the honey storage box are provided with rounded corners, the top of the honey storage box is provided with a concave slot, a plurality of clamping blocks are fixed to the inner wall surface of the concave slot, and the upper and lower surfaces of the clamping blocks are provided with chamfers.

[0011] Furthermore, the shell of the box cover is provided with a plurality of first vent holes arranged in an array.

[0012] Furthermore, the sealing plug includes a thread provided on the outer surface of the sealing plug, and the sealing plug is meshed and connected with the inner wall of the bee channel via the thread.

[0013] Furthermore, a termination block is fixed on the outer surface of one end of the bee channel that passes through the bottom end of the honey storage box and extends to the inside of the honey storage box.

[0014] Further, according to the technical scheme of the above stingless bee honey production device, a method for using the stingless bee honey production device will also be provided, comprising the following steps:

[0015] Step 1: The stingless bees enter the honey storage box through the breeding box and the bee channel in turn, and the stingless bees secrete wax in the honey storage box to make honey pots and brew honey;

[0016] Step 2, taking out the honey storage box full of honey from the honey storage box, and placing the honey storage box without honey in the taking-out position;

[0017] Step 3: Open the lid of the honey storage box and use a hair dryer to drive the worker bees away;

[0018] Step 4: Place the honey storage box in a -18°C refrigerator and freeze it for 48 hours. Take out the honey storage box and replace the box cover with a box cover without the first vent hole. Clean up excess propolis and impurities, seal the bee passage with a sealing plug, and produce a box of honeycomb. The honeycomb is stored at a low temperature below 0°C.

[0019] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0020] After the present invention is used, if honey needs to be collected, the honeycomb does not need to be destroyed, and the honey collection work can be completed quickly, and the sale of honey in the market is convenient. Specifically, the stingless bees enter the honeycombs in the breeding box through the nest door on the side wall of the breeding box to breed, store powder on the powder storage board in the powder storage box, and then enter the honey storage box placed in the honey storage box through the opening at the bottom end of the bee channel to store honey, open the box cover on the honey storage box, and after the honey collection work is completed through the honey storage box, open the box cover of the honey storage box, and remove the box cover with the first vent hole from the honey storage box, replace it with the box cover without the first vent hole, and then insert the sealing plug into the bee channel to complete the sealing of the honey storage box, so that the removed honey storage box can be directly put on the market for sale after a little cleaning.

[0021] The present invention will be explained in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0022] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 2 A top view of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 3 for Figure 2 Sectional view along line AA;

[0025] Figure 4 It is an exploded view of the breeding box, honey storage box and box cover of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 5 This is a first exploded view of the honey storage box of the present invention;

[0027] Figure 6 This is a second exploded view of the honey storage box of the present invention;

[0028] Figure 7 An exploded view of the present invention;

[0029] Figure 8 It is a structural schematic diagram of the honey storage box of the present invention;

[0030] Fig. 9 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the channel component of the present invention.

[0031] In the figure: 10, box bottom; 11, second air vent; 12, groove; 20, pollen storage box; 30, breeding box; 40, honey storage box; 41, first limiting assembly; 411, first circular limiting frame; 412, first limiting groove; 42, honey storage box; 421, concave slot; 422, snap-in block; 43, channel assembly; 431, bee channel; 432, sealing plug; 4321, thread; 44, box cover; 441, first air vent; 45, second limiting assembly; 451, second circular limiting frame; 452, second limiting groove; 50, box cover. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0032] To facilitate understanding of the present invention, the present invention will be described more comprehensively below with reference to the relevant drawings. Several embodiments of the present invention are given in the drawings, but the present invention can be implemented in different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described in the text. On the contrary, these embodiments are provided to make the content disclosed in the present invention more thorough and comprehensive.

[0033] It should be noted that when an element is referred to as being "fixed on" another element, it may be directly on the other element or there may be a central element. When an element is considered to be "connected to" another element, it may be directly connected to the other element or there may be a central element at the same time. The terms "vertical", "horizontal", "left", "right" and similar expressions used in this article are for illustrative purposes only.

[0034] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly connected by technicians in the technical field to which the present invention belongs. The terminology used in the specification of the present invention is for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and is not intended to limit the present invention. The term "and / or" used herein includes any and all combinations of one or more related listed items.

[0035] For examples, please refer to the attached Figure 1-8 A stingless bee honey production device comprises a box bottom 10, a powder storage box 20 is arranged on the top of the box bottom 10, a breeding box 30 is arranged on the top of the powder storage box 20, a honey storage box 40 is arranged on the top of the breeding box 30, and a box cover 50 is arranged on the top of the honey storage box 40;

[0036] A first limiting component 41 is provided between the lower surface of the honey storage box 40 and the upper surface of the breeding box 30. A plurality of honey storage boxes 42 are provided inside the honey storage box 40. A channel component 43 is connected to the bottom end of the honey storage box 42. A box cover 44 is clamped on the top end of the honey storage box 42.

[0037] The channel assembly 43 includes a bee channel 431 inserted into the bottom end of the honey storage box 42 , and a sealing plug 432 clamped on the bee channel 431 and extending to one end of the breeding box 30 .

[0038] For details, please refer to the attached Figure 4 and 7 The first limiting component 41 includes a first circular limiting frame 411 fixed to the upper surface of the breeding box 30, and a first limiting groove 412 provided at the bottom end of the honey storage box 40 and matched with the first circular limiting frame 411. A second limiting component 45 is provided between the box cover 50 and the honey storage box 40, and the second limiting component 45 includes a second circular limiting frame 451 fixed to the upper surface of the honey storage box 40, and a second limiting groove 452 provided on the lower surface of the box cover 50 and matched with the second circular limiting frame 451.

[0039] It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the breeding box 30 is inserted into the first limiting groove 412 at the bottom of the honey storage box 40 through the first limiting groove 412 to limit the displacement of the honey storage box 40 on the breeding box 30;

[0040] Furthermore, the honey storage box 40 is inserted into the second limiting groove 452 on the lower surface of the box cover 50 through the second circular limiting frame 451 to limit the displacement of the box cover 50 on the honey storage box 40 and reduce the impact of the box cover 50 on the sealing of the honey storage box 40 due to the displacement of the box cover 50 on the honey storage box 40.

[0041] For details, please refer to the attached Figure 4 and 8 The edges of the honey storage box 42 are all provided with rounded corners, the top of the honey storage box 42 is provided with a concave card slot 421, a plurality of clamping blocks 422 are fixed to the inner wall surface of the concave card slot 421, the upper and lower surfaces of the clamping blocks 422 are both provided with chamfers, and the shell of the box cover 44 is provided with a plurality of first vent holes 441 arranged in an array;

[0042] It should be noted that, in this embodiment, when the honey storage box 42 is placed inside the honey storage box 40, the honey storage box 42 forms a gap between two adjacent honey storage boxes 42 through its upper rounded corners, so that the honey storage box 42 can be taken out through the gap;

[0043] Furthermore, when the box cover 44 is pressed into the inner concave slot 421 of the honey storage box 42, the clamping block 422 and the box cover 44 are squeezed against each other, thereby increasing the strength with which the box cover 44 is clamped on the top of the honey storage box 42.

[0044] Furthermore, the box cover 44 guides the outside air to exchange with the air inside the honey storage box 42 through the first vent hole 441, so as to improve the comfort of the stingless bees inside the honey storage box 42 and remove the moisture produced by honey brewing.

[0045] For details, please refer to the attached Figure 4 and 6 The sealing plug 432 includes a thread 4321 provided on the outer surface of the sealing plug 432, and the sealing plug 432 is meshed and connected with the inner wall of the bee channel 431 through the thread 4321. The bee channel 431 extends through the bottom end of the honey storage box 42 to the outer surface of one end of the honey storage box 42, and a termination block 4311 is fixed to the outer surface. The shells of the box bottom 10 and the box cover 50 are both provided with second air holes 11 arranged in an array, and the side surfaces of the box bottom 10 and the box cover 50 that are away from each other are both provided with a groove 12;

[0046] It should be noted that, in the present embodiment, the bee channel 431 limits its displacement inside the honey storage box 42 through the stop block 4311, so as to prevent the bee channel 431 from escaping from the honey storage box 42 and affecting the stingless bees from entering the honey storage box 42;

[0047] Furthermore, the box bottom 10 is provided with a second air vent 11 thereon so as to allow the powder storage box 20 to exchange air with the outside world, and the second air vent 11 on the box cover 50 is provided so as to allow the air inside the honey storage box 40 to exchange air with the outside world.

[0048] like Figure 1-8 As shown, according to the above embodiment, a method for using the stingless bee honey production device is also provided, comprising the following steps:

[0049] Step 1: The stingless bees sequentially pass through the breeding box 30 and the bee channel 431 to enter the honey storage box 42, and the stingless bees secrete wax in the honey storage box 42 to make honey in the honey pot;

[0050] Step 2, take out the honey storage box 42 full of honey from the honey storage box 40, and place the honey storage box 42 without honey in the taking-out position;

[0051] Step 3, open the lid of the honey storage box 42 and use a hair dryer to drive the worker bees away;

[0052] Step 4, put the honey storage box 42 into a refrigerator at -18°C and freeze it for 48 hours, take out the honey storage box 42 and replace the box cover 44 with a box cover 44 without the first vent hole 441, clean up excess propolis and impurities, seal the bee channel 431 with a sealing plug 432, and produce a box of honeycomb, which is stored at a low temperature below 0°C.

[0053] The specific operation mode of the present invention is as follows:

[0054] First, the honey production device is installed, the powder storage box 20 is placed on the groove body on the upper surface of the box bottom 10, and then the breeding box 30, the honey storage box 40 and the box cover 50 are placed in sequence. After the installation of the honey production device is completed, the stingless bees enter the honeycombs in the breeding box 30 through the nest door on the side wall of the breeding box 30 to breed, store powder on the powder storage board in the powder storage box 20, and then enter the honey storage box 42 placed inside the honey storage box 40 through the opening at the bottom end of the bee channel 431 to store honey;

[0055] After completing the collection of honey through the honey storage box 40, open the box cover 50 on the honey storage box 40, remove the box cover 44 with the first vent hole 441 from the honey storage box 42, replace it with the box cover 44 without the first vent hole 441, and then insert the sealing plug 432 into the bee channel 431 to complete the sealing of the honey storage box 42, so that the removed honey storage box 42 can be directly put on the market for sale after a little cleaning.

[0056] The above is an exemplary description of the present invention in combination with the accompanying drawings. It is obvious that the specific implementation of the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned method. As long as such non-substantial improvements are made by adopting the method concept and technical solution of the present invention, or the concept and technical solution of the present invention are directly applied to other occasions without improvement, they are all within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A method for using a stingless honeycomb production device, characterized in that: The invention comprises a box bottom (10), a powder storage box (20) is arranged on the top of the box bottom (10), a breeding box (30) is arranged on the top of the breeding box (30), a honey storage box (40) is arranged on the top of the breeding box (30), a box cover (50) is arranged on the top of the honey storage box (40), a plurality of honey storage boxes (42) are arranged inside the honey storage box (40), a channel assembly (43) is connected to the bottom end of the honey storage box (42), and a box cover (44) is snapped on the top end of the honey storage box (42); the channel assembly (43) comprises a bee channel (431) inserted through the bottom end of the honey storage box (42), and a sealing plug (432) snapped into the inside of the bee channel (431); a plurality of through holes for the bee channels (431) to be inserted through are arranged at the bottom end of the honey storage box (40), and the method of use comprises the following steps: Step 1: stingless bees enter the honey storage box (42) through the breeding box (30) and the bee channel (431) in sequence, and the stingless bees secrete wax in the honey storage box (42) to make honey in the honey pot; Step 2, taking out the honey storage box (42) full of honey from the honey storage box (40), and placing the honey storage box (42) without honey in it to a taking-out position; Step 3, open the lid of the honey storage box (42), and use a hair dryer to drive the worker bees away; Step 4: Place the honey storage box (42) in a refrigerator at -18°C and freeze for 48 hours. Take out the honey storage box (42), replace the box cover (44) with a box cover (44) without the first vent hole (441), clean up excess propolis and impurities, seal the bee channel (431) with a sealing plug (432), and produce a box of honeycomb. The honeycomb is stored at a low temperature below 0°C.

2. The method of use according to claim 1, characterized in that: The edges of the honey storage box (42) are all provided with rounded corners, the top of the honey storage box (42) is provided with a concave card slot (421), a plurality of card blocks (422) are fixed to the inner wall surface of the concave card slot (421), and the upper surface and the lower surface of the card block (422) are both provided with chamfers.

3. The method of use according to claim 1, characterized in that: The shell of the box cover (44) is provided with a plurality of first vent holes (441) arranged in an array.

4. The method of use according to claim 1, characterized in that: The sealing plug (432) includes a thread (4321) provided on the outer surface of the sealing plug (432), and the sealing plug (432) is meshedly connected with the inner wall of the bee channel (431) via the thread (4321).

5. The method of use according to claim 1, characterized in that: A termination block (4311) is fixed on the outer surface of one end of the bee channel (431) that passes through the honey storage box (42).

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