Hive with movable frame and earthbound super

Abstract

The utility model provides a movable frame soil rearing lattice beehive, including box, gauze cover and lid, the box is by a plurality of lattice frame laminated constitution, the bottom of the lowest one lattice frame is equipped with the movable bottom plate that can draw, the lattice frame wall on the movable bottom plate is equipped with the nest door, the lattice frame outer wall on the nest door entrance lower side is fixed with the support, the top of two opposite side walls of each lattice frame is equipped with L type step, a plurality of rearing bee upside down nest frame is equipped with on L type step interval airdock, rearing bee upside down nest frame includes the opposite configuration upper cross board and lower cross board, two end fixed insertion of upper cross board and lower cross board has two pieces of vertical board, the outside of upper cross board is detachably connected with airdock board, the inside of upper cross board is bonded fixed with guide spleen, the gauze cover is placed in the top of the uppermost one lattice frame, the side wall of lid is pressed in the gauze cover, the opposite side wall of lid is equipped with upper air hole. The lattice box of the application is beneficial to replacing queen bee, and the lattice box bottom plate is movable, which is very beneficial to the sanitary cleaning of the bottom plate.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the technical field of artificial beekeeping equipment, specifically to a movable-frame earthen grid beehive. Background Technology

[0002] Beekeeping, or beekeeping, is the business of artificially raising bees to extract products including honey, royal jelly, propolis, pollen, beeswax, bee pupae, and bee venom. It falls under the broader category of livestock, so bees can be considered livestock in a broad sense. Beekeeping has a history spanning thousands of years, with honey utilization dating back to the hunting and fishing era.

[0003] Beehives are the most basic beekeeping tools. While their sizes vary, their basic structure and principles are the same. Beginners can buy used beehives from beekeepers, purchase new beehives, or make their own according to specifications. Currently, most beekeepers use grid boxes, which are fixed inside the hive with bamboo skewers so that bees can build honeycomb on them.

[0004] However, the inventors of this application discovered through actual beekeeping research that the existing grid beehives are not conducive to management, especially the replacement of the queen bee, which is very difficult. Specifically, it requires using a bee-collecting cage to collect all worker bees, then installing escape-prevention frames at the hive entrance, shaking all the worker bees to the ground, and allowing them to crawl into the hive through the gaps in the escape-prevention frames. The queen bee is then prevented from entering through the gaps in the escape-prevention frames, and she is caught at the hive entrance. This operation is very cumbersome, and the bottom of the grid beehive is fixed, making cleaning it very difficult. Therefore, there is an urgent need to improve the existing grid beehives. Utility Model Content

[0005] To address the technical problems of existing grid beehives being difficult to manage, especially the troublesome process of replacing the queen bee, and the fixed bottom plate of the grid beehive making cleaning very difficult, this utility model provides a movable-frame soil-raised grid beehive.

[0006] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the present invention adopts the following technical solution:

[0007] A movable-frame earth-keeping grid beehive includes a body, a mesh cover, and a lid. The body is composed of multiple stacked grid frames. All grid frames above the bottommost frame are hollow. The bottommost frame has a removable bottom plate. A hive entrance is formed on the grid frame wall above the bottom plate. A support plate is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the grid frame below the hive entrance. Each grid frame has an L-shaped step at the top of its two opposite side walls. Multiple inverted hive frames for beekeeping are suspended at intervals on these L-shaped steps. Each inverted hive frame includes an opposing upper horizontal plate. The upper and lower horizontal plates are fixedly connected to two opposing vertical plates at both ends. An overhead plate is detachably connected to the outer side of the upper horizontal plate, and a guide comb is glued and fixed to the inner side of the upper horizontal plate. The lower end of each of the upside-down beekeeping frames is close to the bottom end of the grid frame that supports the upside-down beekeeping frame. The gauze cover is placed at the top of the uppermost grid frame, and the outer perimeter of the gauze cover forms a resting step with the surface of the uppermost grid frame. The side wall of the box cover is pressed against the gauze cover and contacts the resting step. The opposite side wall of the box cover has an upper ventilation hole.

[0008] Compared with existing technologies, the movable-frame earthen hive provided by this utility model has two advantages. First, it features a removable bottom plate at the bottom of the lowest grid frame, allowing for easy and quick cleaning. Second, multiple inverted honeycomb frames are spaced apart on an L-shaped step at the top of each grid frame. The lower end of each inverted honeycomb frame is close to the bottom of the grid frame above it. A detachable support plate is attached to the outside of the upper horizontal plate of the inverted honeycomb frame, and a guide comb is fixedly attached to the inside of the upper horizontal plate. This allows bees to secrete beeswax towards the guide comb and build honeycomb from top to bottom. Worker bees make and store honey on the top of the comb, while the queen lays eggs and reproduces larvae below. Once the comb is full, the inverted honeycomb frames can be removed. Remove the honey from the honeycomb using a honey extractor or compressor. Then, remove the support panel from the outside of the upper horizontal board and invert the frame. Attach the support panel to the outside of the lower horizontal board. Place the inverted frame back in its original position. After the larvae hatch, the worker bees will store honey on top, and the queen will lay eggs and reproduce below. The absence of old combs allows the queen to lay eggs and develop on new combs. To replace the queen, simply remove the inverted frame, locate the queen, and remove her. It's convenient and simple.

[0009] Furthermore, the bottom side wall of the lowest grid frame is provided with a guide rail, and the side of the movable base plate is provided with a guide groove that cooperates with the guide rail.

[0010] Furthermore, each grid frame has grooves on the outer sides of its two opposite side walls.

[0011] Furthermore, a lower ventilation hole is provided on the grid frame next to the slot, and a wire mesh is fixed on the inner wall of the grid frame around the lower ventilation hole. A hole plug door adapted to the ventilation hole is hinged on the outer wall of the grid frame around the lower ventilation hole, and an inclined groove is provided on the outer wall of the grid frame on the side of the hole plug door.

[0012] Furthermore, the overhead panel is detachably connected to the outside of the upper horizontal panel using wood screws.

[0013] Furthermore, the box body is composed of three stacked grid frames, with a partition plate between the top of the second grid frame and the bottom of the third grid frame. Attached Figure Description

[0014] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the movable-frame soil-raised grid beehive provided by this utility model.

[0015] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the movable-frame soil-raised beehive provided by this utility model after removing the lid.

[0016] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the movable-frame soil-raised grid beehive provided by this utility model after removing the lid and the gauze cover.

[0017] Figure 4 This is an enlarged structural diagram of the upside-down inverted honeycomb frame used in the movable-frame earthen grid beehive provided by this utility model.

[0018] In the diagram, 1. Beehive body; 11. Grid frame; 111. L-shaped step; 112. Groove; 113. Hole plug; 114. Inclined groove; 12. Movable bottom plate; 13. Hive entrance; 14. Support plate; 15. Inverted hive frame for beekeeping; 151. Upper horizontal plate; 152. Lower horizontal plate; 153. Vertical plate; 154. Elevating plate; 155. Guide comb; 156. Wood screw; 157. Stabilizer; 16. Resting step; 2. Gauze cover; 3. Hive lid; 31. Upper ventilation hole. Detailed Implementation

[0019] To make the technical means, creative features, objectives and effects of this utility model easier to understand, the following description, in conjunction with specific illustrations, further elaborates on this utility model.

[0020] In the description of this utility model, it should be understood that the terms "longitudinal," "radial," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," and "outer," etc., indicating the orientation or positional relationship, are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings and are only for the convenience of describing this utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation of this utility model. In the description of this utility model, unless otherwise stated, "a plurality of" means two or more.

[0021] In the description of this utility model, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "installation," "connection," and "joining" should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; they can refer to a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; they can refer to a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; and they can refer to the internal connection of two components. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this utility model based on the specific circumstances.

[0022] Please refer to Figures 1 to 4As shown, this utility model provides a movable-frame earth-rearing grid beehive, including a body 1, a mesh cover 2, and a lid 3. The body 1 is composed of multiple stacked grid frames 11. All grid frames 11 above the bottommost one are hollow, meaning all grid frames 11 starting from the second one are hollow. The bottommost grid frame 11 has a removable bottom plate 12. A hive entrance 13 is opened on the grid frame wall above the bottom plate 12. The hive entrance 13 has a lower side... Support plates 14 are fixedly connected to the outer wall of the grid frame. Bees can temporarily stop on the support plates 14, which helps more bees to smoothly enter the hive from the hive entrance 13. Each grid frame 11 has an L-shaped step 111 at the top of its two opposite side walls. Multiple (e.g., eight) upside-down hive frames 15 for beekeeping are suspended on the L-shaped steps 111 at intervals. Each upside-down hive frame 15 for beekeeping includes an upper horizontal plate 151 and a lower horizontal plate 152 arranged opposite to each other. The two ends of the upper horizontal plate 151 and the lower horizontal plate 152 are fixedly inserted. There are two opposing vertical plates 153. An overhead plate 154 is detachably connected to the outer side of the upper horizontal plate 151. A guide frame 155 is glued and fixed to the inner side of the upper horizontal plate 151. The lower end of each upside-down beekeeping frame 15 is close to the bottom end of the corresponding grid frame 11 that supports the upside-down beekeeping frame 15. That is, there is a gap between the lower end of the upside-down beekeeping frame 15 and the bottom end of the corresponding grid frame 11 that supports the upside-down beekeeping frame 15. The gap is preferably set to 20-25 mm. mm, which not only facilitates the movement of bees inside the hive, but also ensures the heat preservation and ventilation effect of the hive. The gauze cover 2 is placed on the top of the uppermost grid frame 11, and the outer perimeter of the gauze cover 2 and the surface of the uppermost grid frame 11 form a resting step 16. The side wall of the hive cover 3 is pressed against the gauze cover 2 and contacts the resting step 16, thereby achieving stable placement of the hive cover 3. The opposite side wall of the hive cover 3 is provided with an upper ventilation hole 31, which facilitates ventilation for bees inside the hive and ensures fresh air inside the hive.

[0023] Compared with existing technologies, the movable-frame earthen hive provided by this utility model has two advantages. First, it features a removable bottom plate at the bottom of the lowest grid frame, allowing for easy and quick cleaning. Second, multiple inverted honeycomb frames are spaced apart on an L-shaped step at the top of each grid frame. The lower end of each inverted honeycomb frame is close to the bottom of the grid frame above it. A detachable support plate is attached to the outside of the upper horizontal plate of the inverted honeycomb frame, and a guide comb is fixedly attached to the inside of the upper horizontal plate. This allows bees to secrete beeswax towards the guide comb and build honeycomb from top to bottom. Worker bees make and store honey on the top of the comb, while the queen lays eggs and reproduces larvae below. Once the comb is full, the inverted honeycomb frames can be removed. Remove the honey from the honeycomb using a honey extractor or compressor. Then, remove the support panel from the outside of the upper horizontal board and invert the frame. Attach the support panel to the outside of the lower horizontal board. Place the inverted frame back in its original position. After the larvae hatch, the worker bees will store honey on top, and the queen will lay eggs and reproduce below. The absence of old combs allows the queen to lay eggs and develop on new combs. To replace the queen, simply remove the inverted frame, locate the queen, and remove her. It's convenient and simple.

[0024] As a specific embodiment, the bottom side wall of the lowest grid frame 11 is provided with a guide rail, and the side of the movable base plate 12 is provided with a guide groove that cooperates with the guide rail. Thus, the movable base plate 12 can be movably connected to the bottom of the grid frame 11 through the sliding cooperation of the guide rail and the guide groove. When it is necessary to clean the movable base plate 12, it is only necessary to manually pull the movable base plate 12 out of the grid frame 11.

[0025] For a specific embodiment, please refer to Figures 1 to 3 As shown, each grid frame 11 has a slot 112 on the outer side of its two opposite side walls. By bending your fingers and gripping the slot 112, you can easily and conveniently move the grid frame 11.

[0026] For a specific embodiment, please refer to Figures 1 to 3 As shown, a lower ventilation hole is provided on the grid frame 11 next to the slot 112. A wire mesh is fixed on the inner wall of the grid frame around the lower ventilation hole. A hole plug 113 adapted to the ventilation hole is hinged (e.g., via a hinge) on the outer wall of the grid frame around the lower ventilation hole. An inclined groove 114 is provided on the outer wall of the grid frame on the side of the hole plug 113. Thus, when the weather is hot, the hole plug 113 can be opened manually through the inclined groove 114 to expose the wire mesh and allow it to ventilate through the lower ventilation hole, so as to avoid the high temperature weather posing a challenge to the bee colony and affecting the health of the bee colony.

[0027] For a specific embodiment, please refer to Figure 4 As shown, the overhead panel 154 is connected to the outside of the upper horizontal panel 151 by wood screws 156. Therefore, when the overhead panel 154 needs to be removed from the upper horizontal panel 151 and connected to the outside of the lower horizontal panel 152, it is only necessary to unscrew the wood screws 156, which is easy and simple.

[0028] For a preferred embodiment, please refer to Figure 4 As shown, a stabilizing member 157 is connected between the two vertical plates 153. The stabilizing member 157 can be a steel wire or a bamboo stick, which facilitates worker bees in building and fixing the honeycomb.

[0029] For a specific embodiment, please refer to Figures 1 to 3 As shown, the box 1 is composed of three stacked grid frames 11. A queen excluder (not shown) is placed between the top of the second grid frame and the bottom of the third grid frame. The queen excluder is a special tool used to restrict the queen bee's egg-laying. Utilizing the difference in thorax thickness between the queen bee and worker bees, the width of the queen excluder's grid is designed to be between that of the queen bee and worker bees, allowing worker bees to pass freely while restricting the queen bee's movement. Its specific structure is well known to those skilled in the art and will not be described in detail here. Thus, when the bee colony has developed to a certain size, or during the main honey flow, placing a queen excluder between the grid frames can confine the queen bee to lay eggs in a certain area below, while worker bees can move up and down to produce honey, resulting in better honey production. At the same time, two queens can be kept above and below the queen excluder, which can accelerate colony development and increase honey production. Of course, the number of stacked grid frames can also be adjusted according to the season. For example, more grid frames can be added in summer to expand the space, while fewer grid frames can be removed in winter to reduce the space, thereby better meeting the needs of beekeeping.

[0030] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of this utility model and are not intended to limit it. Although this utility model has been described in detail with reference to preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that modifications or equivalent substitutions can be made to the technical solutions of this utility model without departing from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of this utility model, and all such modifications or substitutions should be covered within the scope of the claims of this utility model.

Claims

1. A movable-frame earthen hive, characterized in that, The system includes a box body, a mesh cover, and a box lid. The box body is composed of multiple stacked grid frames. All grid frames above the bottommost frame are hollow. The bottommost frame has a removable base plate. A hive entrance is formed on the grid frame wall above the base plate. A support plate is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the grid frame below the hive entrance. Each grid frame has an L-shaped step at the top of its two opposite side walls. Multiple inverted hive frames for beekeeping are suspended at intervals on these L-shaped steps. Each inverted hive frame includes an upper horizontal plate and a lower horizontal plate arranged opposite each other. Two opposing vertical plates are fixedly inserted into both ends of the upper and lower horizontal plates. An overhead plate is detachably connected to the outer side of the upper horizontal plate. A guide comb is glued and fixed to the inner side of the upper horizontal plate. The lower end of each of the upside-down beekeeping frames is close to the bottom end of the grid frame that supports the upside-down beekeeping frame. The gauze cover is placed at the top of the uppermost grid frame, and the outer perimeter of the gauze cover forms a resting step with the surface of the uppermost grid frame. The side wall of the box cover is pressed against the gauze cover and contacts the resting step. Upper ventilation holes are opened on the opposite side wall of the box cover.

2. The movable-frame earthen hive according to claim 1, characterized in that, The bottom side wall of the lowest grid frame is provided with a guide rail, and the side of the movable base plate is provided with a guide groove that cooperates with the guide rail.

3. The movable-frame earthen hive according to claim 1, characterized in that, Each grid frame has grooves on the outer sides of its two opposite side walls.

4. The movable-frame earthen hive according to claim 3, characterized in that, A lower ventilation hole is provided on the grid frame next to the slot. A wire mesh is fixed on the inner wall of the grid frame around the lower ventilation hole. A hole plug door adapted to the ventilation hole is hinged on the outer wall of the grid frame around the lower ventilation hole. An inclined groove is provided on the outer wall of the grid frame on the side of the hole plug door.

5. The movable-frame earthen hive according to claim 1, characterized in that, The overhead panel is detachably connected to the outside of the upper horizontal panel using wood screws.

6. The movable-frame earthen hive according to claim 1, characterized in that, The box is composed of three stacked grid frames, with a partition plate between the top of the second grid frame and the bottom of the third grid frame.

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