Facility for experiencing beekeeping

Abstract

The present invention relates to a beekeeping experience facility, and more specifically, to a beekeeping experience facility that allows one to experience and receive education on the beekeeping process by directly touching, listening to, and observing bees under the direction of a professional instructor, and which, after the experience is finished, allows the bees located in the beekeeping space to exit to an external space through a window and then enter the beehive in the beekeeping space, and which prevents the bees located in the beekeeping space from moving to the experience space by following the professional instructor's movement path.

Description

Technology Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a beekeeping experience facility, and more specifically, to a beekeeping experience facility that allows one to experience and receive education on the beekeeping process by directly touching, listening to, and observing bees under the direction of a professional instructor, and which, after the experience is finished, allows the bees located in the beekeeping space to exit to an external space through a window and then enter the beehive in the beekeeping space, and which prevents the bees located in the beekeeping space from moving to the experience space by following the professional instructor's movement path. Background Technology

[0002] Beekeeping involves raising bees to obtain honey, but recently, honey production has been plummeting due to environmental pollution and global warming. However, as the number of beekeeping farms increases every year, the entire beekeeping industry is facing significant difficulties.

[0003] Accordingly, in addition to efforts to enhance the environmental and ecological infrastructure for honeybees, experiential programs are being developed that allow people to experience beekeeping rather than just simple beekeeping. In this regard, technologies that facilitate beekeeping experiences, as described in the patent document below, are being developed.

[0004] <Patent Literature>

[0005] Utility Model Patent No. 20-0475864 (Registered Dec. 31, 2014) "Drone Bee Experience Box"

[0006] However, technologies designed to facilitate beekeeping experiences, such as conventional drone experience boxes, merely allow for a simple experience of honeybee growth; they have the problem of not being able to directly or indirectly experience the beekeeping process conducted by professional instructors, such as beekeepers, nor being able to receive education on the beekeeping process. The problem to be solved

[0007] The present invention has been devised to solve the above-mentioned problems,

[0008] The purpose of this invention is to provide a beekeeping experience facility that allows one to experience and receive education on the beekeeping process by directly touching, listening to, and observing bees under the direction of a professional instructor.

[0009] In addition, the present invention aims to provide a beekeeping experience facility that allows bees located in the beekeeping space to exit to the outside space through a window after the experience is over and then enter the beehive in the beekeeping space, and prevents bees located in the beekeeping space from moving to the experience space along the path of a professional instructor. means of solving the problem

[0010] The present invention is implemented by an embodiment having the following configuration to achieve the aforementioned objective.

[0011] According to one embodiment of the present invention, a beekeeping experience facility according to the present invention comprises a structure having an experience space, a beekeeping space, and a movement space formed by being separated from each other by an internal partition wall, wherein the structure comprises a bee discharge door that allows a bee located in the beekeeping space to exit to the outside of the structure, a first through hole that allows a bee located outside the structure to enter a beehive located in the beekeeping space, and a third partition wall made of a transparent material located between the experience space and the beekeeping space.

[0012] According to another embodiment of the present invention, in a beekeeping experience facility according to the present invention, the third partition wall is formed through and includes a second through hole that connects the experience space and the beekeeping space; the experience space includes a blackout curtain located on the third partition wall and a speaker that plays sounds from the beekeeping space; and the beekeeping space includes a beehive, a connecting pipe that connects the beehive and the first through hole to provide a passage for honeybees to move, a protective glove with one end connected to the second through hole, and a light that controls the brightness inside.

[0013] According to another embodiment of the present invention, the structure of the beekeeping experience facility according to the present invention is characterized by additionally including a first internal door located in a first partition wall between the experience space and the movement space, and a second internal door located in a second partition wall between the beekeeping space and the movement space.

[0014] According to another embodiment of the present invention, the beekeeping experience facility according to the present invention further includes a controller that controls the operation of a device located in the structure, and the beekeeping space further includes a sound generating unit that operates under the control of the controller to generate a sound that bees dislike and cause the bees inside to move toward the bee discharge door, and a scent generating unit that operates under the control of the controller to generate a scent that bees like and lure the bees inside to move toward the bee discharge door, and the movement space is characterized by including an air curtain located above the first inner door that blows high-pressure wind to prevent bees from going out into the experience space when the first inner door is opened, a sound sensor that senses the sound generated by a bee located inside the movement space, a second scent generating unit that generates a scent that bees dislike and causes the bees inside to move toward the beekeeping space under the control of the controller, and a pesticide spraying unit that operates under the control of the controller to spray a pesticide capable of killing bees.

[0015] According to another embodiment of the present invention, in a beekeeping experience facility according to the present invention, the controller comprises a brightness control module that darkens the interior of the beekeeping space by operating a blackout curtain to block a third partition and turning off the lighting; a door opening module that controls a bee discharge door to open the bee discharge door after the interior has been darkened by the brightness control module; and a discharge induction module that operates a sound generating unit and an odor generating unit to lure bees inside the beekeeping space to exit to the outside of the structure after the bee discharge door has been opened by the door opening module.

[0016] According to another embodiment of the present invention, in a beekeeping experience facility according to the present invention, the controller comprises: an air curtain operation module that operates an air curtain and operates a first inner door to open the first inner door when a signal indicating an intention to move from a movement space to an experience space is output from a professional instructor's terminal; an air curtain stop module that operates the first inner door to close the first inner door and stops the operation of the air curtain when a signal indicating that the user has moved to the experience space is output from the terminal after the operation of the air curtain operation module; a sound judgment module that analyzes information output by the sound sensor after the operation of the air curtain stop module to determine whether a bee is located inside the movement space, and if so, whether the bee is of a beekeeping type or not; and an odor generation module that operates a second inner door to open the second inner door and controls a second odor generator to generate an odor so that the honeybee inside moves toward the beekeeping space when the sound judgment module outputs an analysis result indicating that the bee located in the movement space is of a beekeeping type, and controls a second odor generator to generate an odor so that the honeybee inside moves toward the beekeeping space. The above-mentioned sound judgment module is characterized by additionally including a danger prevention unit having a pesticide generation module that controls a pesticide spraying unit to spray pesticide and kill the bees located inside when the sound judgment module outputs an analysis result indicating that the bees located in the movement space are of a different type from the bees being kept. Effects of the invention

[0017] The present invention can achieve the following effects through the combination and usage relationship of the embodiments described above and the configuration described below.

[0018] This invention has the effect of allowing one to experience and receive education on the beekeeping process by directly touching, listening to, and observing bees under the direction of a professional instructor.

[0019] In addition, the present invention has the effect of allowing bees located in the beekeeping space to enter the beehive in the beekeeping space after exiting to the outside space through a window after the experience is over, and preventing bees located in the beekeeping space from moving to the experience space by following the movement path of a professional instructor. Brief explanation of the drawing

[0020] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a beekeeping experience facility according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway perspective view of FIG. 1. Figure 3 is a reference diagram for explaining the beehive of Figure 1. FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a controller used in the beekeeping experience facility of FIG. 1. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the detailed configuration of the danger prevention unit of FIG. 4. Specific details for implementing the invention

[0021] Preferred embodiments of a beekeeping experience facility according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the attached drawings. In describing the present invention below, if it is determined that a detailed description of known functions or configurations may unnecessarily obscure the essence of the invention, such detailed description will be omitted. Throughout the specification, when a part is described as "including" a certain component, this means that, unless specifically stated otherwise, it does not exclude other components but may include additional components. Furthermore, terms such as "...part," "...module," etc., described in the specification refer to a unit that processes at least one function or operation, and this may be implemented in hardware, software, or a combination of hardware and software.

[0023] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a beekeeping experience facility according to an embodiment of the present invention, (a) is a perspective view viewed from the front, (b) is a perspective view viewed from the back, FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway perspective view of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a reference diagram for explaining the beehive of FIG. 1, FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a controller used in the beekeeping experience facility of FIG. 1, and FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the detailed configuration of the danger prevention unit of FIG. 4.

[0025] Referring to FIGS. 1 to 5, a beekeeping experience facility according to one embodiment of the present invention is described as follows: the beekeeping experience facility is characterized by including a structure (1) comprising an experience space (11), a beekeeping space (12), and a movement space (13) that are separated from each other by internal partitions, and a controller (2) that controls the operation of a device located in the structure (1).

[0027] The above structure (1) has multiple partitions formed inside, so that the internal spaces are isolated from each other and separated into an experience space (11), a beekeeping space (12), and a movement space (13); an external access door (14) that allows a person to enter and exit the experience space (11) from the outside of the structure (1); a bee discharge door (15) that allows a bee located in the beekeeping space (12) to exit to the outside of the structure (1); a first through hole (16) that allows a bee located outside the structure (1) to enter a beehive located in the beekeeping space (12); a first internal door (171) located on a first partition (17) between the experience space (11) and the movement space (13); a second internal door (181) located on a second partition (18) between the beekeeping space (12) and the movement space (13); and the experience space (11) and The third partition (19) located between the beekeeping spaces (12) is made of a transparent material and includes a second through hole (191) that is formed through the third partition (19) and connects the experience space (11) and the beekeeping space (12).

[0029] The above experience space (11) is a space where an experiencer is positioned to experience beekeeping in the above beekeeping space (12) through a third partition (19) made of a transparent material. Since a protective glove (123) connected to the second through hole (191) is located in the above beekeeping space (12), an experiencer located in the above experience space (11) can put their hand into the protective glove (123) and touch a bee. A blackout curtain (111) is located in the third partition (19) of the above experience space (11), and inside the above experience space (11), there are multiple chairs (112) on which an experiencer can sit, and a speaker (113) that plays sounds from the beekeeping space (12). The above blackout curtain (111) may be a conventional blackout curtain that opens and closes manually or automatically. The user located in the above experience space (11) experiences the beekeeping process of a professional instructor located in the beekeeping space (12). Following the instructions of the professional instructor, the user can visually experience the process through a transparent third partition (19), touch the bees directly through protective gloves (123), and hear the sound of the bees through a speaker (113).

[0031] The above-mentioned beekeeping space (12) is a space where beekeeping is performed with a professional instructor present, and includes a beehive (121) having a lid, a connecting pipe (122) that connects the beehive (121) and the first through hole (16) to provide a passage for the honeybees to move, a protective glove (123) with one end connected to the second through hole (191), a light (124) that controls the brightness inside, a sound generating unit (125) that operates under the control of the controller (2) to generate a sound that honeybees dislike and cause the honeybees inside to move toward the honeybee discharge door (15), and a smell generating unit (126) that operates under the control of the controller (2) to generate a smell that honeybees like and entice the honeybees inside to move toward the honeybee discharge door (15). The sound generating unit (125) is configured to operate under the control of the controller (2) to generate a sound that bees dislike, causing the bees inside to move toward the bee discharge door (15). For example, if the sound generator (125) is positioned in the second partition (18), the third partition (19), etc., the bees inside the beekeeping space (12) can be moved toward the bee discharge door (15). Since the sound that bees dislike (a sound of a specific frequency) is already known and the device for repelling bees by generating such a sound is a known technology, a detailed description will be omitted. The above-mentioned odor generating unit (126) is configured to operate under the control of the controller (2) to generate an odor that bees like, thereby luring the bees inside to move toward the bee discharge door (15). For example, if it is positioned near the bee discharge door (15), it can lure the bees inside the beekeeping space (12) toward the bee discharge door (15). Since the odor that bees like (flower scent, sweet scent, etc.) is already known and the device for generating such an odor is a known technology, a detailed description will be omitted.Since actual honeybees are being raised in the above-mentioned beehive (121), a professional instructor, who is a beekeeping expert such as a beekeeper, can perform beekeeping processes such as collecting honeybees from the beehive. When the professional instructor opens the lid of the beehive (121), the honeybees inside fly out into the beekeeping space (12), allowing the participant to see and touch the honeybees and hear their sounds. After the beekeeping experience is finished, the honeybees located inside must be returned to the beehive. The lighting (124) of the above-mentioned beekeeping space (12) is turned off and the blackout curtain (111) is closed, and the honeybee discharge door (15) is opened to allow the honeybees to fly out of the above-mentioned structure (1). The honeybees located outside the above-mentioned structure (1) then enter the beehive (121) again through the connecting pipe (122). At this time, the sound generating unit (125) and the smell generating unit (126) may be activated to allow many internal honeybees to exit the structure (1) in a short period of time.

[0033] The above-mentioned movement space (13) is located between the above-mentioned experience space (11) and the beekeeping space (12), and is a space that must be passed through for a professional instructor to move from the above-mentioned experience space (11) to the beekeeping space (12) and from the above-mentioned beekeeping space (12) to the experience space (11). After the beekeeping experience is finished and the bees located inside the beekeeping space (12) are discharged to the outside of the structure (1), the professional instructor opens the second inner door (181) and moves to the movement space (13). At this time, a small number of bees that were not discharged from the beekeeping space (12) to the outside of the structure (1) may enter the movement space (13) together. Even if the number of bees entering is small, if they enter the experience space (11) together with the professional instructor when the first inner door (171) is opened and the instructor leaves, it will have a significant impact on the safety of the participant. Therefore, the above-mentioned movement space (13) includes a configuration to prevent this. The above movement space (13) includes an air curtain (131) located above the first inner door (171) that blows high-pressure air to prevent bees from going out into the experience space (11) when the first inner door (171) is opened, a sound sensor (132) that senses the sound generated by a bee located inside the movement space (13), a second smell generating unit (133) that generates a smell that bees dislike under the control of the controller (2) to cause the bees inside to move toward the beekeeping space (12), and an insecticide spraying unit (134) that operates under the control of the controller (2) to spray an insecticide capable of killing bees.

[0034] The above air curtain (131) is positioned above the first inner door (171) and is configured to prevent bees from going out into the experience space (11) when the first inner door (171) is opened by blowing high-pressure air, and a conventional air curtain that prevents insects from escaping can be used.

[0035] The sound sensor (132) is configured to sense the sound generated by a bee located inside the movement space (13). It is already known that the sound generated during flight varies depending on the type of bee, and since the technology for sensing and outputting such sound is a known technology, a detailed explanation will be omitted. Therefore, if the type of bee located in the movement space (13) is different, the information output from the sound sensor (132) will be different.

[0036] The second odor generating unit (133) is configured to generate an odor that bees dislike under the control of the controller (2) so that the honeybees inside move toward the beekeeping space (12). Since odors that bees dislike (herb scent, lemon scent, mugwort scent, etc.) are already known and devices that repel bees by generating such odors are known technology, a detailed description will be omitted. The insecticide spraying unit (134) is configured to operate under the control of the controller (2) to spray an insecticide capable of killing bees.

[0038] The above external door (14) is configured to allow a person to enter and exit the experience space (11) from the outside of the structure (1), the above bee discharge door (15) is configured to allow bees located in the beekeeping space (12) to exit to the outside of the structure (1), the above first internal door (171) is configured to be located on the first partition (17) between the experience space (11) and the movement space (13) to allow a person to enter and exit, and the above second internal door (181) is configured to be located on the second partition (18) between the beekeeping space (12) and the movement space (13) to allow a person to enter and exit. The external door (14), bee discharge door (15), first internal door (171), and second internal door (181) may utilize known door technology that operates manually or automatically by an electrical signal.

[0040] The above controller (2) is a component that controls the operation of a device located in the structure (1) and includes a transmitting / receiving unit (21), an exhaust induction unit (22), a danger prevention unit (23), a storage unit (24), a control unit (25), etc.

[0041] The above-mentioned transmitting and receiving unit (21) is configured to transmit and receive information by being connected to a terminal (not shown), a sound sensor (132), etc., used by a professional instructor.

[0042] The above-mentioned discharge induction unit (22) is configured to cause bees located in the beekeeping space (12) to exit to the outside of the structure (1) after the beekeeping experience is finished. It includes a brightness control module (221) that darkens the inside of the beekeeping space (12) by operating a blackout curtain (111) to block the third partition (19) and turning off the lighting (124) when information that the beekeeping experience is finished is output from the terminal, a door opening module (222) that controls the bee discharge door (15) to open the bee discharge door (15) after the inside is darkened by the brightness control module (221), and a discharge induction module (223) that induced bees in the beekeeping space (12) to exit to the outside of the structure (1) by operating a sound generating unit (125) and an odor generating unit (126) after the bee discharge door (15) is opened by the door opening module (222). Includes.

[0043] The above-mentioned danger prevention unit (23) is configured to prevent bees that have entered the movement space (12) from entering the experience space (11) when a professional instructor moves to the experience space (11) through the movement space (12) after the beekeeping experience is finished. It comprises an air curtain operation module (231) that operates the air curtain (131) and the first inner door (171) to open the first inner door (171) when a signal indicating that one will go from the movement space (13) to the experience space (11) is output from the terminal (1), an air curtain stop module (232) that operates the first inner door (171) to close the first inner door (171) and stops the operation of the air curtain (131) when a signal indicating that one has moved to the experience space (11) is output from the terminal after the operation of the air curtain operation module (231), and after the operation of the air curtain stop module (232) It includes a sound judgment module (233) that analyzes information output by a sound sensor (132) to determine whether a bee is located inside the movement space (13), and if so, whether the bee is of a beekeeping type; an odor generation module (234) that, when the sound judgment module (233) outputs an analysis result that the bee located in the movement space (13) is of a beekeeping type, operates the second inner door (182) to open the second inner door (182) and controls the second odor generator (133) to generate an odor so that the bee inside moves toward the beekeeping space (12); and an insecticide generation module (235) that, when the sound judgment module (233) outputs an analysis result that the bee located in the movement space is of a different type from the beekeeping type, controls the insecticide spraying unit (134) to spray an insecticide to kill the bee located inside. Even if the professional instructor has gone out to the experience space after the experience is over, if there are bees in the movement space (13), the type of bee is determined. If it is a type of bee being kept, the bee is lured to move to the beekeeping space (12). If it is not a type of bee being kept, it is a different type of bee that has entered from the outside, so it can harm the bees being kept or, even if it does not harm them, it can reduce the efficiency of beekeeping, so it is killed.Bees are more sensitive to smells they dislike than to sounds they dislike. However, if a smell they dislike is generated instead of a sound they dislike in the beekeeping space, the disliked smell is mixed with a smell they like, which reduces the effect of attracting bees. Furthermore, since beehives are located in the beekeeping space (12), the disliked smell may enter the beehives. Therefore, in order to drive bees from the moving space into the beekeeping space, the present invention generates a smell they dislike, and in order to discharge them from the beekeeping space to the outside of the structure, a combination of a sound they dislike and a smell they like is generated.

[0044] The above storage unit (24) stores setting information, etc. of the controller (2), and the above control unit (25) controls the overall operation of the controller (2).

[0047] Although the applicant has described various embodiments of the present invention above, such embodiments are merely examples of implementing the technical concept of the present invention, and any modification or alteration that implements the technical concept of the present invention should be interpreted as falling within the scope of the present invention. Explanation of the symbols

[0048] 1: Structure 2: Controller 11: Experience Space 12: Beekeeping area 13: Movement area 14: Exterior entrance door 15: Beehive discharge door 16: First penetration 17: First bulkhead 18: Second bulkhead 19: Third bulkhead 21: Transmitter / receiver 22: Discharge induction section 23: Danger prevention section 24: Storage section 25: Control unit 111: Blackout curtain 112: Chair 113: Speaker 121: Beehive 122: Chimney pipe 123: Protective gloves 124: Lighting 125: Sound generator 126: Odor generator 131: Air curtain 132: Sound sensor 133: 2nd odor generating unit 134: Insecticide generating unit 171: 1st interior door 181: Second interior door 191: Second through hole 221: Brightness control module 222: Door opening module 223: Exhaust induction module 231: Air curtain operation module 232: Air curtain stop module 233: Sound detection module 234: Odor generation module 235: Pesticide Generation Module

Claims

Claim 1 delete Claim 2 A beekeeping experience facility comprising a structure having an experience space, a beekeeping space, and a movement space formed by being separated from each other by an internal partition wall, wherein the structure comprises a bee discharge door that allows a bee located in the beekeeping space to exit to the outside of the structure, a first through hole that allows a bee located outside the structure to enter a beehive located in the beekeeping space, and a third partition wall made of a transparent material located between the experience space and the beekeeping space, wherein the third partition wall is formed through and includes a second through hole that connects the experience space and the beekeeping space, wherein the experience space includes a blackout curtain located in the third partition wall and a speaker that plays sounds from the beekeeping space, and wherein the beekeeping space includes a beehive, a connecting pipe that connects the beehive and the first through hole to provide a movement passage for the bee, a protective glove with one end connected to the second through hole, and a light that controls the brightness of the interior. Claim 3 A beekeeping experience facility according to paragraph 2, characterized in that the structure further includes a first internal door located in a first partition wall between the experience space and the movement space, and a second internal door located in a second partition wall between the beekeeping space and the movement space. Claim 4 In paragraph 3, the beekeeping experience facility further comprises a controller that controls the operation of a device located in the structure, and the beekeeping space further comprises a sound generating unit that operates under the control of the controller to generate a sound that bees dislike and cause the bees inside to move toward the bee discharge door, and a scent generating unit that operates under the control of the controller to generate a scent that bees like and lure the bees inside to move toward the bee discharge door, and the movement space further comprises an air curtain located above the first inner door that blows high-pressure wind to prevent bees from escaping into the experience space when the first inner door is opened, a sound sensor that senses the sound generated by a bee located inside the movement space, a second scent generating unit that generates a scent that bees dislike and causes the bees inside to move toward the beekeeping space under the control of the controller, and a pesticide spraying unit that operates under the control of the controller to spray a pesticide capable of killing bees. Claim 5 A beekeeping experience facility according to claim 4, wherein the controller comprises a brightness control module that darkens the interior of the beekeeping space by operating a blackout curtain to block the third partition and turning off the lighting, a door opening module that controls the bee discharge door to open the bee discharge door after the interior has been darkened by the brightness control module, and a discharge induction module that induces bees inside the beekeeping space to exit to the outside of the structure by operating a sound generating unit and an odor generating unit after the bee discharge door has been opened by the door opening module. Claim 6 In paragraph 5, the controller comprises: an air curtain operation module that operates the air curtain and operates the first inner door to open the first inner door when a signal indicating an intention to move from the movement space to the experience space is output from the professional instructor's terminal; an air curtain stop module that operates the first inner door to close the first inner door and stops the operation of the air curtain when a signal indicating movement to the experience space is output from the terminal after the operation of the air curtain operation module; a sound judgment module that analyzes information output by the sound sensor after the operation of the air curtain stop module to determine whether a bee is located inside the movement space, and if so, whether the bee is of a beekeeping type or not; an odor generation module that operates the second inner door to open the second inner door and controls the second odor generator to generate an odor so that the honeybee inside moves toward the beekeeping space when the sound judgment module outputs an analysis result indicating that the bee located in the movement space is of a beekeeping type; and in the sound judgment module, in the movement space A beekeeping experience facility characterized by additionally including a danger prevention unit having a pesticide generating module that controls a pesticide spraying unit to spray a pesticide and kill the bees located inside when an analysis result is output that the bees located are of a different type from the bees being kept.

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