Powder remover without hurting bees

Abstract

The invention discloses a pollen trap without hurting bees, and relates to the technical field of bee breeding equipment, the pollen trap comprises a bottom plate, the left and right sides of the top of the bottom plate are clamped with side plates with symmetrical and same structures, the tops of the two side plates are clamped with a top plate, the front sides of the two side plates are rotationally clamped with a pollen trap front plate, and the pollen trap front plate is provided with a front bee channel; a pollen removing rear plate is arranged on the rear side of the pollen removing front plate and provided with a rear bee channel, a mounting plate is arranged on the rear side of the top of the bottom plate, a partition plate is arranged at the position, between the pollen removing rear plate and the mounting plate, of the top of the bottom plate, and a steel wire strip is arranged on the rear side wall of the pollen removing front plate. The surfaces of the front bee channel and the rear bee channel of the pollen-removing front plate and the pollen-removing rear plate are designed in a step shape and a slope shape, the mounting columns and the positioning protruding blocks are arranged on the rear side wall of the pollen-removing front plate, the mounting columns at the two ends position the steel wire strip when the steel wire strip is mounted, friction generated when a bee colony enters and exits the pollen-removing device is reduced, and the pollen-removing effect is improved. The bee body injury to the bee colony due to friction is reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of bee breeding equipment, in particular to a bee-safe pollen remover. Background Art

[0002] The pollen remover, also known as the pollen collector, is installed at the entrance of the beehive. It scrapes the pollen balls brought back to the hive by the collecting bees. It is a tool with dense holes, through which the collecting bees can enter and exit freely. The pollen balls are intercepted when the collecting bees collect pollen and return to the hive through the holes.

[0003] The holes for powder removal in traditional powder removers are generally divided into two types: holes in the entire plastic plate and a combination of wooden boards and steel wires. The powder remover with holes in the entire plastic plate is a hole with a fixed diameter opened in the entire plate. The cutting edge of the plastic causes damage to the body of the bee. The powder remover with a combination of wooden boards and steel wires not only has a flat channel design, but also has the problem of inaccurate positioning of the steel wire strips. When the bee colony enters and exits the channel, the bee's back rubs against the wooden board and is injured. The bee's feet cannot be straightened when moving, and it cannot exert force or enter and exit quickly, which can easily cause the bees to go on strike. The structural design of the traditional channel part not only suppresses the bee colony, reduces the speed of entry and exit, and affects the powder removal efficiency, but also due to the body shape of the bee, the bee's hair is easily worn during the crawling process, shortening its life and damaging the bee colony. In order to overcome the above shortcomings, we proposed a powder remover that does not hurt the bees. Summary of the invention

[0004] The purpose of the present invention is to solve the problem that the structural design of the traditional channel part of the existing powder remover when the bee colony enters and exits the channel not only suppresses the bee colony, but also makes the footsteps easily suspended or unstressed, reduces the entry and exit speed, easily causes bees to go on strike, and affects the powder removal efficiency. In addition, due to the body shape of the bees, the bee hair is easily worn out during the crawling process, shortening its lifespan and damaging the bee colony.

[0005] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a bee-safe pollen remover, which adopts the following technical solution:

[0006] A bee-safe pollen remover comprises a bottom plate, side plates with identical structures are clamped on both sides of the top of the bottom plate, top plates are clamped on the tops of two groups of side plates, front plates are rotatably clamped on the front sides of the two groups of side plates, a front bee channel is provided on the front plate, a powder removal rear plate is provided on the rear side of the powder removal front plate, a rear bee channel is provided on the powder removal rear plate, a mounting plate is provided on the rear side of the top of the bottom plate, a partition is provided on the top of the bottom plate between the powder removal rear plate and the mounting plate, and a steel wire strip is provided on the rear side wall of the powder removal front plate.

[0007] Furthermore, the lower surface of the front bee channel of the powder removal front plate is in the shape of a step that gradually rises, and the lower surface of the rear bee channel of the powder removal rear plate is in the shape of a slope that gradually descends.

[0008] Furthermore, mounting columns are provided at both ends of the front bee channel on the rear side wall of the de-powdering front plate, and positioning protrusions are evenly arranged above the front bee channel on the rear side wall of the de-powdering front plate, and both ends of the steel wire strip are connected to the mounting columns, and the steel wire strip passes through adjacent positioning protrusions in sequence.

[0009] Furthermore, a one-way channel is provided on the front side wall of the powder removal front plate, and the inner wall of the one-way channel is in a step shape.

[0010] Furthermore, a vertical front partition hole is opened in the middle of the powder removal front plate, a rear partition hole is opened in the middle of the powder removal rear plate at the same position as the front partition hole, and the partition plate passes through the front partition hole and the rear partition hole, and the steel wire strips are distributed on the left and right sides of the front partition hole.

[0011] Furthermore, a reinforcing plate is inserted into the front side wall of the mounting plate located on the partition.

[0012] Furthermore, the steel wire strip is in the shape of a continuously extended strip, and forms evenly distributed circles during the extension process, and the top of each circle is connected by the extended steel wire.

[0013] Furthermore, the side panels are clamped on the bottom panel, and the bottom and top of the partition are clamped on the bottom panel and the top panel respectively.

[0014] Furthermore, a cover plate is clamped on a side of the powder removal rear plate away from the powder removal front plate.

[0015] Furthermore, the powder removal front plate is rotatably connected with a simple outer frame.

[0016] In summary, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0017] 1. The present invention reasonably designs the surfaces of the front bee channel and the rear bee channel of the powder removal front plate and the powder removal rear plate into step-shaped and slope-shaped shapes. When the bee colony crawls in and out, there is a force point on the feet. Considering the body characteristics of the bees, it is convenient and quick to enter and exit. In addition, the rear side wall of the powder removal front plate is provided with mounting columns and positioning protrusions. When installing the steel wire strip, the mounting columns at both ends position the steel wire strip. The positioning protrusions prevent the steel wire strip from deforming due to lack of support, resulting in uneven positions of the powder removal holes. The friction when the bee colony enters and exits the powder removal device is reduced, and the damage to the bee body caused by friction is reduced. In addition, the steel wire strip can be conveniently replaced to meet the needs of bee colonies of different sizes.

[0018] 2. The powder removal main structure composed of the powder removal front plate, the powder removal rear plate, the steel wire strip and the one-way channel of the present invention can be rotated on the two sets of side plates through the rotating columns at both ends of the powder removal front plate, so as to adjust the angle of the powder removal main structure. When the bee colony needs to return to the nest quickly due to rain, the obstacles to returning to the nest can be reduced, thereby reducing the loss of the bee colony population;

[0019] 3. The powder removal main structural parts composed of the powder removal front plate, the powder removal rear plate, the steel wire strip and the one-way channel of the present invention can be stacked for easy storage;

[0020] 4. In the winter when no powder is removed, the present invention utilizes the reverse installation of the cover plate and the powder removal front plate, powder removal rear plate, steel wire strip and one-way channel assembly to reduce the number of bee colonies that are frostbitten or frozen to death when going out, preserve more overwintering bees, and lay a good foundation for the next year's reproduction. In addition, after the external thieves enter the hive, it is not easy to leave, reducing the possibility of external thieves entering the hive and taking away honey. The thieves can be tamed, the formation of thieves can be prevented and controlled, and the most difficult management problem caused by thieves in apiary management can be solved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 2 It is a structural exploded diagram of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the bottom plate, side plate, mounting plate, partition plate and reinforcing plate of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 4 2 is a schematic diagram of the front structure of the powder removal front plate of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the rear side structure of the powder removal front plate of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the board after powder removal according to the present invention;

[0027] Figure 7 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the steel wire strip of the present invention;

[0028] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the combined installation of the steel wire strip and the powder removal front plate of the present invention;

[0029] Fig. 9 The present invention Figure 8 A partial enlarged picture of point A;

[0030] Fig.10 It is a schematic diagram of the combined structure of the powder removal front plate, the powder removal rear plate, the steel wire strip and the one-way channel of the present invention;

[0031] Fig.11 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present invention in a non-powder removal operation state;

[0032] Fig.12 The present invention Fig.11 Schematic diagram of the structure with the top plate hidden;

[0033] Fig.13 It is a structural schematic diagram of the cover plate of the present invention;

[0034] Fig.14 It is a schematic diagram of the combined structure of the powder removal front plate, the powder removal rear plate, the steel wire strip, the one-way channel and the cover plate of the present invention;

[0035] Fig.15 It is a schematic diagram of the combined structure of the powder removal front plate, the powder removal rear plate, the steel wire strip, the one-way channel and the simple outer frame of the present invention.

[0036] In the figure:

[0037] 1. Bottom plate; 2. Side plate; 3. Top plate; 4. Powder removal front plate; 401. Front bee channel; 402. Mounting column; 403. Positioning bump; 404. Front partition hole; 5. Powder removal rear plate; 501. Rear bee channel; 502. Rear partition hole; 6. Mounting plate; 7. Partition plate; 8. Steel wire strip; 9. One-way channel; 10. Reinforcement plate; 11. Cover plate; 12. Simple outer frame. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0038] The following is combined with Figure 1-Figure 15 The present invention is described in further detail.

[0039] Please refer to the attached figure in the instruction manual Figure 1-Figure 3 The present invention provides a bee-safe de-pollenizer, comprising a bottom plate 1, side plates 2 with the same symmetrical structure are clamped on both sides of the top of the bottom plate 1, top plates 3 are clamped on the tops of the two groups of side plates 2, de-pollen front plates 4 are rotatably clamped on the front sides of the two groups of side plates 2, and de-pollen rear plates 5 are arranged on the rear sides of the de-pollen front plates 4. The de-pollen front plates 4 and the de-pollen rear plates 5 can be rotated to adjust the angle. A mounting plate 6 is arranged on the rear side of the top of the bottom plate 1, and the mounting plate 6 is connected to the beehive, so that the de-pollenizer is installed on the beehive as a whole. A partition plate 7 is arranged on the top of the bottom plate 1 between the de-pollen rear plate 5 and the mounting plate 6, and a steel wire strip 8 is arranged on the rear side wall of the de-pollen front plate 5.

[0040] The powder removal front plate 4 is provided with a front bee channel 401, and the powder removal rear plate 5 is provided with a rear bee channel 501. Figure 4-Figure 6As shown. The lower surface of the front bee channel 401 of the powder removal front plate 4 is in the shape of a gradually rising step, and the lower surface of the rear bee channel 501 of the powder removal rear plate 5 is in the shape of a gradually decreasing slope. The top upper surface of the front bee channel 401 and the rear bee channel 501 can be inclined at about 5° with the horizontal plane. When the bee colony crawls in and out of the front bee channel 401 and the rear bee channel 501, compared with the existing technology, the cross section is set to a trapezoidal shape because only the crowding problem of the bee colony entering the powder removal device is considered. In this solution, the trapezoidal shape of the powder removal front plate 4 and the powder removal rear plate 5 at the channel is further improved into a step shape and a slope shape. When the bee colony crawls in and out, the feet can have a force point, which is convenient and quick to enter and exit. At the same time, combined with the spatial characteristics of the step shape and the body shape of the bees, the friction of the bee colony when entering and exiting the powder removal device is reduced, and the damage to the bee body caused by friction is reduced.

[0041] like Figure 5 , Figure 7-Figure 9 As shown, the rear side wall of the powder removal front plate 4 is located at both ends of the front bee channel 401 and is provided with mounting posts 402. The rear side wall of the powder removal front plate 4 is located above the front bee channel 401 and is evenly arranged with positioning protrusions 403. The two ends of the steel wire 8 are connected to the mounting posts 402. The steel wire 8 passes through the adjacent positioning protrusions 403 in sequence. The steel wire 8 is a continuously extended strip, and forms evenly distributed circles during the extension process, and the top of each circle is connected by an extended steel wire. When installing the steel wire 8, the mounting posts 402 at both ends position the steel wire 8, and the positioning protrusions 403 prevent the steel wire 8 from deforming due to lack of support, resulting in uneven positions of the powder removal holes. The circle formed by the steel wire 8 is where the collecting bees pass, and the powder is removed through the circle of the steel wire 8. Since the steel wire 8 is positioned at both ends by the mounting posts 402, it can be easily disassembled or replaced.

[0042] like Fig.10 As shown, a one-way channel 9 is provided on the front side wall of the powder removal front plate 4, and the inner wall of the one-way channel 9 is in a step shape. When the bee colony crawls through the one-way channel 9, there is a force point for the feet, which is convenient for quick entry and exit.

[0043] like Figure 11-Figure 12 As shown, a vertical front partition hole 404 is opened in the middle of the powder removal front plate 4, a rear partition hole 502 is opened in the middle of the powder removal rear plate 5 at the same position as the front partition hole 404, and the partition 7 passes through the front partition hole 404 and the rear partition hole 502, and the steel wire strips 8 are distributed on the left and right sides of the front partition hole 404. When the powder removal front plate 4 and the powder removal rear plate 5 rotate, they will not interfere with the partition 7. The mounting plate 6 is located on the front side wall of the partition 7 and is plugged with a reinforcing plate 10 to improve the overall strength of the mounting plate 6.

[0044] like Figure 2 and Fig.12As shown, the side plate 2 is clamped on the bottom plate 1, and the bottom and top of the partition plate 7 are clamped with the bottom plate 1 and the top plate 3 respectively, so that the side plate 2 and the partition plate 7 can be easily disassembled and assembled, and are easy to use.

[0045] like Figure 13-Figure 14 As shown, the side of the powder removal rear plate 5 away from the powder removal front plate 4 is clamped with a cover plate 11. When the powder removal operation is not required, the cover plate 11 can be pressed. Fig.14 The cover plate 11 is assembled in such a way that the combination of the powder removal front plate 4, the powder removal rear plate 5, the steel wire strip 8, the one-way channel 9 and the cover plate 11 is reversely clamped between the side plates 2, so that the bee colony can only enter and exit through the one-way channel 9, reducing the amount of external light entering the hive. For example, in winter, after reducing the amount of external light entering the hive, the bee colony can reduce its activities, reduce the number of bee colonies that are frostbitten or frozen to death when they go out, and can preserve more overwintering bees, laying a good foundation for reproduction next year. Moreover, after external thieves enter the hive, it is not easy for them to leave, reducing the possibility of external thieves entering the hive and taking away honey, and can domesticate thieves, prevent and control the formation of thieves, and solve the most difficult problem to manage caused by thieves in apiary management.

[0046] like Fig.15 As shown, the powder removal front plate 4 is rotatably connected with a simple outer frame 12. Compared with the frame structure of the present application, the simple outer frame 12 basically only retains the structure of the side plate 12, and is directly used in combination with the honeycomb. When used in situations where the requirements are not high, the cost can be reduced.

[0047] Working principle:

[0048] When installing the powder remover of the present application on the beehive, first assemble and install as follows Fig.10 The main structure of the powder removal shown in the figure includes a powder removal front plate 4, a powder removal rear plate 5, a steel wire strip 8 and a one-way channel 9. The specific method is to place the back of the powder removal front plate 4 upward, install the steel wire strip 8 along the mounting column 402 and align the positioning protrusion 403, as shown in FIG. Figure 8 As shown, the powder removal rear plate 5 and the one-way channel 9 are then installed to form Fig.10 The assembly shown can be stacked to facilitate storage of multiple groups. Since the steel wire strip 8 is generally in a long strip-shaped rolled-up state with the same circular aperture, after one end of the steel wire strip 8 is positioned on the mounting column 402 on one side, it can be quickly positioned and extended to the mounting column 402 on the other side through the positioning protrusion 403, and the installation of a group can be completed after cutting with tools such as scissors. The installation and disassembly are very fast and convenient, and the position of the steel wire rings forming the powder removal holes is uniform.

[0049] Then assemble and install the frame components, such as Figure 3As shown, two side plates 2, a mounting plate 6 and a partition plate 7 are snap-fitted to the bottom plate 1 in sequence, a reinforcing plate 10 is inserted into the mounting plate 6 to improve the overall strength of the mounting plate 6, and finally the top plate 3 is installed. The connection between the top plate 3 and the partition plate 7 is appropriately connected by a snap-fit ​​structure, which is convenient for quick installation and disassembly.

[0050] Finally, Fig.10 The powder removal main structural part shown is combined with the outer frame component to form a Figure 1 The de-pollenizer shown can be equipped with mounting parts such as hooks on the beehive, which cooperate with the mounting parts on the mounting plate 6, and the de-pollenizer can be installed on the beehive to start operation.

[0051] The main structure of the powder removal of the present invention can be rotated on the two sets of side plates 2 by the rotating columns at both ends of the powder removal front plate 4, so as to adjust the angle of the main structure of the powder removal. Figure 11-Figure 12 Its function is to reduce the obstacles to the bee colony returning to the nest and reduce the loss of bee colony population when it rains outside and the bee colony needs to return to the nest quickly.

[0052] In winter, the bee colonies raised generally need to reduce going out, reduce the risk of bee colonies going out and freezing to death, and the bees from the outside world entering the hive and stealing bees will affect the management of the entire apiary, and improper management will cause serious losses to the bee colonies. Therefore, the cover plate 11 is connected to the side of the powder removal rear plate 5 away from the powder removal front plate 4, so that the combination of the powder removal front plate 4, the powder removal rear plate 5, the steel wire strip 8, the one-way channel 9 and the cover plate 11 is reversely connected between the side plates 2, so that the bee colonies can only enter and exit through the one-way channel 9, reduce the external light entering the hive, and the bee colonies raised can reduce activities after reducing the external light entering the hive, reduce the number of bee colonies going out and freezing to death, and can save more wintering bees, and lay a good foundation for reproduction next year. And after the external stealing bees enter the hive, it is not easy to leave, reducing the possibility of the external stealing bees entering the hive and taking away honey, the stealing bees can be domesticated, the formation of stealing bees can be prevented and controlled, and the most difficult to manage problem caused by stealing bees in the management of the apiary can be solved.

[0053] In addition, all structures of the present invention, except for the steel wire strip 8, are made of plastic, which is convenient for large-scale production. The lower surface of the front bee channel 401 of the de-powdering front plate 4 is in the shape of a gradually rising step, and the lower surface of the rear bee channel 501 of the de-powdering rear plate 5 is in the shape of a gradually lowering slope. When the bee colony crawls in and out of the front bee channel 401 and the rear bee channel 501, compared with the existing technology, the cross-section is set to a trapezoidal shape because only the crowding problem when the bee colony enters the de-powdering device is considered. In this solution, the trapezoidal shape of the de-powdering front plate 4 and the de-powdering rear plate 5 at the channel is further improved into a step shape and a slope shape. When the bee colony crawls in and out, the feet can have a force point, which is convenient and quick to enter and exit. At the same time, combined with the spatial characteristics of the step shape and the body shape of the bees, the friction when the bee colony enters and exits the de-powdering device is reduced, and the damage to the bee body caused by friction is reduced.

[0054] The above are all preferred embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, any equivalent changes made based on the structure, shape, and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A bee-safe pollen remover, characterized in that: The invention comprises a bottom plate (1), wherein the left and right sides of the top of the bottom plate (1) are both clamped with side plates (2) of the same symmetrical structure, the tops of the two groups of side plates (2) are clamped with top plates (3), the front sides of the two groups of side plates (2) are rotatably clamped with a powder removal front plate (4), the powder removal front plate (4) is provided with a front honey bee channel (401), the rear side of the powder removal front plate (4) is provided with a powder removal rear plate (5), the powder removal rear plate (5) is provided with a rear honey bee channel (501), the rear side of the top of the bottom plate (1) is provided with a mounting plate (6), the top of the bottom plate (1) is provided with a partition plate (7) between the powder removal rear plate (5) and the mounting plate (6), and the rear side wall of the powder removal front plate (5) is provided with a steel wire strip (8).

2. The bee-safe pollen remover according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lower surface of the front honey bee channel (401) of the powder removal front plate (4) is in the shape of a step that gradually rises, and the lower surface of the rear honey bee channel (501) of the powder removal rear plate (5) is in the shape of a slope that gradually descends.

3. The bee-safe pollen remover according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rear side wall of the de-powdering front plate (4) is provided with mounting columns (402) at both ends of the front bee channel (401), and the rear side wall of the de-powdering front plate (4) is provided with positioning protrusions (403) evenly arranged above the front bee channel (401), and both ends of the steel wire strip (8) are connected to the mounting columns (402), and the steel wire strip (8) passes through adjacent positioning protrusions (403) in sequence.

4. The bee-safe pollen remover according to claim 1, characterized in that: A one-way channel (9) is provided on the front side wall of the powder removal front plate (4), and the inner wall of the one-way channel (9) is in a step shape.

5. The bee-safe pollen remover according to claim 1, characterized in that: A vertical front partition hole (404) is opened in the middle of the de-powdering front plate (4), a rear partition hole (502) is opened in the middle of the de-powdering rear plate (5) at the same position as the front partition hole (404), and the partition plate (7) passes through the front partition hole (404) and the rear partition hole (502), and the steel wire strips (8) are distributed on the left and right sides of the front partition hole (404).

6. The bee-safe pollen remover according to claim 1, characterized in that: The mounting plate (6) is located on the front side wall of the partition plate (7) and is plugged with a reinforcing plate (10).

7. The bee-safe pollen remover according to claim 1, characterized in that: The steel wire strip (8) is in the shape of a continuously extended strip and forms evenly distributed circles during the extension process, and the top of each circle is connected by the extended steel wire.

8. The bee-safe pollen remover according to claim 1, characterized in that: The side plate (2) is clamped on the bottom plate (1), and the bottom and top of the partition plate (7) are clamped on the bottom plate (1) and the top plate (3) respectively.

9. The bee-safe pollen remover according to claim 1, characterized in that: A cover plate (11) is clamped on a side of the powder removal rear plate (5) away from the powder removal front plate (4).

10. The bee-safe pollen remover according to claim 1, characterized in that: The powder removal front plate (4) is rotatably connected to a simple outer frame (12).

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