Feeding device with external beehive

By designing components such as floating island racks and pressure sensors in the bee feeding device, the problem of bees drowning while eating is solved, the safety of bees' feeding and the cleaning of the feeding box are achieved, and economic losses are reduced.

CN119744790AActive Publication Date: 2025-04-04SHAOXING SHANYIN BEE IND CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202411980375.9
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-31
Publication Date
2025-04-04
Estimated Expiration
2044-12-31

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Technical Problem

The existing bee feeding devices lack anti-drowning measures, which leads to bees that may drown when eating sugar water. Especially when a large number of bees feed at the same time, drowning incidents are more frequent and economic losses.

Method used

An external feeding device for beehives is designed, including components such as floating island frames and pressure sensors. The floating island frame provides bees with a safe foothold for feeding. Through the cooperation of the air pump and the Y-shaped hose, the floating island frame is ensured to float on the liquid surface and reduce the risk of bees drowning.

Benefits of technology

Effectively protect bees from drowning threats, improve the safety of bees' feeding, reduce the risk of bees' eating, reduce economic losses, and keep the feeding box clean through automatic cleaning mechanisms to reduce the risk of bacterial contamination.

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Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of beekeeping, in particular to a beehive external feeding device which comprises a beehive, a feeding box is connected to the outer wall of the front side of the beehive, and inlets and outlets for bees to enter and exit are formed in the upper portion of the front side wall of the beehive and the upper portion of the rear side wall of the feeding box; the lower portion of the left side of the feeding box is communicated with a temporary storage barrel located below the liquid storage box, the feeding box is communicated with the temporary storage barrel through a pipeline, the bottom of the feeding box is slidably connected with a left inverted-T-shaped hollow sliding rod and a right inverted-T-shaped hollow sliding rod, and a floating island frame located in the feeding box is connected between the top ends of the two hollow sliding rods. A safe feeding foothold is provided for the bees through the floating island frame, the bees are protected from drowning threats, the feeding safety of the bees is improved, the drowning risk of the bees during feeding is effectively reduced, and therefore economic losses are reduced.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of beekeeping, and in particular to an external feeding device for a beehive. Background Art

[0002] During the beekeeping process, when there is a shortage of external nectar and pollen sources in autumn and winter or when the bees are unable to leave the nest to collect honey for a long time during the rainy season, beekeepers need to feed the bees in the beehives with sugar water.

[0003] After searching, a Chinese patent with patent publication number CN117814142A is found, which is a bee feeding device, including a storage box, a feeding box and a valve. The storage box is used to store sugar water. The storage box is arranged above the feeding box. An opening is provided at the bottom of the storage box. The valve includes a drive member and a valve body. The valve body is arranged in the opening. The lower end of the drive member is passed through the interior of the storage box and is connected to the valve body. The upper end of the drive member is passed through the outside of the storage box. The drive member is suitable for driving the valve body to switch between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the opening is connected to the feeding box. In the second position, the opening is closed.

[0004] Although the above patent can meet the demand of regularly adding sugar water to the feeding box and realize automatic feeding of bees, the above patent does not provide a foothold for the bees and lacks anti-drowning measures, so that the bees may accidentally fall into the liquid when eating sugar water and drown due to inability to find a suitable support point. This situation is more serious, especially when a large number of bees are eating at the same time, making drowning incidents more frequent, and causing significant economic losses to beekeepers. Summary of the invention

[0005] The object of the present invention is to provide a beehive external feeding device with an anti-drowning function and a safe feeding place for bees in order to solve the above problems.

[0006] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present invention adopts the following technical scheme: an external beehive feeding device, comprising a beehive, a feeding box is connected to the front outer wall of the beehive, the front wall of the beehive and the upper part of the rear wall of the feeding box are provided with an inlet and outlet for bees to enter and exit, a drain valve is installed at the bottom of the feeding box, a liquid storage tank is connected to the left outer wall of the beehive, a temporary storage cylinder located below the liquid storage tank is connected to the lower left side of the feeding box, the feeding box and the temporary storage cylinder are connected through a pipeline, a valve is installed on the pipeline, and the bottom of the feeding box is slidably connected with left and right There are two inverted T-shaped hollow slides, and a floating island frame located in the feeding box is connected between the top ends of the two hollow slides. The floating island frame provides a safe foothold for bees to eat. An air pump is installed at the bottom of the feeding box, and the air pump is connected to the floating island frame through a Y-shaped hose. The two branched tubes on the Y-shaped hose pass through the two hollow slides respectively. A fixing ring is provided on the outside of the left hollow slide, and the fixing ring is fixedly connected to the bottom of the feeding box. A pressure sensor is installed at the bottom of the fixing ring. The left hollow slide of the inverted T shape can contact the pressure sensor when it moves upward.

[0007] Preferably, the floating island frame includes two hollow floating blocks respectively connected to the top ends of two hollow sliding rods, and a plurality of rigid air pipes are connected between the two hollow floating blocks. Each rigid air pipe is connected with air bags at intervals along the axial direction, and the two branched tubes on the Y-shaped hose are respectively connected to the two hollow floating blocks.

[0008] Preferably, a cleaning mechanism is provided on the feeding box, which includes a baffle 1 slidably connected to the rear side of the top of the feeding box, and the baffle can block the inlet and outlet when it moves down. A baffle 2 is slidably connected to the upper part of the feeding box. A rodless cylinder located on the upper side of the baffle 1 is installed on the front outer wall of the beehive, and a lifting plate is connected to the slider of the rodless cylinder. The bottom of the lifting plate extends into the feeding box and is connected to a water pipe. The water pipe is used to spray clean water onto the inner walls around the feeding box. The right end of the water pipe is connected to a water hose, which extends to the outside of the feeding box. A driving assembly is provided between the beehive and the feeding box, which is used to drive the baffle 1 to rise and fall and drive the baffle 2 to move back and forth.

[0009] Preferably, a driving mechanism is provided on the feeding box for driving the bees back into the beehive, the driving mechanism comprising two left and right U-shaped sliding bars slidably connected to the front side wall of the feeding box, an upper and lower connecting rods located in the feeding box are connected between the two U-shaped sliding bars, a fixed rod located between the upper and lower connecting rods is connected to the front side of the feeding box, an elastic rope is axially spaced and connected between the fixed rod and the connecting rod, a driving plate is rotatably connected to the rear side of the feeding box through a rotating shaft, and through grooves matching the elastic ropes are spaced apart on the driving plate, a motor for driving the rotating shaft to rotate is installed on the outer wall of the feeding box, and a driving mechanism is provided on the outer wall of the front side of the feeding box for driving the U-shaped sliding bar to reciprocate back and forth.

[0010] Preferably, the driving mechanism includes two left and right wire tubes connected to the front outer wall of the feeding box, an electric winding wheel located between the two wire tubes is installed on the front outer wall of the feeding box, a pull rope is wound around the electric winding wheel, both ends of the pull rope pass through the two wire tubes respectively, and the two ends of the pull rope are respectively connected to two U-shaped sliding rods, and a compression spring is connected between the U-shaped sliding rod and the wire tube on the same side thereof.

[0011] Preferably, the driving assembly includes an electric push rod installed on the outer wall of the front side of the beehive, the telescopic rod of the electric push rod is connected to baffle 1, and gear shaft 1 and gear shaft 2 are rotatably connected to the outer walls of the left and right sides of the feeding box, and gear shaft 2 is located in the front and lower part of gear shaft 1. Gear shaft 1 and gear shaft 2 on the same side are connected through a belt drive assembly. The left and right sides and the front side of baffle 2 extend out of the feeding box, and the left and right sides of baffle 2 are connected to rack 1 located outside the feeding box, and rack 1 is meshed with the gear on gear shaft 2 on the same side thereof. The left and right sides of baffle 1 are connected to rack 2 located outside the feeding box, and rack 2 is meshed with the gear on gear shaft 1 on the same side thereof.

[0012] Preferably, a guide rod is connected to the right side of the top of the feeding box, a lifting block is slidably connected to the guide rod, a support spring is connected between the bottom of the lifting block and the top of the feeding box, a pulley is rotatably connected to the lifting block, a water supply hose is wound around the pulley, and a cover is connected to the right side of the top of the feeding box, which covers the guide rod, the lifting block, the pulley and the support spring.

[0013] Preferably, a transparent window is embedded on the side wall of the liquid storage tank for viewing the liquid level in the liquid storage tank.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following advantages:

[0015] 1. The floating island frame provides a safe place for bees to eat, protects them from drowning, improves the safety of bees' eating, effectively reduces the risk of drowning while eating, and thus reduces economic losses. Through the cooperation of pressure sensors, air pumps and Y-shaped hoses, external gas can be injected into the airbag to make the airbag more inflated, thereby increasing the buoyancy of the floating island frame and ensuring that the floating island frame moves up to the liquid surface. Even when there are many bee colonies standing on the floating island frame, it can still remain floating on the liquid surface, minimizing the contact between the bee colony and the sugar water and preventing the bees from drowning.

[0016] 2. Clean water can be sprayed onto the inner walls of the feeding box through the water spray pipe to automatically flush the feeding box, prevent dirt from accumulating in the feeding box, ensure that the inside of the feeding box is clean and tidy, reduce the risk of bacterial contamination, and maintain the overall health of the bee colony.

[0017] 3. By moving the connecting rod backward and stretching the elastic rope backward, the movement area of ​​the bee colony can be reduced and the bee colony can be driven toward the entrance and exit. By rotating the driving plate upward, the bee colony can be further driven back into the beehive to ensure that the bees will not stay in the feeding box when the feeding box is flushed later, effectively avoiding the risk of bees being injured by water impact, ensuring the safety of the bees, reducing the stress response of the bees, and maintaining the overall health of the bee colony. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the present invention.

[0019] Figure 2 It is a partial three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the present invention.

[0020] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the floating island frame of the present invention.

[0021] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the fixing ring and the pressure sensor of the present invention.

[0022] Figure 5 It is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the cleaning mechanism of the present invention.

[0023] Figure 6 It is a partial three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the cleaning mechanism of the present invention.

[0024] Figure 7 It is a schematic diagram of the connection of the guide rod, lifting block, pulley, support spring and cover body of the present invention.

[0025] Figure 8 It is a schematic diagram of the installation of the driving mechanism of the present invention.

[0026] Fig. 9 It is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the driving mechanism of the present invention.

[0027] In the figure: 1-beehive, 2-feeding box, 21-inlet and outlet, 22-drain valve, 3-liquid storage tank, 31-liquid injection pipe, 32-stopper, 33-transparent window, 4-temporary storage tube, 5-pipeline, 51-valve, 6-hollow slide rod, 7-floating island frame, 71-hollow floating block, 72-hard air pipe, 73-air bag, 8-air pump, 9-Y-shaped hose, 10-fixing ring, 11-pressure sensor, 121-baffle 1, 122-baffle 2, 123-rodless cylinder, 124-lifting plate, 125-spraying pipe, 1251-sprinkler, 126-water delivery soft Tube, 127-electric push rod, 128-gear shaft one, 129-gear shaft two, 1210-belt drive assembly, 1211-rack one, 1212-rack two, 13-guide rod, 14-lifting block, 15-pulley, 16-support spring, 17-cover body, 181-fixing rod, 182-U-shaped slide bar, 183-connecting rod, 184-elastic rope, 185-rotating shaft, 186-driving plate, 187-through groove, 188-motor, 189-conductor tube, 1810-electric winding wheel, 1811-pull rope, 1812-compression spring. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] The present application is further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. It is necessary to point out here that the following specific implementation methods are only used to further illustrate the present application and cannot be understood as limiting the scope of protection of the present application. Technical personnel in this field can make some non-essential improvements and adjustments to the present application based on the above application content.

[0029] See also Figure 1-Figure 4, a beehive external feeding device comprises a beehive 1, a feeding box 2 is connected to the front outer wall of the beehive 1, an inlet and outlet 21 for bees to enter and exit are opened on the front side wall of the beehive 1 and the upper part of the rear side wall of the feeding box 2, a drain valve 22 is installed on the right side of the bottom of the feeding box 2, a liquid storage tank 3 is connected to the left outer wall of the beehive 1, a liquid injection pipe 31 for injecting sugar water into the liquid storage tank 3 is connected to the top, a plug 32 is clamped on the liquid injection pipe 31, which is used to seal the liquid injection pipe 31 to prevent external impurities from entering the liquid storage tank 3 through the liquid injection pipe 31, a temporary storage tube 4 located below the liquid storage tank 3 is connected to the lower left side of the feeding box 2, the feeding box 2 is connected to the temporary storage tube 4 through a pipe 5, a valve 51 is installed on the pipe 5, and the bottom of the feeding box 2 is slidably connected with two inverted T-shaped hollow sliding rods 6 on the left and right, and a valve 51 is installed on the pipe 5. The floating island frame 7 in the box 2 provides a safe place for bees to eat. The floating island frame 7 includes two hollow floating blocks 71 respectively connected to the top of two hollow sliding bars 6. Four hard air tubes 72 are connected between the two hollow floating blocks 71 from front to back. Each hard air tube 72 is connected with an air bag 73 along the axial interval. An air pump 8 is installed in the middle of the bottom of the feeding box 2. A Y-shaped hose 9 is connected to the air pump 8. The two branched tubes on the Y-shaped hose 9 pass through the two hollow sliding bars 6 respectively and are connected to the two hollow floating blocks 71 respectively to ensure that the floating island frame 7 is stable and effectively receives airflow. A fixed ring 10 is provided on the outer sliding sleeve of the left hollow sliding bar 6. The fixed ring 10 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the feeding box 2. A pressure sensor 11 is installed at the bottom of the fixed ring 10. The inverted T-shaped left hollow sliding bar 6 can contact the pressure sensor 11 when it moves upward.

[0030] Open valve 51, and the sugar water in liquid storage tank 3 flows into temporary storage tube 4 through pipe 5 under the action of gravity, and the sugar water in temporary storage tube 4 then flows into feeding box 2. Through the setting of temporary storage tube 4, the liquid level of sugar water in feeding box 2 can always be consistent with the liquid level of temporary storage tube 4, ensuring the stability of the liquid level of sugar water in feeding box 2, avoiding the safety and convenience of bees eating due to liquid level fluctuations. As the liquid level of sugar water in feeding box 2 rises, floating island frame 7 is pushed up, providing a safe feeding foothold for bees through floating island frame 7, protecting bees from drowning threats, improving the safety of bees eating, and effectively reducing the risk of bees drowning while eating, thereby reducing economic losses. The upward movement of the floating island frame 7 drives the hollow slide bar 6 to move upward, and the inverted T-shaped left hollow slide bar 6 moves upward to press the pressure sensor 11. When there are too many bee colonies standing on the floating island frame 7, causing the floating island frame 7 to descend, the floating island frame 7 drives the hollow slide bar 6 to move downward, and the inverted T-shaped left hollow slide bar 6 moves downward and disengages from the pressure sensor 11. The pressure sensor 11 senses that the pressure is less than the preset value, and the pressure sensor 11 sends a signal to the controller (the controller is not shown in the figure, the controller is prior art, and is not described here). The controller controls the air pump 8 to input external gas into the hollow floating block 71 through the Y-shaped hose 9, and the gas is then injected into the air bag 73 through the hard air tube 72, so that the air bag 73 is further expanded, thereby increasing the buoyancy of the floating island frame 7, ensuring that the floating island frame 7 moves up to the liquid surface, and even when there are many bee colonies standing on the floating island frame 7, it can remain floating on the liquid surface, thereby minimizing the contact between the bee colony and the sugar water and avoiding drowning of the bees. As the floating island frame 7 moves up, the inverted T-shaped left hollow slide bar 6 also moves up and continues to press the pressure sensor 11. When the pressure sensor 11 senses that the pressure reaches a preset value, the pressure sensor 11 sends a signal to the controller, and the controller controls the air pump 8 to turn off.

[0031] See also Figure 5-Figure 6The feeding box 2 is provided with a cleaning mechanism, which includes a baffle 121 slidably connected to the rear side of the top of the feeding box 2. The baffle 121 moves downward to block the inlet and outlet 21. The upper part of the feeding box 2 is slidably connected with a baffle 2 122. The left and right sides and the front side of the baffle 2 122 extend out of the feeding box 2. The outer wall of the front side of the beehive 1 is provided with two left and right rodless cylinders 123 located on the upper side of the baffle 121. The sliders of the two rodless cylinders 123 are connected with lifting plates 124. The two lifting plates are connected to the sliders of the two rodless cylinders 123. The bottom of the lowering plate 124 extends into the feeding box 2, and a water spray pipe 125 is connected between the bottoms of the two lifting plates 124. The nozzles 1251 on the water spray pipe 125 are arranged in two rows, front and rear. The front nozzle 1251 sprays clean water forward and downward, and the rear nozzle 1251 sprays clean water backward and downward. The right end of the water spray pipe 125 is connected to a water hose 126, which extends to the outside of the feeding box 2. A driving component is provided between the beehive 1 and the feeding box 2, and the driving component includes a nozzle installed outside the front side of the beehive 1. The electric push rod 127 on the wall is located between the left and right rodless cylinders 123. The telescopic rod of the electric push rod 127 is connected to the baffle 121. The outer walls on both sides of the left and right sides of the feeding box 2 are rotatably connected with a gear shaft 128 and a gear shaft 2 129. The gear shaft 2 129 is located in the front and lower part of the gear shaft 128. The gear shaft 128 and the gear shaft 2 129 on the same side are connected through a belt drive assembly 1210. The belt drive assembly 1210 consists of two pulleys and a The baffle 122 is composed of a belt, two pulleys are respectively connected to the shafts of gear shaft 128 and gear shaft 2 129, the belt is sleeved between the two pulleys, the left and right sides of the baffle 122 are connected with the rack 1211 located outside the feeding box 2, the rack 1211 is meshed with the gear on the gear shaft 2 129 on the same side, the left and right sides of the baffle 1 121 are connected with the rack 2 1212 located outside the feeding box 2, the rack 2 1212 is meshed with the gear on the gear shaft 1 128 on the same side.

[0032] In order to prevent the feeding box 2 from accumulating dirt, the feeding box 2 needs to be cleaned regularly to ensure that the inside of the feeding box 2 is clean and tidy and reduce the risk of bacterial contamination. When the feeding box 2 needs to be cleaned, the valve 51 is first closed to stop injecting sugar water into the feeding box 2, and then the drain valve 22 is opened to discharge the sugar water remaining in the feeding box 2, and then the water hose 126 is connected to the infusion device, and then the electric push rod 127 is controlled to drive the baffle 1 121 to move down to block the inlet and outlet 21, so as to prevent the bees from entering the feeding box 2 when the feeding box 2 is cleaned later. The baffle 1 121 moves down to drive the rack 2 1212 to move down, so as to drive the gear shaft 1 128 to rotate, and the gear shaft 1 128 rotates through the belt transmission assembly 1210 to drive the gear shaft 2 129 to rotate, and the gear shaft 2 129 rotates to drive the rack 1 1211 to move forward, thereby driving the baffle 2 122 to move forward to avoid the water spray pipe 125, so as to avoid hindering the subsequent lifting of the water spray pipe 125. Then the rodless cylinder 123 is controlled to drive the lifting plate 124 to drive the water spray pipe 125 to move downward and upward reciprocatingly. At the same time, the infusion device is controlled to deliver clean water to the water spray pipe 125 through the water hose 126, and then the clean water is sprayed onto the inner walls of the feeding box 2 through the front and rear rows of nozzles 1251 on the water spray pipe 125, so as to automatically flush the feeding box 2, prevent the feeding box 2 from accumulating dirt, ensure that the inside of the feeding box 2 is clean and tidy, reduce the risk of bacterial contamination, and maintain the overall health of the bee colony. The lifting of the water spray pipe 125 can evenly spray clean water onto the inner walls of the feeding box 2, thereby improving the cleaning effect. After the feeding box 2 is cleaned, the electric push rod 127 is controlled to drive the baffle 121 to move up, thereby releasing the blockage of the inlet and outlet 21. The baffle 121 moves up and pushes the gear shaft 128 to reverse through the rack 2 1212, thereby driving the gear shaft 2 129 to reverse through the belt drive assembly 1210. The gear shaft 2 129 reverses and pushes the rack 1 1211 to move the baffle 2 122 backward and reset.

[0033] See also Figure 8-Figure 9The feeding box 2 is provided with a driving mechanism for driving the bees back into the beehive 1. The driving mechanism includes two left and right U-shaped slide bars 182 slidably connected to the front side wall of the feeding box 2, and two upper and lower connecting rods 183 located in the feeding box 2 are connected between the two U-shaped slide bars 182. A fixed rod 181 located between the upper and lower connecting rods 183 is connected to the front side of the feeding box 2, and an elastic rope 184 is connected axially between the fixed rod 181 and the connecting rod 183. A rotating shaft 185 is rotatably connected to the rear side of the feeding box 2, and a driving plate 186 located in the feeding box 2 is connected to the rotating shaft 185. The driving plate 186 is spaced from left to right with through grooves 187 matching the elastic rope 184. The feeding box 2 A motor 188 is installed on the right outer wall, and the output shaft of the motor 188 is connected to the rotating shaft 185. A driving mechanism for driving the U-shaped slide bar 182 to move back and forth is provided on the front outer wall of the feeding box 2, and the driving mechanism includes two left and right wire tubes 189 connected to the front outer wall of the feeding box 2. An electric winding wheel 1810 located between the two wire tubes 189 is installed on the front outer wall of the feeding box 2, and a pull rope 1811 is wound around the electric winding wheel 1810. The two ends of the pull rope 1811 pass through the two wire tubes 189 respectively, and the two ends of the pull rope 1811 are respectively connected to the two U-shaped slide bars 182, and a compression spring 1812 is connected between the U-shaped slide bar 182 and the wire tube 189 on the same side thereof.

[0034] After the sugar water in the feeding box 2 is discharged, the floating island frame 7 moves down to the bottom of the lower connecting rod 183 under the action of its own gravity, and will not hinder the movement of the lower connecting rod 183, the elastic rope 184 and the driving plate 186. When it is necessary to flush the feeding box 2, the electric winding wheel 1810 is first controlled to reel in the pull rope 1811, and the U-shaped slide bar 182 is pulled backward by the pull rope 1811 to compress the compression spring 1812, and the U-shaped slide bar 182 moves backward to drive the connecting rod 183 to move backward, and the elastic rope 184 is stretched backward, thereby reducing the action area of ​​the bee colony and driving the bee colony toward the inlet and outlet 21. The upper space of the feeding box 2 can be blocked by the baffle 2 122 to prevent the bees from entering the upper space of the feeding box 2 and staying on the water spray pipe 125. At the same time, the control motor 188 drives the rotating shaft 185 to drive the driving plate 186 to rotate upward, further driving the bee colony back into the beehive 1, so as to ensure that the bees will not stay in the feeding box 2 when the feeding box 2 is subsequently flushed, effectively avoiding the risk of bees being injured by water flow impact, ensuring the safety of the bees, reducing the stress response of the bees, and maintaining the overall health of the bee colony. After the feeding box 2 is flushed, the electric winding wheel 1810 is controlled to release the pull rope 1811, and under the reset action of the compression spring 1812, the U-shaped slide bar 182 is pushed forward with the connecting rod 183, and the elastic rope 184 is reset accordingly. At the same time, the control motor 188 drives the rotating shaft 185 to drive the driving plate 186 to rotate downward and reset.

[0035] See also Figure 7A guide rod 13 is connected to the right side of the top of the feeding box 2, and a lifting block 14 is slidably connected to the guide rod 13. A support spring 16 is sleeved on the guide rod 13, and the two ends of the support spring 16 are respectively connected to the bottom of the lifting block 14 and the top of the feeding box 2, and a pulley 15 is rotatably connected to the lifting block 14. The water hose 126 is wound around the pulley 15. A cover body 17 is connected to the right side of the top of the feeding box 2, and the cover body 17 covers the guide rod 13, the lifting block 14, the pulley 15 and the support spring 16 to cover and protect the guide rod 13, the lifting block 14, the pulley 15 and the support spring 16.

[0036] When the water hose 126 moves downward following the water spray pipe 125, the pulley 15 is pulled downward, and the downward movement of the pulley 15 drives the lifting block 14 to move downward, compressing the support spring 16. When the water hose 126 moves upward following the water spray pipe 125, the pulley 15 is released, and under the resetting action of the support spring 16, the lifting block 14 is pushed to move upward and reset with the pulley 15. In this way, the water hose 126 can always be kept neat and orderly, realizing automatic sorting of the water hose 126 to avoid the water hose 126 being scattered and affecting the delivery of clean water.

[0037] See also Figure 1 A transparent window 33 is embedded on the front side wall of the liquid storage tank 3, and scale lines are engraved on the transparent window 33. The user can check the liquid level in the liquid storage tank 3 in real time through the transparent window 33, and use the scale lines to accurately monitor the use of sugar water to ensure timely replenishment of sugar water when necessary to maintain a stable supply.

[0038] The above-mentioned embodiments only express the preferred implementation modes of the present invention, and the descriptions thereof are relatively specific and detailed, but they cannot be understood as limiting the scope of the present invention. It should be pointed out that, for those skilled in the art, several modifications, improvements and substitutions can be made without departing from the concept of the present invention, and these all belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A beehive external feeding device, comprising a beehive (1), a feeding box (2) connected to the front outer wall of the beehive (1), an inlet and outlet (21) for bees to enter and exit are provided on the front wall of the beehive (1) and the upper part of the rear wall of the feeding box (2), a drain valve (22) is installed at the bottom of the feeding box (2), a liquid storage tank (3) is connected to the left outer wall of the beehive (1), a temporary storage cylinder (4) located below the liquid storage tank (3) is connected to the lower left side of the feeding box (2), the feeding box (2) and the temporary storage cylinder (4) are connected through a pipe (5), and a valve (51) is installed on the pipe (5), characterized in that: The bottom of the feeding box (2) is slidably connected with two inverted T-shaped hollow slide bars (6) on the left and right sides. A floating island frame (7) located in the feeding box (2) is connected between the top ends of the two hollow slide bars (6). The floating island frame (7) provides a safe feeding foothold for bees. An air pump (8) is installed at the bottom of the feeding box (2). The air pump (8) is connected to the floating island frame (7) through a Y-shaped hose (9). Two bifurcated pipes on the Y-shaped hose (9) pass through the two hollow slide bars (6) respectively. A fixing ring (10) is sleeved on the outside of the left hollow slide bar (6). The fixing ring (10) is fixedly connected to the bottom of the feeding box (2). A pressure sensor (11) is installed at the bottom of the fixing ring (10). The inverted T-shaped left hollow slide bar (6) can contact the pressure sensor (11) when it moves upward.

2. A beehive external feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The floating island frame (7) comprises two hollow floating blocks (71) respectively connected to the top ends of two hollow sliding rods (6); a plurality of hard air pipes (72) are connected between the two hollow floating blocks (71); each hard air pipe (72) is connected to an air bag (73) at intervals along the axial direction; and two bifurcated pipes on the Y-shaped hose (9) are respectively connected to the two hollow floating blocks (71).

3. A beehive external feeding device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The feeding box (2) is provided with a cleaning mechanism, which comprises a baffle plate (121) slidably connected to the rear side of the top of the feeding box (2), the baffle plate (121) can block the inlet and outlet (21) when it moves downward, a baffle plate (122) is slidably connected to the upper part of the feeding box (2), a rodless cylinder (123) located on the upper side of the baffle plate (121) is installed on the front outer wall of the beehive (1), and a lifting plate (124) is connected to the slider of the rodless cylinder (123), and the lifting plate The bottom of the beehive (124) extends into the feeding box (2) and is connected to a water spray pipe (125). The water spray pipe (125) is used to spray clean water onto the inner walls of the feeding box (2). The right end of the water spray pipe (125) is connected to a water hose (126). The water hose (126) extends to the outside of the feeding box (2). A driving component is provided between the beehive (1) and the feeding box (2) for driving the baffle plate 1 (121) to rise and fall and driving the baffle plate 2 (122) to move back and forth.

4. A beehive external feeding device according to claim 3, characterized in that: A driving mechanism is provided on the feeding box (2) for driving bees back into the beehive (1), the driving mechanism comprising two left and right U-shaped sliding bars (182) slidably connected to the front side wall of the feeding box (2), two upper and lower connecting bars (183) located in the feeding box (2) are connected between the two U-shaped sliding bars (182), a fixed bar (181) located between the upper and lower connecting bars (183) is connected to the front side of the feeding box (2), and the fixed bar (181) and the connecting bar (183) are connected to each other. An elastic rope (184) is connected axially at intervals therebetween; a driving plate (186) is rotatably connected to the rear side of the feeding box (2) via a rotating shaft (185); through grooves (187) matching the elastic rope (184) are spaced apart on the driving plate (186); a motor (188) for driving the rotating shaft (185) to rotate is installed on the outer wall of the feeding box (2); and a driving mechanism is provided on the outer wall of the front side of the feeding box (2) for driving the U-shaped slide bar (182) to reciprocate forward and backward.

5. A beehive external feeding device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The driving mechanism comprises two left and right wire tubes (189) connected to the front outer wall of the feeding box (2); an electric winding wheel (1810) located between the two wire tubes (189) is installed on the front outer wall of the feeding box (2); a pull rope (1811) is wound around the electric winding wheel (1810); two ends of the pull rope (1811) pass through the two wire tubes (189) respectively; two ends of the pull rope (1811) are respectively connected to two U-shaped sliding bars (182); a compression spring (1812) is connected between the U-shaped sliding bar (182) and the wire tube (189) on the same side thereof.

6. A beehive external feeding device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The driving assembly comprises an electric push rod (127) installed on the front outer wall of the beehive (1), the telescopic rod of the electric push rod (127) is connected to the baffle plate 1 (121), the left and right outer walls of the feeding box (2) are both rotatably connected with a gear shaft 1 (128) and a gear shaft 2 (129), the gear shaft 2 (129) is located in the front and lower part of the gear shaft 1 (128), the gear shaft 1 (128) and the gear shaft 2 (129) on the same side are connected by a belt transmission assembly (1210), and the baffle plate The left and right sides and the front side of the second baffle (122) extend out of the feeding box (2); the left and right sides of the second baffle (122) are connected to the rack one (1211) located outside the feeding box (2); the rack one (1211) is meshed with the gear on the gear shaft two (129) on the same side; the left and right sides of the first baffle (121) are connected to the rack two (1212) located outside the feeding box (2); the rack two (1212) is meshed with the gear on the gear shaft one (128) on the same side.

7. A beehive external feeding device according to claim 6, characterized in that: A guide rod (13) is connected to the right side of the top of the feeding box (2), a lifting block (14) is slidably connected to the guide rod (13), a support spring (16) is connected between the bottom of the lifting block (14) and the top of the feeding box (2), a pulley (15) is rotatably connected to the lifting block (14), a water delivery hose (126) is wound around the pulley (15), and a cover body (17) is connected to the right side of the top of the feeding box (2), and the cover body (17) covers the guide rod (13), the lifting block (14), the pulley (15) and the support spring (16).

8. The external beehive feeding device according to claim 7, characterized in that: A transparent window (33) is embedded on the side wall of the liquid storage tank (3) and is used to check the liquid level in the liquid storage tank (3).

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