Combined vertical Chinese bee hive with movable hive body

Abstract

The utility model discloses a combined type vertical Chinese bee hive with movable hives, which relates to the field of hives and comprises a plurality of vertical hive bodies which are stacked, each vertical hive body comprises two symmetrically arranged hive body side plates, one side of each of the two hive body side plates is clamped with a hive body front plate, and the opposite side of each of the two hive body side plates is clamped with a hive body rear plate. Grooves are symmetrically formed in the tops of the opposite sides of the box body front plate and the box body rear plate, the vertical beehive covers are installed on the tops of the vertical beehive bodies in a stacked mode, and the queen excluders are arranged between every two adjacent vertical beehive bodies. According to the combined vertical Chinese bee hive with the movable hive bodies, the vertical Chinese bee hive bodies which are arranged in a stacked mode are formed, each hive body is formed by connecting the side plates, the front plates, the rear plates and other parts in a clamping mode, the modular design enables the hive to be assembled and disassembled easily and rapidly, and daily management and maintenance of beekeepers are facilitated.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to beehive technology, in particular to a combined vertical Chinese bee hive with a movable box body. Background Art

[0002] A beehive is a wooden structure box designed specifically for bees. It is the core place where bees live, reproduce, and produce bee products such as honey. The interior of this carefully designed box consists of multiple detachable honeycomb frames, and each honeycomb frame is equipped with a foundation sheet for bees to build their nests. Bees secrete beeswax on these foundation sheets to build neat regular hexagonal cells to store honey, hatch larvae, and store pollen. The beehive not only provides a safe living environment for bees but also facilitates beekeepers to manage and inspect bee colonies, such as preventing bee diseases, replacing the queen bee, and collecting honey. In addition, the design of the beehive also takes into account factors such as heat preservation, moisture prevention, and ventilation to ensure that bees can live healthily and stably therein. Therefore, the beehive is not only the home of bees but also an essential tool in the beekeeping industry.

[0003] When the existing vertical Chinese bee hives are in use, the various connecting plates of the beehive are usually fixed with nails. When a certain connecting plate is corroded and damaged, beekeepers usually try to repair it externally. However, if the connecting plate needs to be replaced, the nails must be removed one by one. Since the wood may have become fragile due to corrosion, greater damage is extremely likely to occur during the process of removing the nails, and sometimes even the originally still usable boards need to be replaced as a result. Summary of the Utility Model

[0004] The purpose of the utility model is to provide a combined vertical Chinese bee hive with a movable box body to solve the above-mentioned deficiencies in the prior art.

[0005] To achieve the above purpose, the utility model provides the following technical solution: A combined vertical Chinese bee hive with a movable box body, comprising a plurality of stacked vertical beehive boxes. The vertical beehive box comprises two symmetrically arranged box side plates. One side of the two box side plates is clamped with a box front plate, and the opposite side of the two box side plates is clamped with a box rear plate. Grooves are symmetrically opened at the top of the opposite sides of the box front plate and the box rear plate. The combined vertical Chinese bee hive with a movable box body further comprises:

[0006] A vertical beehive cover, which is stacked and installed on the top of the vertical beehive box;

[0007] A queen excluder, which is arranged between two adjacent vertical beehive boxes;

[0008] A box bottom cover, which is arranged at the bottom of the lowermost vertical beehive box;

[0009] A number of hive frame components are movably installed in a linear array on the inner walls of the grooves formed in the front panel and the rear panel of the box body.

[0010] A heat preservation board is movably installed on the inner walls of the grooves formed in the front panel and the rear panel of the box body, and it is also located between the hive frame components.

[0011] Furthermore, a through groove is formed at the bottom of one side of the front panel of the box body, and a detachable hive door switch is installed in the through groove for controlling the entry and exit of bees.

[0012] Furthermore, the vertical hive cover includes:

[0013] A secondary hive cover is stacked and installed on the top of the vertical hive box body, and the bottom of the secondary hive cover is connected to the top of the vertical hive box body.

[0014] A vertical box top cover is stacked and installed on the top of the secondary hive cover.

[0015] The secondary hive cover includes a secondary cover frame, and a screen is fixedly installed on one side of the secondary cover frame.

[0016] Furthermore, the hive frame component includes:

[0017] A horizontally hung hive frame is installed on the inner walls of the grooves formed in the front panel and the rear panel of the box body, and the grooves formed in the front panel and the rear panel of the box body limit the movement of the horizontally hung hive frame. A through foundation hanging groove is formed at the top of the horizontally hung hive frame.

[0018] A foundation sheet is inserted into the foundation hanging groove of the horizontally hung hive frame, and the outer top of the foundation sheet is adhesively fixed to the foundation hanging groove formed in the horizontally hung hive frame with beeswax.

[0019] Furthermore, the queen excluder is used to confine the queen bee to a specific area of the hive, and worker bees can pass through freely.

[0020] Furthermore, the bottom cover of the box body extends outward near the hive door switch to facilitate the entry and exit of bees.

[0021] Furthermore, it also includes a queen rearing frame which is arranged on the inner walls of the grooves formed in the front panel and the rear panel of the box body.

[0022] Furthermore, it also includes a queen rearing frame which is provided with a number of queen cells, and the queen cells are used for rearing queen bees or producing royal jelly.

[0023] Compared with the prior art, a combined vertical Chinese honeybee hive with a movable box body provided by the present utility model has the following advantages: First, through modular design, the hive is convenient for assembly and disassembly.

[0024] The beehive consists of multiple vertically arranged beehive boxes stacked on top of each other. Each box is connected by means of snap joints with components such as side panels, front panels, and rear panels. This modular design makes the assembly and disassembly of the beehive simple and fast, facilitating the daily management and maintenance by beekeepers.

[0025] II. Flexible Space Configuration:

[0026] By installing the comb frame assembly and the insulation board in the grooves opened at the tops of the front and rear panels of the box, beekeepers can adjust the number and position of the comb frames, as well as the installation position of the insulation board according to needs, to meet the requirements of different seasons and the development of the bee colony.

[0027] III. Efficient Bee Management:

[0028] The use of the queen excluder enables beekeepers to confine the queen bee to a specific area of the beehive, while worker bees can pass through freely. This helps with management tasks such as bee colony division, reproduction, and disease control.

[0029] The setting of the hive entrance switch enables beekeepers to conveniently control the entry and exit of bees, facilitating bee collection, observation, protection, and transfer.

[0030] IV. Good Ventilation and Insulation Performance:

[0031] The design of the vertical beehive cover includes a beehive inner cover, a vertical box top cover, and a screen net. This multi-layer structure not only helps maintain the ventilation inside the beehive but also prevents the invasion of enemies through the screen net.

[0032] The installation of the insulation board can provide the necessary insulation effect for the bee colony in cold seasons, ensuring that bees can live and work at a suitable temperature.

[0033] V. Convenient Honey Extraction and Observation:

[0034] Since the comb frame assembly is installed movably, beekeepers can easily remove the comb frames for a comprehensive inspection of the bee colony without affecting honey collection activities, and there is no need to damage the entire bee colony structure when extracting honey.

[0035] The beehive design also takes into account the need for observation. Beekeepers can conduct partial observations by opening the vertical beehive cover or lift the entire box for partial observation, inference, and prediction of the living conditions of bees and the development of the bee colony.

[0036] VI. Support for Queen Rearing Work:

[0037] The beehive is also equipped with a queen rearing frame for cultivating new queen bees. This design enables beekeepers to more conveniently carry out queen rearing, colony division, and replacement of old and new queen bees, thus maintaining the health and stability of the bee colony.

[0038] In summary, the design of this combined vertical Chinese bee hive with a movable box has the advantages of modularity, flexibility, high efficiency, easy management and maintenance, etc., which can greatly improve the work efficiency of beekeepers and the yield and quality of bee products. Description of the Drawings

[0039] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings required to be used in the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments recorded in the present utility model, and those of ordinary skill in the art can also obtain other drawings based on these drawings.

[0040] Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the overall structure provided in the first embodiment of the present utility model;

[0041] Figure 2 Schematic cross-sectional view of the overall structure provided in the first embodiment of the present utility model;

[0042] Figure 3 First schematic diagram of the partial structure provided in the first embodiment of the present utility model;

[0043] Figure 4 Schematic diagram of the structure of the comb frame assembly provided in the first embodiment of the present utility model;

[0044] Figure 5 Exploded view of the overall structure provided in the first embodiment of the present utility model;

[0045] Figure 6 Schematic diagram of the structure of the heat preservation board provided in the first embodiment of the present utility model;

[0046] Figure 7 Second schematic diagram of the partial structure provided in the first embodiment of the present utility model;

[0047] Figure 8 Schematic diagram of the partial structure provided in the second embodiment of the present utility model;

[0048] Figure 9 Schematic diagram of the structure of the queen rearing frame provided in the second embodiment of the present utility model.

[0049] Explanation of the reference numerals:

[0050] 1. Vertical beehive cover; 11. Top cover of the vertical beehive body; 12. Screen net; 13. Sub-cover frame; 2. Vertical beehive body; 21. Front panel of the beehive body; 211. Nest door switch; 22. Side panel of the beehive body; 23. Rear panel of the beehive body; 3. Queen excluder; 4. Bottom cover of the beehive body; 5. Comb frame assembly; 51. Horizontal hanging of the comb frame; 52. Foundation sheet; 6. Heat preservation board; 7. Queen rearing frame. Detailed Description of the Embodiments

[0051] To enable those skilled in the art to better understand the technical solution of the present utility model, the present utility model will be further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0052] Embodiment 1:

[0053] Please refer to Figures 1 - 7 , a combined vertical Chinese bee hive with a movable box body, including a plurality of vertical bee hive boxes 2 stacked, the vertical bee hive box 2 includes two symmetrically arranged box body side plates 22, one side of the two box body side plates 22 is clamped with a box body front plate 21, the opposite side of the two box body side plates 22 is clamped with a box body rear plate 23, and grooves are symmetrically opened at the top of the opposite sides of the box body front plate 21 and the box body rear plate 23, and further includes:

[0054] A vertical bee hive cover 1, which is stacked and installed on the top of the vertical bee hive box 2;

[0055] A queen excluder 3, which is arranged between two adjacent vertical bee hive boxes 2;

[0056] A box body bottom cover 4, which is arranged at the bottom of the lowermost vertical bee hive box 2;

[0057] A plurality of comb frame assemblies 5, which are distributed in a linear array and movably installed on the inner walls of the grooves opened on the box body front plate 21 and the box body rear plate 23;

[0058] A heat preservation board 6, which is movably installed on the inner walls of the grooves opened on the box body front plate 21 and the box body rear plate 23, and is also located between the comb frame assemblies 5.

[0059] The specific implementation method is as follows: First, prepare two symmetric box body side plates 22, and respectively clamp the box body front plate 21 and the box body rear plate 23 on the corresponding sides of the two box body side plates 22 to form a closed box body structure. The box body front plate 21 and the box body rear plate 23 are symmetrically provided with grooves at the top for installing the comb frame assemblies 5 and the heat preservation board 6.

[0060] A through groove is opened at the bottom of one side of the box body front plate 21, and a detachable nest door switch 211 is installed in the through groove for controlling the entry and exit of bees.

[0061] The vertical bee hive cover 1 includes:

[0062] A bee hive sub-cover, which is stacked and installed on the top of the vertical bee hive box 2, and the bottom of the bee hive sub-cover is connected to the top of the vertical bee hive box 2;

[0063] A vertical box body top cover 11, which is stacked and installed on the top of the bee hive sub-cover;

[0064] The bee hive sub-cover includes a sub-cover frame 13, and a screen 12 is fixedly installed on one side of the sub-cover frame 13.

[0065] The specific implementation method is as follows: The top cover 11 of the vertical box body and the bottom cover 4 of the box body have dimensions of 380×260×20 mm, the front panel 21 of the box body and the rear panel 23 of the box body both have dimensions of 260×200×20 mm, and a number of tenons are provided on the side edges in the height direction of the front panel 21 and the rear panel 23 of the box body. A through slot with dimensions of 100×10×20 mm is provided through the bottom of the front panel 21 of the box body. The through slot is used for the medium bees to enter and exit the inner cavity of the vertical beehive box body 2. A detachable nest door switch 211 is installed on the inner wall of the through slot. The nest door switch 211 has dimensions of 98×9×20 mm. The nest door switch 211 is in an open state usually, allowing the medium bees to enter and exit the vertical beehive box body 2. When the bee colony needs to be transferred, the nest door switch 211 blocks the through slot, and the bees are locked in the inner cavity of the vertical beehive box body 2. The side panel 22 of the box body has dimensions of 320×200×20 mm, and a number of mortises with suitable dimensions are correspondingly provided on the side panel 22 of the box body in the height direction. The two side panels 22 of the box body are clamped with the front panel 21 and the rear panel 23 of the box body through a tenon-mortise structure. The top of the heat preservation board 6 has dimensions of 295×10×10 mm, and the part of the heat preservation board 6 at the bottom for heat insulation has dimensions of 255×170×10 mm. The size of the beehive sub-cover is 320×260×15 mm. Grooves with dimensions of 280×10×10 mm are provided on one side close to the top of the rear panel 23 and the front panel 21 of the box body.

[0066] A through slot is provided at the bottom on one side of the front panel 21 of the box body. The nest frame assembly 5 in the through slot includes:

[0067] The nest frame crossbar 51 is installed on the inner wall of the groove provided on the front panel 21 and the rear panel 23 of the box body, and the grooves provided on the front panel 21 and the rear panel 23 of the box body limit the movement of the nest frame crossbar 51. A through foundation hanging groove is provided at the top of the nest frame crossbar 51;

[0068] The foundation sheet 52 is inserted into the foundation hanging groove of the nest frame crossbar 51, and the top of the outer side of the foundation sheet 52 is bonded and fixed to the foundation hanging groove provided on the nest frame crossbar 51 with beeswax.

[0069] The specific implementation method is as follows: Prepare the nest frame crossbar 51, and install the nest frame crossbar 51 in the groove one by one to ensure that they are stable and can slide along the groove for subsequent adjustment of the position of the foundation sheet 52. Prepare the foundation sheet 52, insert it into the foundation hanging groove of the nest frame crossbar 51, and bond and fix the top of the foundation sheet 52 to the edge of the foundation hanging groove with beeswax to ensure that the foundation sheet 52 is stable and does not fall off. According to needs, install the heat preservation board 6 between the nest frame assemblies 5 to enhance the heat preservation performance of the beehive. The heat preservation board 6 is also movably installed on the inner wall of the groove and can be adjusted according to seasonal changes or management requirements.

[0070] The queen excluder 3 is used to restrict the queen bee to a specific area of the beehive, and the worker bees can pass through freely.

[0071] The bottom cover 4 of the box body extends outward on the side close to the nest door switch 211 to facilitate the entry and exit of bees, especially for foraging bees to return to the nest with a heavy load.

[0072] The specific implementation method is as follows: The size of the horizontally hung nest frame 51 is such that the size of the foundation sheet 52 cut into is 235×2×180 mm and is placed in the foundation hanging groove of 235×3×10 mm opened in the horizontally hung nest frame 51, and is fixed by bonding with beeswax. The queen excluder 3 is made of plastic, with a frame on the outside and a fine wire mesh structure in the middle to meet the sexual differences for the queen and worker bees to pass through. The secondary covers of the beehive are stacked and installed on the top of the vertical beehive box body 2 to ensure a tight connection with the top of the box body and prevent rainwater from seeping in. The vertical box top cover 11 is stacked and installed on the top of the secondary cover of the beehive, and a screen 12 is installed between the two to maintain ventilation and prevent enemies from invading. The side of the vertical box top cover 11 close to the nest door switch 211 extends outward symmetrically with the bottom cover 4 of the box body. The queen excluder 3 is installed between the two vertical beehive box bodies 2 to ensure that the queen is restricted in a specific area below, while the worker bees can freely move through to the vertical beehive box body 2 above to achieve the swarm management of bees. The bottom cover 4 of the box body is installed at the bottom of the lowest vertical beehive box body 2 to close the bottom of the box body and prevent natural enemies from entering.

[0073] Embodiment 2:

[0074] Please refer to Figure 8 and Figure 9 This embodiment provides a technical solution on the basis of Embodiment 1: A combined vertical Chinese honeybee box with a movable box body further includes a queen rearing frame 7, and the queen rearing frame 7 is arranged on the inner walls of the grooves opened on the front board 21 and the rear board 23 of the box body.

[0075] It further includes a queen rearing frame 7, and the queen rearing frame 7 is provided with a number of queen cells, and the queen cells are used for rearing queens or producing royal jelly.

[0076] The specific implementation method is as follows: The queen rearing frame 7 includes a horizontally hung queen rearing frame, symmetrically fixed side columns of the queen rearing frame installed at the bottom of the horizontally hung queen rearing frame, and a horizontally cross-bar of the queen rearing frame fixed between the two side columns of the queen rearing frame. The size of the horizontally hung queen rearing frame is 295×20×20 mm, the size of the side columns of the queen rearing frame is 170×20×10 mm, and the size of the horizontally cross-bar of the queen rearing frame is 235×10×10 mm. When the beehive needs to rear queens, the larvae within three days are placed in the queen cells set on the horizontally cross-bar of the queen rearing frame for cultivation to form artificial queen packages.

[0077] Working principle: During use, the staff first prepare two symmetrical box side plates 22. The box front plate 21 and the box rear plate 23 are respectively clamped to the corresponding sides of the two box side plates 22 to form a closed box structure. Then, the frame assembly 5 and the insulation board 6 are installed in the grooves opened on the box front plate 21 and the box rear plate 23. A nest door switch 211 is installed in the through groove at the bottom of the box front plate 21 to control the entry and exit of bees. Then, the foundation sheet 52 is inserted into the foundation hanging groove of the frame crossbar 51, and the top of the foundation sheet 52 is adhesively fixed to the edge of the foundation hanging groove with beeswax to ensure that the foundation sheet 52 is stable and does not fall off. After that, the frame crossbars 51 are installed one by one in the groove to ensure that they are stable and can slide along the groove for subsequent adjustment of the position of the foundation sheet 52. According to needs, the insulation board 6 is installed between the frame assemblies 5 to enhance the heat preservation performance of the beehive.

[0078] After assembling several beehive units according to the above steps, place an assembled beehive on the top of the box bottom cover 4. Then, place a queen excluder 3 on the top of the assembled part, and then place another assembled beehive on the top of the queen excluder 3. Repeat this step. Finally, place a beehive inner cover on the top of the beehive. Place the queen in the inner cavity of the lower vertical beehive body 2 for breeding, and the upper vertical beehive body 2 is used for worker bees to produce comb honey. When the bee colony is strong and has more than 6 combs, add a queen excluder 3 and stack the vertical beehive body 2 upwards. Put the original combs and capped brood combs in the upper vertical beehive body 2 to produce comb honey, and place the new combs and brood combs in the lower vertical beehive body 2 for the queen to lay eggs. When the bee colony is extremely strong and has more than 12 combs or more, a lower vertical beehive body 2 can be added again at the bottom layer. Place the new combs, the queen and the brood combs in the bottom layer beehive for egg laying. Use the queen excluder 3 to separate the lower vertical beehive body 2 from the middle vertical beehive body 2. The upper two vertical beehive bodies 2 are used for producing honey, and the bottom layer vertical beehive body 2 is used for cultivating new bees. When the bee colony is weak and has less than 5 combs, only use a set of beehives, and also use the insulation board 6 to separate the bee combs and empty combs. Place the empty combs outside the insulation board.

[0079] Only some exemplary embodiments of the present invention have been described by way of illustration above. Undoubtedly, for those of ordinary skill in the art, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, the described embodiments can be modified in various different ways. Therefore, the above drawings and descriptions are illustrative in nature and should not be construed as limiting the scope of protection of the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. A combined vertical Chinese bee box with a movable box body, comprising a plurality of vertical bee box bodies (2) stacked, the vertical bee box body (2) includes two symmetrically arranged box body side plates (22), one side of the two box body side plates (22) is clamped with a box body front plate (21), the opposite side of the two box body side plates (22) is clamped with a box body rear plate (23), and grooves are symmetrically opened at the top of the opposite sides of the box body front plate (21) and the box body rear plate (23), characterized in that, It also includes: A vertical beehive cover (1) which is stacked and installed on the top of the vertical beehive body (2); A queen excluder (3) which is arranged between two adjacent vertical beehive bodies (2); A bottom cover of the box body (4) which is arranged at the bottom of the lowermost vertical beehive body (2); A number of comb frame assemblies (5) which are distributed in a linear array and movably installed on the inner walls of the grooves formed on the front board (21) and the rear board (23) of the box body; A heat preservation board (6) which is movably installed on the inner walls of the grooves formed on the front board (21) and the rear board (23) of the box body and is also located between the comb frame assemblies (5).

2. The vertical Chinese bee box with a combined movable box body according to claim 1, wherein, A through groove is formed at the bottom on one side of the front board (21) of the box body, and a detachable hive entrance switch (211) is installed in the through groove for controlling the entry and exit of bees.

3. The vertical Chinese bee box with a combined movable box body according to claim 1, characterized in that, The vertical beehive cover (1) includes: A secondary beehive cover which is stacked and installed on the top of the vertical beehive body (2), and the bottom of the secondary beehive cover is connected to the top of the vertical beehive body (2); A top cover of the vertical box body (11) which is stacked and installed on the top of the secondary beehive cover; The secondary beehive cover includes a secondary cover frame (13), and a wire mesh (12) is fixedly installed on one side of the secondary cover frame (13).

4. The vertical Chinese bee box with a combined movable box body according to claim 1, characterized in that, The comb frame assembly (5) includes: A horizontally-hung comb frame (51) which is installed on the inner walls of the grooves formed on the front board (21) and the rear board (23) of the box body, and the grooves formed on the front board (21) and the rear board (23) of the box body limit the movement of the horizontally-hung comb frame (51). A through foundation hanging groove is formed at the top of the horizontally-hung comb frame (51); A foundation sheet (52) which is inserted into the foundation hanging groove of the horizontally-hung comb frame (51), and the outer top of the foundation sheet (52) is adhesively fixed to the foundation hanging groove formed on the horizontally-hung comb frame (51) by beeswax.

5. A combined vertical Chinese bee box with a movable box body according to claim 1, characterized in that, The queen excluder (3) is used to restrict the queen bee to a specific area of the beehive, and worker bees can pass through freely.

6. The vertical Chinese bee box with a combined movable box body according to claim 1, characterized in that, One side of the bottom cover of the box body (4) near the hive entrance switch (211) extends outwards to facilitate the entry and exit of bees.

7. A combined vertical Chinese honeybee hive with a movable box body according to claim 1, characterized in that, It also includes a queen-rearing frame (7), and the queen-rearing frame (7) is arranged on the inner walls of the grooves formed on the front board (21) and the rear board (23) of the box body.

8. A combined vertical Chinese bee box with a movable box body according to claim 7, characterized in that The queen-rearing frame (7) is provided with a number of queen cells, and the queen cells are used for rearing queen bees or producing royal jelly.

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