Bee feeding device

Abstract

The utility model provides a bee raising device. The device comprises a feeding cavity, a sweet water feeding assembly and a pollen feeding pipe, a sweet water feeding opening is formed in the top wall of the feeding cavity, a pollen feeding opening, a sampling opening and a plurality of through holes are formed in the side wall of the feeding cavity, and a sampling valve is arranged at the sampling opening; the sweet water feeding assembly comprises a sample containing pipe, a piston and a push column, one end of the sample containing pipe is open, a water outlet is formed in the side wall of the other end of the sample containing pipe is sealed, the piston is movably connected with the inner wall of the sample containing pipe, one side of the piston is connected with the push column, the other side of the piston faces the water outlet, the sample containing pipe is inserted and fixed from the sweet water feeding opening, and the water outlet is formed in the feeding cavity; one end of the pollen feeding pipe is open, the other end of the pollen feeding pipe is sealed, the pollen feeding pipe is inserted and fixed from the pollen feeding opening, and the open end is arranged in the feeding cavity. By means of the device, bees can be conveniently fed with sweet water and pollen, the sweet water and the pollen are convenient to replace, meanwhile, sampling and cleaning are convenient, the bee feeding difficulty is remarkably reduced, and the survival rate of the bees is improved.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to a beekeeping technical field especially relates to a honeybee feeding device. BACKGROUND

[0002] At present, the method often selected by laboratory feeding honeybee has: (1) using wooden cage or acrylic box to feed honeybee, through petri dish or enzyme label strip, animal drinking bowl as container to feed honeybee, but wooden cage and acrylic box are relatively expensive, and honeybee is easy to fall into sugar water and drown in sugar water when feeding liquid solution with enzyme label strip and animal drinking bowl, (2) using transparent or frosted plastic cup to feed honeybee by inverting, although the feeding mode is low in cost, but sampling and replacing food are not convenient and honeybee is easy to fly away, which increases sampling and feeding difficulty, therefore, the existing honeybee feeding box needs to be improved. SUMMARY

[0003] The utility model aims at solving one of the technical problems in the prior art at least to some extent, for this purpose, one object of the utility model is to provide a honeybee feeding device.

[0004] The utility model provides a honeybee feeding device, which comprises:

[0005] A feeding cavity is provided with a sugar water feeding port on the top wall, a pollen feeding port, a sampling port and a plurality of through holes are arranged on the side wall of the feeding cavity, and a sampling valve is arranged at the sampling port;

[0006] A sugar water feeding assembly is arranged on the sugar water feeding port, which comprises a sample tube, a piston and a push column, one end of the sample tube is open, the other end is sealed, and a water outlet is arranged on the side wall of the other end, the piston is movably connected to the inner wall of the sample tube, one side of the piston is connected to the push column, and the other side faces the water outlet, the sample tube is inserted and fixed from the sugar water feeding port, and the water outlet is arranged in the feeding cavity;

[0007] A pollen feeding tube is arranged on the pollen feeding port, one end of the pollen feeding tube is open, the other end is sealed, the pollen feeding tube is inserted and fixed from the pollen feeding port, and the open end is arranged in the feeding cavity.

[0008] According to the above-mentioned honeybee feeding device of the utility model, the feeding cavity, the sugar water feeding assembly and the pollen feeding tube are arranged, the sugar water feeding port is arranged on the top wall of the feeding cavity, the pollen feeding port, the sampling port and the plurality of through holes are arranged on the side wall of the feeding cavity, and the sampling valve is arranged at the sampling port. The honeybee is placed in the feeding cavity for feeding, the plurality of through holes are arranged to ensure the circulation of air in the feeding cavity, the sampling port is arranged to facilitate sampling from the sampling port and cleaning of the excrement of the honeybee in the feeding cavity.

[0009] The sugar water feeding assembly comprises a sample tube, a piston and a pushing column, the sample tube is open at one end and sealed at the other end, a water outlet is arranged on the side wall of the other end, the piston is movably connected to the inner wall of the sample tube, one side of the piston is connected to the pushing column, and the other side of the piston faces the water outlet, one end of the water outlet is placed in the sugar water, the pushing column is pulled, the pushing column drives the piston to move, and thus the sugar water is sucked into the sample tube, the sample tube is inserted into the sugar water feeding opening and fixed, and the water outlet is placed in the feeding cavity, since the piston is tightly connected to the inner wall of the sample tube and is subjected to the action of the atmospheric pressure, when the water outlet faces downward, the water outlet will not fall due to the gravity of the water itself, when the bees need to drink the sugar water, the bees only need to suck from the water outlet, thus the problem that the survival of the bees is affected due to the fact that the bees are stained by the sugar water in the traditional water drinking device and the problem of the hygiene of the feeding box are effectively avoided, and the replacement of the sugar water is very convenient, the sugar water feeding assembly only needs to be taken down, the piston is pushed, the waste sugar water is discharged, the piston is pulled again, and the new sugar water is sucked.

[0010] The pollen feeding pipe is open at one end and sealed at the other end, the pollen feeding pipe is inserted into the feeding cavity and fixed, and the open end is placed in the feeding cavity. The pollen is placed at the open end of the pollen feeding pipe and then inserted into the feeding cavity, which is convenient for the bees to feed, is not easy to fall off, and makes the result of measuring the feeding amount of the bees more accurate, the other end of the pollen feeding pipe is sealed, the pollen is placed in the pollen feeding pipe, the contact area with the air is small, and thus the stability of the food state is ensured, and the replacement and measurement of the pollen are very convenient, and the pollen feeding pipe only needs to be taken down.

[0011] Therefore, the bee feeding device is convenient for feeding the bees with sugar water and pollen, convenient for replacing the sugar water and the pollen, convenient for sampling and cleaning, avoids the bees from being sticky or flying away, significantly reduces the difficulty of feeding the bees, and improves the survival rate of the bees.

[0012] According to the bee feeding device, an outer wall of the upper end of the sample tube is extended to form a tube wall table.

[0013] According to the bee feeding device, an outer side of the side wall of the water outlet of the sample tube is provided with a connecting rod, and the connecting rod is close to the water outlet.

[0014] According to the bee feeding device, a sugar water feeding valve is arranged at the sugar water feeding opening.

[0015] According to the bee feeding device, the sealed end of the pollen feeding pipe is sealed by an openable and closable cover.

[0016] According to the bee feeding device, a placing table is arranged on the feeding cavity in the insertion direction of the pollen feeding pipe, and the pollen feeding pipe is placed on the placing table.

[0017] According to the bee feeding device, the pollen feeding valve is arranged at the pollen feeding opening.

[0018] According to the bee feeding device, the sampling valve is a grid valve.

[0019] According to the bee feeding device, the sampling opening and the sampling valve are respectively provided with matched buckles.

[0020] According to the bee feeding device, the feeding cavity is open at the lower end. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0021] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical scheme in the present application or prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments or prior art description. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present application, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can also be obtained without creative labor on the basis of these drawings.

[0022] Figure 1 is a structural schematic view of the bee feeding device of one embodiment of the present application;

[0023] Figure 2 is a structural schematic view of the feeding cavity of one embodiment of the present application;

[0024] Figure 3 is a structural schematic view of the sugar water feeding assembly of one embodiment of the present application;

[0025] Figure 4 is a partial structural schematic view of the sugar water feeding assembly of another embodiment of the present application;

[0026] Figure 5 is a survival rate comparison chart of bees of two culture methods of embodiment 1 of the present application;

[0027] Figure 6 is a survival rate comparison chart of bees of two culture methods of embodiment 2 of the present application;

[0028] Figure 7 is a survival rate comparison chart of bees of two culture methods of embodiment 3 of the present application;

[0029] Figure 8 is a survival rate comparison chart of bees of two culture methods of embodiment 4 of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] Based on the embodiments of the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by the ordinary skilled in the art without making creative labor belong to the range of the utility model protection.

[0031] The utility model provides a kind of bee feeding device.Reference Figure 1 The bee feeding device includes feeding cavity 100, sugar water feeding assembly 200 and pollen feeding pipe 300.

[0032] According to the embodiments of the utility model, reference Figure 2 The top wall of feeding cavity 100 is provided with sugar water feeding port 101, and the side wall of feeding cavity is provided with pollen feeding port 102, sampling port 103 and a plurality of through holes 104.Sampling valve 105 is arranged at sampling port 103.Bees are fed in feeding cavity 100, and a plurality of through holes 104 are arranged to ensure the circulation of air in feeding cavity 100.Sampling port 103 is opened to facilitate sampling from sampling port 103, and to facilitate cleaning of excrement of bees in feeding cavity 100.For example, when cleaning the excrement of bees in feeding cavity 100, a pair of tweezers can be used to hold toilet paper and extend into feeding cavity 100 from sampling port 103 for cleaning.When not sampling or cleaning, sampling port 103 can be closed by sampling valve 105 to prevent bees from flying randomly.

[0033] It should be noted that the number, size and position of through holes 104 are not particularly limited, and can be selected by the skilled in the art according to actual needs.

[0034] According to the embodiments of the utility model, sampling valve 105 is a grid valve.By setting sampling valve 105 in a grid shape, it is beneficial to the exchange of gas in feeding cavity 100, and it can also prevent bees from flying out.

[0035] According to the embodiments of the utility model, sampling port 103 and sampling valve 105 are respectively provided with mutually matched fasteners 106.By arranging fasteners 106, sampling valve 105 can be stably fixed, which is convenient for opening or closing.It can be understood by the skilled in the art that fastener 106 is a conventional component in the art, and the specific type of fastener can be selected according to actual needs, which is not particularly limited here.

[0036] According to the embodiments of the utility model, reference Figure 3The sugar-water feeding assembly 200 comprises a sample tube 201, a piston 202 and a pushing column 203, the sample tube 201 is open at one end and is closed at the other end, a water outlet 204 is arranged on the side wall of the sample tube 201, the piston 202 is movably connected to the inner wall of the sample tube 201, the pushing column 203 is connected to one side of the piston 202, and the other side of the piston 202 faces the water outlet 204, one end of the water outlet 204 is arranged in the sugar water, the pushing column 203 drives the piston 202 to move by being pulled, so that the sugar water is sucked into the sample tube 201, the sample tube 201 is inserted into the sugar-water feeding opening 101 and is fixed, and the water outlet 204 is arranged in the feeding cavity 100, because the piston 202 is tightly connected to the inner wall of the sample tube 201 and is under the action of the atmospheric pressure, the water outlet 204 will not fall due to the gravity of the water when the water outlet 204 faces downward, when the bees need to drink the sugar water, the bees only need to suck the sugar water from the water outlet 204, so that the problem that the bees are affected in survival due to the sugar water adhered to the body of the bees caused by the traditional water drinker and the problem of the hygiene in the feeding box are effectively avoided, and the sugar water is very convenient to replace, the sugar-water feeding assembly 200 is only needed to be taken out, the piston 202 is pushed, the waste sugar water is discharged, the piston 202 is pulled again, and the new sugar water is sucked.

[0037] According to the embodiment of the utility model, the upper end tube wall of the sample tube 201 is extended to form a tube wall table 205. When the sample tube 201 is inserted into the sugar-water feeding opening 101, the tube wall table 205 can be overlapped on the top wall of the feeding cavity 100, so that the sample tube 201 is fixed.

[0038] According to the embodiment of the utility model, the outer side of the side wall of the water outlet 204 of the sample tube 201 is provided with a connecting rod 206, and the connecting rod 206 is close to the water outlet 204. Figure 4 By arranging the connecting rod 206 near the water outlet 204, the bees can be attached to the connecting rod 206 when the bees take the sugar water, so that the bees are facilitated to take the food. It should be noted that the connecting rod 206 is used to facilitate the bees to land when the bees take the sugar water, therefore, the shape of the connecting rod 206 can be selected according to the actual situation by the person skilled in the art, and the utility model is not particularly limited.

[0039] According to the embodiment of the utility model, the sugar-water feeding opening 101 is provided with a sugar-water feeding valve (not shown). When the sugar-water feeding assembly 200 is taken out, the sugar-water feeding opening 101 is closed by the sugar-water feeding valve, so that the bees are prevented from flying out.

[0040] According to the embodiment of the utility model, the outer side of the side wall of the water outlet 204 of the sample tube 201 is provided with a connecting rod 206, and the connecting rod 206 is close to the water outlet 204. Figure 1One end of the pollen feeding tube 300 is open, and the other end is sealed. The pollen feeding tube 300 is inserted into the pollen feeding opening 102 and the open end is placed in the feeding cavity 100. The pollen is placed in the open end of the pollen feeding tube 300 and then inserted into the feeding cavity 100. This not only facilitates the feeding of bees and prevents the pollen from falling, but also ensures the accuracy of the results of the determination of the feeding amount of bees. Moreover, the other end of the pollen feeding tube 300 is sealed, the contact area of the pollen in the pollen feeding tube with air is small, thereby ensuring the stability of the food state, and the pollen is replaced and measured very conveniently, only the pollen feeding tube needs to be removed.

[0041] According to the embodiment of the utility model, the sealed end of the pollen feeding tube 300 is sealed by an openable lid. When sealing is needed, the lid is closed, and when sealing is not needed, the lid is opened. For example, if pollen needs to be placed from one end to the other end of the pollen feeding tube 300, the lid can be opened and the pollen can be sent from one end to the other end by the push rod.

[0042] According to the embodiment of the utility model, the feeding cavity 100 is provided with a placement table 301 in the direction in which the pollen feeding tube 300 is inserted. The pollen feeding tube 300 is placed on the placement table 301. By providing the placement table 301, the pollen feeding tube 300 is fixed.

[0043] According to the embodiment of the utility model, the pollen feeding opening 102 is provided with a pollen feeding valve (not shown). When the pollen feeding tube 300 is removed, the pollen feeding opening 102 can be closed by the pollen feeding valve to prevent bees from flying out.

[0044] According to the embodiment of the utility model, the lower end of the feeding cavity 100 is open. The lower end of the feeding cavity 100 is open, so that the feeding cavity 100 can be placed on a flat surface such as a table top or a platform. On the one hand, this facilitates the cleaning of the bee feeding device, and on the other hand, it reduces the production cost of the bee feeding device.

[0045] The utility model will be described below with reference to specific embodiments. It should be noted that these embodiments are merely descriptive and do not limit the utility model in any way.

[0046] Examples 1-4 all use conventional transparent plastic boxes and animal waterers and the bee feeding device of the utility model to feed adult worker bees of Apis cerana in the laboratory.

[0047] Example 1

[0048] The specific feeding method of Example 1 is as follows:

[0049] (1) Extract the worker bees that are about to leave the house cover nest (without pollen), put it into the incubator (34℃, 75% RH) to culture until the worker bees emerge from the house, collect the newly emerged 24h worker bees into the conventional transparent plastic box (group A) and the feeding cavity of the bee feeding device of the utility model (group B) respectively, put 20 worker bees into each box;

[0050] (2) Feed 50% sugar water and rape pollen respectively, 3 repeats for each treatment, replace the feed every 3 days, and remove the dead bees every day;

[0051] Feed to the 8th day, count the number of surviving bees, draw a survival curve according to the number of surviving and dead bees, and compare the effects of different feeding methods on the cumulative survival rate of bees, which is shown in Figure 5 .

[0052] Example 2

[0053] The specific feeding method of example 2 is:

[0054] (1) Extract the worker bees that are about to leave the house cover nest (without pollen), put it into the incubator (34℃, 75% RH) to culture until the worker bees emerge from the house, collect the newly emerged 24h worker bees into the conventional transparent plastic box (group A) and the feeding cavity of the bee feeding device of the utility model (group B) respectively, put 20 worker bees into each box;

[0055] (2) Feed 50% sugar water and tea pollen respectively, 3 repeats for each treatment, replace the feed every 3 days, and remove the dead bees every day;

[0056] Feed to the 8th day, count the number of surviving bees, draw a survival curve according to the number of surviving and dead bees, and compare the effects of different feeding methods on the cumulative survival rate of bees, which is shown in Figure 6 .

[0057] Example 3

[0058] The specific feeding method of example 3 is:

[0059] (1) Extract the worker bees that are about to leave the house cover nest (without pollen), put it into the incubator (34℃, 75% RH) to culture until the worker bees emerge from the house, collect the newly emerged 24h worker bees into the conventional transparent plastic box (group A) and the feeding cavity of the bee feeding device of the utility model (group B) respectively, put 20 worker bees into each box;

[0060] (2) Feed 50% sugar water and lotus pollen respectively, 3 repeats for each treatment, replace the feed every 3 days, and remove the dead bees every day;

[0061] The number of surviving bees is counted on the 8th day of feeding, and survival curves are drawn according to the number of surviving and dead bees to compare the effects of different feeding methods on the cumulative survival rate of bees, as shown in Figure 7 .

[0062] Embodiment 4

[0063] The specific feeding method of Embodiment 4 is as follows:

[0064] (1) Extract the capped brood (without pollen) of worker bees about to emerge from the house, and culture it in a culture box (34℃, 75% RH) until the worker bees emerge from the house. Collect the newly emerged worker bees within 24 hours and place them in conventional transparent plastic boxes (Group A) and the feeding cavity of the bee feeding device of the utility model (Group B), respectively, with 20 worker bees in each box;

[0065] (2) Feed 50% sugar water and buckwheat pollen, respectively, with 3 replicates for each treatment. Replace the feed every 3 days, and remove the dead bees every day;

[0066] The number of surviving bees is counted on the 8th day of feeding, and survival curves are drawn according to the number of surviving and dead bees to compare the effects of different feeding methods on the cumulative survival rate of bees, as shown in Figure 8 .

[0067] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the utility model, and not to limit them. Although the utility model has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions recorded in the foregoing embodiments, or make equivalent substitutions for some technical features. These modifications or substitutions do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the utility model.

Claims

1. A beekeeping device, characterized in that, include: The feeding chamber has a sugar water feeding port on its top wall and a pollen feeding port, a sampling port and several through holes on its side wall. The sampling port is equipped with a sampling valve. A sugar water feeding assembly includes a sample collection tube, a piston, and a pusher. The sample collection tube is open at one end and sealed at the other end, with a water outlet on its side wall. The piston is movably connected to the inner wall of the sample collection tube. One side of the piston is connected to the pusher, and the other side faces the water outlet. The sample collection tube is inserted and fixed from the sugar water feeding port, and the water outlet is placed inside the feeding chamber. Pollen feeding tube, one end of which is open and the other end is sealed. The pollen feeding tube is inserted and fixed through the pollen feeding port, with the open end placed inside the feeding cavity.

2. The bee-raising device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The upper end of the sample-holding tube extends outward to form a tube wall platform.

3. The bee-raising device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, A connecting rod is provided on the outer side of the side wall of the outlet of the sample collection tube, and the connecting rod is close to the outlet.

4. The bee-raising device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The sugar water feeding port is equipped with a sugar water feeding valve.

5. The bee-raising device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The pollen feeding tube is sealed at one end with a cap that can be opened and closed.

6. The bee-rearing device according to claim 1 or 5, characterized in that, The feeding chamber is provided with a placement platform along the insertion direction of the pollen feeding tube, and the pollen feeding tube is placed on the placement platform.

7. The bee-rearing device according to claim 1 or 5, characterized in that, The pollen feeding port is equipped with a pollen feeding valve.

8. The bee-raising device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The sampling valve is a mesh valve.

9. The bee-rearing device according to claim 1 or 8, characterized in that, The sampling port and the sampling valve are respectively equipped with matching fasteners.

10. The bee-raising device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The feeding chamber has an opening at its lower end.

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