Box plate type feeding box for beekeeping
By integrating the feeding box and beehive ring into a single box-type design, the problem of time-consuming and labor-intensive traditional beehive feeding operations is solved, enabling efficient syrup feeding and cleaning, and significantly improving beekeeping efficiency.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- 吴华勇
- Filing Date
- 2024-11-29
- Publication Date
- 2026-04-28
AI Technical Summary
Feeding the beehives with the substitute syrup during the flowering season is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and the hive lid needs to be opened to clean up the waste syrup and bee carcasses, which increases the workload of beekeepers.
Design a box-type feeding box that integrates the feeding box with the back panel of the beehive ring. This allows for feeding by adding syrup directly without opening the hive lid, and the disposal of waste syrup and bee carcasses through a dedicated outlet, simplifying the operation process.
It reduces the workload of beekeepers and improves work efficiency, especially in feeding and cleaning up waste syrup, which only requires one-fifth of the labor time, greatly improving work efficiency.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to innovations in beekeeping equipment, specifically to a box-type feeding box for beekeeping. Background Technology
[0002] In the past, each person managed a few acres of land; with the advancement of production tools, managing hundreds of acres per person is no longer a problem. Every industry transitions from low to high efficiency, and beekeeping is no exception. Intensive and large-scale beekeeping needs to free beekeepers from the heavy burden of daily management. Current traditional beehives, beekeeping equipment, and honeycomb have several shortcomings that need to be addressed. Solving these shortcomings will significantly reduce the time beekeepers spend managing individual bee colonies while increasing production and income. Traditional supers are generally made of a single layer of wood, serving only the function of a box panel. A standard beehive consists of a brood box, a super ring, and a lid. The brood box comprises a bottom and a super ring, and the back panel of both the super and the brood box ring is made of a single layer of wood, serving only the function of a box panel.
[0003] Selling nectar collected by bees at high prices during the flowering season and feeding them with inexpensive sugar substitutes after the flowers have faded is a profitable beekeeping practice. Traditionally, feeding with sugar substitutes requires opening the hive lid, removing the covering cloth, pouring the syrup into a sugar container inside the hive, closing the covering cloth, and then closing the hive lid again. This process is extremely time-consuming and labor-intensive, causing long-term frustration for beekeepers. Feeding without opening the hive has been a long-standing need for beekeepers. Utility Model Content
[0004] The purpose of this invention is to address the shortcomings and deficiencies of existing technologies by providing a beekeeping box-type feeding box that integrates the feeding box and the back panel of the beehive ring into one unit. This reduces the workload of beekeepers and improves their efficiency in feeding with substitute syrup. Feeding can be completed simply by unscrewing the lid of the box-type feeding box and adding syrup without opening the hive. When disposing of waste syrup and drowned bee carcasses, the waste syrup can be released directly without opening the hive lid and removing the entire beehive. This saves labor time in feeding and cleaning up waste syrup.
[0005] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model adopts the following technical solution: It includes a tray-type top plate 1, a feeding box bottom plate 2, and a feeding box cover plate 3. The feeding box bottom plate 2 and the feeding box cover plate 3 are glued together and, together with the tray-type top plate 1, form a beehive board. After the feeding box bottom plate 2 and the feeding box cover plate 3 are combined, a syrup feeding area 4 is formed inside. A feeding inlet 31 is provided on the upper outer side of the feeding box cover plate 3, and a feeding inlet cover 311 is provided on the feeding inlet 31. A cleaning outlet 32 is provided on the lower outer side of the feeding box cover plate 3, and a cleaning outlet cover 321 is provided on the cleaning outlet 32. The combined beehive board can be used as the board of a super or brood box, and also has the function of syrup feeding.
[0006] The upper part of the bottom plate 2 of the feeding box is provided with a worker bee entrance / exit 21, which runs through the syrup feeding area 4 and the inside of the beehive. The worker bee entrance / exit 21 allows worker bees inside the beehive to enter the feeding box and return to the beehive through the worker bee entrance / exit 21 after consuming the syrup.
[0007] The feeding box bottom plate 2 has an open mouth structure. Multiple longitudinal bottom plate climbing walls 22 are provided inside the feeding box bottom plate 2. Multiple bottom climbing wall protrusions 221 are provided on both sides of the bottom plate climbing walls 22. The bottom plate inner climbing protrusions 222 are evenly provided on the inner side of the bottom plate of the feeding box bottom plate 2. The feeding box cover plate 3 has a recessed cavity 33 in the middle. Multiple longitudinal cover plate climbing walls 34 are provided inside the recessed cavity 33. Cover plate climbing wall protrusions 341 are provided on the cover plate climbing walls 34. The inner wall bottom of the recessed cavity 33 is evenly provided with inner climbing protrusions 342.
[0008] The two adjacent bottom climbing walls 22 in the bottom plate of the feeding box 2 together form the bottom plate feeding channel 223, which is connected to the inside of the hive through the worker bee entrance 21; the two adjacent cover climbing walls 34 in the cover plate of the feeding box 3 together form the cover plate feeding area channel 343, which corresponds to the bottom plate feeding channel 223 to form an overall feeding area, which is the activity area for bees when feeding.
[0009] The width M between adjacent climbing walls in the bottom plate feeding channel 223 and the cover plate feeding area channel 343 is 5.5-8.0 mm. Setting and limiting the width M ensures that only a single worker bee moves up and down in the channel, rather than multiple worker bees moving side by side laterally, and ensures that bees will not secrete beeswax to build a nest within this width.
[0010] The bottom climbing wall 22 is provided with multiple horizontal bottom syrup channels 23, and the cover climbing wall 34 is provided with multiple horizontal cover syrup channels 35. The bottom syrup channels 23 and the cover syrup channels 35 correspond to each other. In use, syrup is added through the feeding inlet 31 and then spreads through the bottom syrup channels 23 and the cover syrup channels 35 to fill the bottom of the entire feeding box with syrup, thereby ensuring the continuous flow of syrup inside; however, the width of the bottom syrup channels 23 and the cover syrup channels 35 is not wide enough for worker bees to pass through.
[0011] The working principle of this utility model is as follows: It uses the entire beehive board as a feeding box. The utility model is used as a beehive board, which together with the slotted top plate 1 forms the back box of the beehive. The slot of the slotted top plate 1 is used to support the handle part of the honeycomb. The user can directly open the feeding inlet cover 311 to add syrup. Bees enter and exit through the worker bee inlet 21 to feed on the syrup inside the beehive board. The cleaning outlet cover 321 at the bottom can be used to clean the syrup or bee carcasses inside. Using the entire back box board as a feeding box greatly improves efficiency compared to traditional in-hive feeding.
[0012] The beneficial effects of this utility model after adopting the above technical solution are as follows: it integrates the feeding box and the beehive board into one unit, reducing the workload of beekeepers and improving their work efficiency; it allows feeding by directly adding syrup without opening the hive lid, and when disposing of waste syrup, it can be directly released without opening the hive lid and removing the entire hive for disposal; it greatly reduces the workload of staff and improves work efficiency in terms of feeding and cleaning up waste syrup. Attached Figure Description
[0013] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this utility model or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of this utility model. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.
[0014] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of this utility model;
[0015] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 Another viewpoint;
[0016] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the beehive ring structure after installation of this utility model;
[0017] Figure 4 yes Figure 3 Another viewpoint;
[0018] Figure 5 This is an exploded structural diagram of the present invention;
[0019] Figure 6 yes Figure 5 Enlarged view of part A;
[0020] Figure 7 yes Figure 5 Another viewpoint;
[0021] Figure 8 yes Figure 7 Enlarged view of part B;
[0022] Figure 9 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the feeding box cover 3 in this utility model;
[0023] Figure 10 yes Figure 9 Another viewpoint;
[0024] Figure 11 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the feeding box bottom plate 2 in this utility model;
[0025] Figure 12 yes Figure 11 Another viewpoint;
[0026] Figure 13 This is a schematic diagram of the front structure of the feeding box cover 3 in this utility model;
[0027] Figure 14 yes Figure 13 Side view;
[0028] Figure 15 yes Figure 13 Rear view;
[0029] Figure 16 This is a schematic diagram of the front structure of the feeding box bottom plate 2 in this utility model;
[0030] Figure 17 yes Figure 16 Side view;
[0031] Figure 18 yes Figure 16 Rear view;
[0032] Figure 19 This is a structural schematic diagram of Embodiment 2 of this utility model;
[0033] Figure 20 yes Figure 19 Another viewpoint;
[0034] Figure 21 This is a schematic diagram of the installation and application structure of Example 2;
[0035] Figure 22 yes Figure 19 Exploded view;
[0036] Figure 23 yes Figure 22 Another perspective view.
[0037] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached diagram: 1. Tray-type top plate; 2. Feeding box bottom plate; 3. Feeding box cover; 4. Syrup feeding area; 31. Feeding inlet; 311. Feeding inlet cover; 32. Cleaning outlet; 321. Cleaning outlet cover; 21. Worker bee entrance / exit; 22. Bottom plate climbing wall; 221. Bottom climbing wall protrusion; 222. Bottom plate inner climbing protrusion; 33. Recessed cavity; 34. Cover plate climbing wall; 341. Cover plate inner climbing protrusion; 342. Bottom plate feeding channel; 223. Cover plate feeding area channel; 343. Bottom plate syrup channel; 35. Cover plate syrup channel. Detailed Implementation
[0038] Example 1
[0039] See Figure 1-18As shown, the technical solution adopted in this embodiment is as follows: it includes a tray-type top plate 1, a feeding box bottom plate 2, and a feeding box cover plate 3. The feeding box bottom plate 2 and the feeding box cover plate 3 are glued together and, together with the tray-type top plate 1, form a beehive board. After the feeding box bottom plate 2 and the feeding box cover plate 3 are combined, a syrup feeding area 4 is formed inside. A feeding inlet 31 is provided on the upper outer side of the feeding box cover plate 3, and a feeding inlet cover 311 is provided on the feeding inlet 31. A cleaning outlet 32 is provided on the lower outer side of the feeding box cover plate 3, and a cleaning outlet cover 321 is provided on the cleaning outlet 32. A worker bee inlet / outlet 21 is provided on the upper bottom plate of the feeding box bottom plate 2, and the worker bee inlet / outlet 21 penetrates the syrup feeding area 4 and the interior of the beehive. The feeding box bottom plate 2 has an open mouth structure. Multiple longitudinal bottom plate climbing walls 22 are provided inside the feeding box bottom plate 2. Multiple bottom climbing wall protrusions 221 are provided on both sides of the bottom plate climbing walls 22. The bottom plate inner climbing protrusions 222 are evenly provided on the inner side of the bottom plate of the feeding box bottom plate 2. The feeding box cover plate 3 has a recessed cavity 33 in the middle. Multiple longitudinal cover plate climbing walls 34 are provided inside the recessed cavity 33. Cover plate climbing wall protrusions 341 are provided on the cover plate climbing walls 34. The inner wall bottom of the recessed cavity 33 is evenly provided with inner climbing protrusions 342. The two adjacent bottom climbing walls 22 within the bottom plate of the feeding box 2 together form a bottom feeding channel 223, which connects to the inside of the hive through the worker bee entrance / exit 21. The two adjacent cover climbing walls 34 within the cover plate of the feeding box 3 together form a cover feeding area channel 343, which corresponds to the bottom feeding channel 223 to form an overall feeding area. The width M between adjacent climbing walls in the bottom feeding channel 223 and the cover feeding area channel 343 is 5.5 mm. The bottom climbing wall 22 is provided with multiple transverse bottom syrup channels 23, and the cover climbing wall 34 is provided with multiple transverse cover syrup channels 35, which correspond to each other.
[0040] It integrates the entire hive board as a feeding box. Users can directly open the feeding inlet cover 311 to add syrup, and bees enter and exit through the worker bee inlet 21 to feed on the syrup inside the hive board. The bottom cleaning outlet cover 321 can be used to clean the syrup or bee carcasses inside. Using the entire hive board as a feeding box greatly improves efficiency compared to traditional in-hive feeding. It integrates the feeding box and the hive board into one unit, reducing the workload of beekeepers and improving their efficiency. It allows feeding by adding syrup directly without opening the hive cover, and waste syrup can be directly released without opening the hive cover and removing the entire hive for disposal. The manual labor required for feeding and cleaning waste syrup is only one-fifth of that required, greatly reducing the workload of workers and improving efficiency.
[0041] Example 2
[0042] See Figure 19-23 As shown, the difference between this embodiment and Embodiment 1 is that it includes a feeding box bottom plate 2 and a feeding box cover plate 3, which together form an integral beehive panel. This embodiment eliminates the tray-type top plate 1, which can reduce production costs during mass production of the hive; while Embodiment 1 sells the panel-type feeding box and the tray-type top plate 1 to users for self-installation. This Embodiment 2 only requires the sale of the integral panel-type feeding box.
[0043] The above description is only used to illustrate the technical solution of this utility model and is not intended to limit it. Any other modifications or equivalent substitutions made by those skilled in the art to the technical solution of this utility model, as long as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the technical solution of this utility model, should be covered within the scope of the claims of this utility model.
Claims
1. A box-type feeding box for beekeeping, characterized in that: It includes a tray-type top plate (1), a feeding box bottom plate (2), and a feeding box cover plate (3). The feeding box bottom plate (2) and the feeding box cover plate (3) are glued together and, together with the tray-type top plate (1), form a beehive board. The feeding box bottom plate (2) and the feeding box cover plate (3) form a syrup feeding area (4) inside. A feeding inlet (31) is provided on the upper outer side of the feeding box cover plate (3). A feeding inlet cover (311) is provided on the feeding inlet (31). A cleaning outlet (32) is provided on the lower outer side of the cover plate (3), and a cleaning outlet cover (321) is provided on the cleaning outlet (32); a worker bee entrance (21) is provided on the upper bottom plate of the feeding box bottom plate (2), and the worker bee entrance (21) passes through the syrup feeding area (4) and the interior of the beehive; the feeding box bottom plate (2) has an open mouth structure, and multiple longitudinal bottom plate climbing walls (22) are provided inside the feeding box bottom plate (2), and the bottom plate climbing walls (22) are... Multiple bottom climbing wall protrusions (221) are provided on both sides, and bottom inner climbing protrusions (222) are evenly provided on the inner side of the bottom plate of the feeding box (2); a recessed cavity (33) is provided in the middle of the feeding box cover (3), and multiple longitudinal cover climbing walls (34) are provided in the recessed cavity (33). Cover climbing wall protrusions (341) are provided on the cover climbing walls (34), and inner climbing walls are evenly provided on the bottom of the inner wall of the recessed cavity (33). Climbing protrusions (342); the two adjacent bottom plate climbing walls (22) in the bottom plate of the feeding box (2) together form the bottom plate feeding channel (223), and the bottom plate feeding channel (223) is connected to the inside of the beehive through the worker bee entrance and exit (21); the two adjacent cover plate climbing walls (34) in the cover plate of the feeding box (3) together form the cover plate feeding area channel (343), and the cover plate feeding area channel (343) and the bottom plate feeding channel (223) correspond to form an overall feeding area.
2. The beekeeping box-type feeding box according to claim 1, characterized in that: The width M between adjacent climbing walls in the bottom plate feeding passage (223) and the cover plate feeding area passage (343) is 5.5-8.0 mm.
3. The beekeeping box-type feeding box according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom plate climbing wall (22) is provided with multiple horizontal bottom plate syrup channels (23), and the cover plate climbing wall (34) is provided with multiple horizontal cover plate syrup channels (35). The bottom plate syrup channels (23) and the cover plate syrup channels (35) correspond to each other.
4. The beekeeping box-type feeding box according to claim 1, characterized in that: It includes a feeding box bottom plate (2) and a feeding box cover plate (3), which together form an integral beehive board.