A honey storage frame and a beehive using the same

Abstract

The utility model relates to the field of bee breeding, and a honey storage frame and a beehive using the same, which comprises a plurality of frame bodies arranged from top to bottom, the internal storage space of the frame bodies increases in a vertically downward direction, the top of the uppermost frame body is provided with a detachable cover plate, and the bottom of the lowermost frame body is used to communicate with the beehive. The honey storage frame is arranged at the top end of the beehive, only mature honey formed in the honey storage frame is extracted, the honeycomb and the comb are not damaged when the honey is taken; meanwhile, the number and size of the frame bodies of the honey storage frame can be flexibly adjusted according to the size of the bee colony and the amount of the honey source, the centralized storage of the honey in the honey storage frame is ensured, the maturity of the honey is consistent; the honey storage frame can also be used as a simple beehive to attract bees, realize the integration of attracting bees, collecting bees and bee breeding, solve the problem of replacing the new beehive after traditional attracting bees, and avoid the risk of queen bee escaping when passing through the beehive.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of beekeeping, specifically to a honey storage frame and a beehive using the honey storage frame. Background Technology

[0002] The optimal approach to honey harvesting from a beehive is to minimize disruption to the bee colony's normal life while obtaining high-quality honey with consistent quality. Traditional earthen hives have a single, integrated structure, meaning bees live, reproduce, and store honey all within the same space. Traditional harvesting methods, such as honey tapping, require cutting off the entire honeycomb, affecting honey quality and bee health. This method also damages the honeycomb and makes pest and disease control difficult after harvesting. Existing movable-frame beehives have a single, integrated structure where the bottom and super have the same cross-sectional area. Harvesting requires opening the entire top cover, significantly impacting the hive's internal environment. Existing grid beehives consist of multiple stackable grids, allowing for honey extraction without damaging the hive and without needing to fully open the top cap. However, in areas with limited nectar sources, the extracted honey is mixed with uncapped, immature honey, and the distribution of mature honey within the grid beehive is relatively scattered, resulting in inconsistent maturity levels. Existing horizontal beehives, due to their relatively larger cross-sectional area compared to other beehives, and given bees' tendency to store honey upwards, when an equal amount of honey is stored on the upper side of the hive, the honey storage area is more dispersed, increasing the difficulty of honey production, limiting the consistency of mature honey, and causing uneven honey concentration and lower quality. Summary of the Invention

[0003] To address the aforementioned technical problems, the purpose of this utility model is to provide a honey storage frame and a beehive using the honey storage frame.

[0004] The purpose of this utility model is achieved by the following technical solution. According to this utility model, a honey storage frame and a beehive using the honey storage frame include several frames arranged from top to bottom. The frames form storage spaces inside, and the storage spaces increase in number along the vertical downward direction. The top of the uppermost frame is provided with a cover plate, and the bottom of the lowermost frame is used to communicate with the bottom box.

[0005] Furthermore, the dimensions of several frames increase in a vertically downward direction, and each frame has a cover plate at its top opening; except for the topmost cover plate, the remaining cover plates have through holes that communicate with the bottom openings of the corresponding frames located above the cover plates.

[0006] Furthermore, the remaining cover plate has through holes that are adapted to the bottom openings of the corresponding frame located on the upper side of the cover plate.

[0007] Furthermore, several frames have the same frame size and are stacked.

[0008] Furthermore, between the bottommost frame and the base box, there are several frames with the same dimensions as the bottommost frame arranged vertically.

[0009] Furthermore, the bottom of the frame, which has the same dimensions as the lowest frame, is connected to the bottom box.

[0010] Furthermore, each of the aforementioned frames is rectangular in shape.

[0011] Furthermore, the present invention also provides a beehive, including a bottom box and a honey storage frame as described in any of the preceding claims, wherein the frame located at the lowest side is connected and the frame is in communication with the bottom box.

[0012] Furthermore, the top of the base box is provided with a through hole that matches the size of the opening on the bottom surface of the lowest frame.

[0013] Based on the foregoing technical solution, this utility model has the following beneficial effects: (1) The honey storage frame of this utility model is set at the top of the beehive. By taking advantage of the bees’ habit of storing honey upwards, the bees can be induced to concentrate the honey in the honey storage frame. When the honey is taken out, the honey storage frame of this utility model only extracts the mature honey formed in the honey storage frame, which minimizes the impact on the honeycomb and other areas of the beehive. This avoids the damage to the honeycomb after taking out the honey and the difficulty in controlling pests and diseases after taking out the honey.

[0014] (2) This utility model adopts a combined honey storage frame structure, and the honey storage frame is placed on the top of the beehive, which is the area with the highest temperature in the beehive, which is conducive to honey maturation and production. At the same time, the number and size of the honey storage frame can be flexibly adjusted according to the size of the bee colony and the amount of honey source, ensuring the concentrated storage of honey in the honey storage frame and the consistent maturity of honey, solving the problem of poor control of honey quality consistency, improving the consistency of honey concentration, and can be flexibly combined according to the size of the honey source. Even in the case of small honey source and single flower honey harvesting, the maturity and quality of honey in the honey storage frame can be guaranteed.

[0015] (3) The honey storage frame of this utility model (the honey storage frame without connecting to the beehive) can be used as a simple beehive to induce bee colonies, which is equivalent to the function of a bee collection cage. When the bees are successfully attracted, there is no need to replace the beehive. The honey storage frame, which is used as a simple beehive, can realize the integration of bee attraction and beekeeping, which solves the problem of replacing the beehive after the traditional bee attraction and avoids the risk of the queen bee escaping when transferring the hive.

[0016] The above description is merely an overview of the technical solution of this utility model. In order to better understand the technical means of this utility model and to implement it in accordance with the contents of the specification, and to make the above and other objects, features and advantages of this utility model more apparent and understandable, preferred embodiments are described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Attached Figure Description

[0017] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of a honey storage frame and the structure of the honey storage frame in a beehive using the present invention.

[0018] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 The main view.

[0019] Figure 3 yes Figure 2 Sectional view along the AA direction.

[0020] Reference numerals: 1. First frame, 2. Second frame, 3. Third frame, 4. Fourth frame, 5. First cover plate, 6. Second cover plate, 7. Third cover plate, 8. Bottom box. Detailed Implementation

[0021] The technical solution of this utility model will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings: Please see Figure 1 and Figure 2 A honey storage frame and a beehive using the honey storage frame are disclosed. The honey storage frame includes several frames arranged from top to bottom. In a preferred embodiment, the frames are a first frame 1, a second frame 2, and a third frame 3. The dimensions of the frames increase vertically downwards. A first cover plate 5 is detachably provided at the top opening of the first frame 1, a second cover plate 6 is detachably provided at the top opening of the second frame 2, and a third cover plate 7 is provided at the top opening of the third frame 3. Please refer to [link to relevant documentation]. Figure 3 The second cover plate 6 has a first through hole that matches the opening structure on the bottom surface of the first frame 1. The first through hole is used to connect the interiors of the first frame 1 and the second frame 2. The third cover plate 7 has a second through hole that matches the opening structure on the bottom surface of the second frame 2. The second through hole is used to connect the interiors of the second frame 2 and the third frame 3. A fourth frame 4 with the same structure as the third frame 3 is connected to the bottom surface of the third frame 3. This serves two purposes: firstly, to expand the honey storage range of the bees and increase the amount of honey stored; secondly, to serve as a breeding area for the bees to live in downwards. In this embodiment... Each of the aforementioned frames is a rectangular frame composed of four side panels; the bottom of the fourth frame 4 is connected to the bottom box located at the bottom of the beehive, and the top plate of the bottom box 8 is provided with a third through hole that matches the opening structure of the bottom of the fourth frame 4. The third through hole is used to connect the bottom box and the interior of the honey storage frame; the honey storage frame body is placed on the top of the beehive, and by taking advantage of the bees' habit of storing honey upwards, the bees are induced to concentrate on storing honey in the honey storage frame, so that the bees' honey storage area and other living areas are completed in different areas of the beehive, and the environment of the bees in the beehive is not affected when harvesting honey.

[0022] This invention utilizes the bees' natural behavior of storing honey upwards and raising larvae downwards. A modular honey storage frame allows honey storage and reproduction to occur relatively independently in different areas. Larval rearing and reproduction take place within the area below the honey storage frame inside the hive. Honey is stored within the frame, and harvesting does not disrupt the hive environment. Due to their upward-storing behavior, bees prioritize storing honey in the first frame 1. Once the first frame is full, they continue storing in the second frame 2, and so on, until the entire frame is full. This honey storage frame structure ensures a uniform temperature for the honey within each frame. The number and size of the frames can be flexibly adjusted according to the size of the bee colony and the availability of nectar. This ensures concentrated honey storage, consistent honey maturity, and solves the problem of inconsistent honey quality control. It also increases honey concentration, guaranteeing the maturity and quality of honey even in small nectar sources and single-flower harvesting, thus ensuring minimum profitability for beekeepers. It can also be used in combination for large nectar sources.

[0023] This utility model discloses a honey storage frame and a honey extraction method for beehives using the same frame. First, the first cover plate 1 is opened to observe the quality and maturity of the honey inside the frame. If the honey is mature, the first frame is removed, followed by the honeycomb inside. The beekeeper then uses a honey extraction tool to extract the honey along the inner wall of the first frame. After extracting honey from the first frame 1, the same method is used to extract honey from the second frame 2. This utility model also allows for individual honey extraction from each frame. For example, to extract honey from the second frame 2, the connected honeycomb is cut along the bottom surface of the second cover plate 6 and the top surface of the third cover plate 7 using a honey extraction tool. The second frame is then removed individually for honey extraction. Other frames are extracted individually using the same method. Extracting honey from the frames does not affect the lives of bees in other areas of the beehive, avoiding the problem of the traditional integrated beehive structure requiring the opening of all top covers, which significantly impacts the beehive environment.

[0024] As an embodiment of this utility model, the honey storage frame of this utility model (which is a honey storage frame without a connected beehive) is used as a simple beehive and bee cage to attract and collect bees. After collecting the bees, there is no need to transfer the bee colony to another beehive. The attraction and rearing can be achieved in one honey storage frame. That is, the combined honey storage frame has the functions of a simple beehive and a bee cage. After collecting the bees, it is directly installed on the top of the main body of the beehive, realizing that attracting bees and subsequent beekeeping can be carried out in the same beehive. This solves the problem of changing to a new beehive after attracting bees in the traditional way, and avoids the risk of the queen bee escaping when using a traditional bee cage to collect bees and then changing beehives (when transferring bees).

[0025] In other embodiments of this utility model, the first frame, the second frame, the third frame, and the fourth frame may also be in the form of a ring.

[0026] In other embodiments of this utility model, a smaller frame can be added to the upper side of the first frame, a larger frame can be added to the lower side of the fourth frame, or the third and fourth frames can be omitted, depending on actual needs. That is, this utility model does not limit the number of frames included in the honey storage frame, only that: the honey storage frame includes several frames arranged from top to bottom, the size of the several frames increases in a vertically downward direction, and each frame has a matching cover plate at its top opening; except for the topmost cover plate, the remaining cover plate has a through hole that matches (i.e., the same size) the bottom opening of the corresponding frame located above the cover plate.

[0027] In other embodiments of this utility model, the honey storage frame includes several frames stacked from top to bottom. The frames are of the same size, and the storage space inside the frames increases vertically downwards. A detachable cover is provided on the top surface of the uppermost frame. Specifically, the uppermost frame has the thickest wall and the smallest storage space, while the lowermost frame has the thinnest wall and the largest storage space. In this embodiment, because the wall thickness of the frames is increased, the cover between the frames is omitted.

[0028] Based on any of the foregoing embodiments, the present invention also provides a beehive, which includes a bottom box and the aforementioned honey storage frame. The top of the bottom box is connected to the bottommost frame of the honey storage frame, and the frame is in communication with the beehive. Specifically, the top of the bottom box is provided with a through hole that matches the size of the opening on the bottom surface of the bottommost frame.

[0029] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solution of this utility model and are 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 design 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 honey storage frame, characterized in that: It includes several frames arranged from top to bottom, with storage space inside each frame. The number of storage spaces increases vertically downwards. The top of the uppermost frame is equipped with a cover plate, and the bottom of the lowermost frame is used to communicate with the base box.

2. A honey storage frame according to claim 1, characterized in that: The dimensions of several frames increase vertically downwards, and each frame has a cover plate at its top opening; except for the topmost cover plate, the remaining cover plates have through holes that communicate with the bottom openings of the corresponding frames located above the cover plates.

3. A honey storage frame according to claim 2, characterized in that: The remaining cover plate has through holes that fit the bottom opening of the corresponding frame located on the upper side of the cover plate.

4. A honey storage frame according to claim 1, characterized in that: Several frames are of the same size and are stacked.

5. A honey storage frame according to claim 1, characterized in that: Between the bottommost frame and the base box, there are several frames with the same dimensions as the bottommost frame arranged vertically.

6. A honey storage frame according to claim 5, characterized in that: The bottom of the frame, which has the same dimensions as the bottommost frame, is connected to the base box.

7. A honey storage frame according to any one of claims 1-6, characterized in that: All of the aforementioned frames are rectangular in shape.

8. A beehive, characterized in that: It includes the honey storage frame and bottom box as described in any one of claims 1-7, wherein the top of the bottom box is connected to the bottommost frame of the honey storage frame and the frame is in communication with the beehive.

9. A beehive according to claim 8, characterized in that: The top of the base box has a through hole that matches the size of the opening on the bottom surface of the lowest frame.

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