Japanese honeybee artificial division swarming box

Abstract

We would like to increase the number of hives to increase honey production, but swarming is left to the bees themselves, and they escape into the fields and cannot be captured. [Solution] Just before the natural swarming season, the hive is divided and placed in two hives, completing the artificial division. One queen bee is placed in each of the two hives and the others are killed. The number of hives can be increased in a planned manner. For this purpose, stacked hive boxes are used. The multi-box type beehive for Japanese honeybeekeeping is characterized in that the top plate, upper box, extension box and frame are detachable from the top and assembled vertically to form a box shape, and a number of bars are removably fixed at a specified pitch to the inside of the upper part of the upper box. The lower surface of the crosspiece is convex and the longitudinal direction of the crosspiece is straight.

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] In natural swarming, the queen bee leaves behind a few baby queen bee candidates and departs for the mountains and fields with about half of the worker bees.The first baby queen bee candidate then becomes a queen bee and departs for the mountains and fields with about half of the worker bees.This continues with the second and third babies, and if there are no more baby queen bees, the remaining baby queen bee candidates are killed by the worker bees.

[0002] The present invention provides an artificially divided swarming hive that can divide a hive into two or more boxes just before natural swarming. Just before natural swarming refers to the time when several queen cells have been formed and ripened at the downward tips of the comb, but the bees have not yet swarmed.

[0003] Swarming is the division of a conventional hive into a colony of parent queen bees and a colony of first-born queen bees. If the parent queen bee is old or weak, it is divided into a colony of first-born queen bees and a colony of second-born queen bee candidates. The amount of the hive can also be divided in half by comb unit and queen cells.

[0004] Next, to solve this problem, we limit the number of swarms by leaving one queen bee in each hive and killing the rest. This prevents unnecessary natural swarms and reduces the number of bees that leave for the fields. After this, we follow the conventional method. [Background technology]

[0005] This type of hive is a stacked box type hive that is box-shaped and has a hive entrance, and has been in use since ancient times. It is set up in the mountains and fields as a waiting box for the natural swarm to move in, with the aim of capturing wild swarms. Once in place, the Japanese honeybee swarms hang from the top board and begin building their nest. As shown in Figure 1, the direction of the hive is left to the discretion of the Japanese honeybees, and this fact is well known among beekeepers.

[0006] The stacked box hives containing the Japanese honeybee colonies are then moved to the apiary where they are reared for honey harvesting. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0007] [Patent Document 1] Patent No. 4191367 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0008] If you want to increase the number of breeding colonies, you will need to secure natural swarms using the methods described above, but this is costly.

[0009] According to the patent literature, one method is to remove the large part and place it in a new hive, but this is a difficult task and has a low success rate. [Means for solving the problem]

[0010] This multi-box type hive for Japanese honeybeekeeping is characterized in that a top plate, an upper box, a joint box and a base frame are separable from above and assembled vertically to form a box shape, and a plurality of bars are removably fixed at a predetermined pitch to the inside of the upper part of the upper box.

[0011] The lower surface of the crosspiece is convex and the longitudinal direction of the crosspiece is straight.

[0012] Furthermore, this honeybee hive is characterized in that another extension box can be inserted between the extension box and the frame of the stacked box type hive, and the extension boxes can be separated and stacked lengthwise, thereby allowing the honeybee comb to be extended vertically.

[0013] By doing this, the bees hang from the bars and build individual honeycombs (honeycombs) one by one, as shown in Figure 7. This makes it easy to divide the entire hive, including the bars, into individual honeycomb pieces. Also, if an individual honeycomb grows too long vertically, this can be easily dealt with by inserting a extension box. Even after insertion, it is still easy to divide the individual honeycomb pieces, including the bars. Effect of the Invention

[0014] This reduces costs as there is no need to capture natural swarms.

[0015] By observing the progress of the hive's growth and checking the maturity of the queen cells, the set of queen cells, honeycomb boards and slats can be easily separated at the appropriate time.

[0016] In the present invention, unnecessary swarming is avoided compared to natural swarming, so rearing can be started while the colony is still large, and unnecessary natural swarming can be avoided thereafter.

[0017] To protect against natural enemies, hives should not be modified unnecessarily; simple structures prevent the intrusion of parasites and beetles and help maintain strong colonies of Japanese honeybees.

[0018] The comb grows from top to bottom, and as it grows, additional boxes are added between the combs and the frame. After three or more years of smooth operation, the honey in the top layer will have an increased sugar content and will become ripe and delicious, and honey can then be harvested from the top layer. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0019] [Figure 1] This is a top view of a nest made in a conventional hive, cut horizontally. [Diagram 2] A diagram of the tabletop. [Diagram 3] This is a diagram showing battens attached to the inside of the upper part of the upper box of the nesting box of the present invention. [Figure 4] A diagram of a joint box. [Diagram 5] This is a diagram of the frame on which the nest entrance is formed. [Figure 6] Diagrams of stacked-box nesting boxes (Fig. 2 + Fig. 3 + Fig. 4 + Fig. 5) [Figure 7] This is a bottom view of a honeycomb made in the hive of the present invention. [Figure 8] This is a diagram of a multi-box hive that has been in operation for three years since swarming, with two additional hives (see Figure 4). The diagram shows the bars to prevent the hive from falling and the entrance to the hive. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0020] Look at the queen cell and the honeycomb as a whole and decide how to divide it. Following that rule, move the slats and honeycomb as a set to another stacked-box type hive. To move, remove the two wood screws that secure the slats of the nest, move the nest and slats together to another stacked-box type hive, secure them in the same way, and repeat the process. The method of fixing the crosspieces to the upper box is not limited to wood screws; they can also be fixed by cutting grooves in the upper box or by using metal fittings.

[0021] The crosspiece of the present invention has a convex lower surface, and may be ◇-shaped, O-shaped, or △-shaped. It is sufficient that the lower surface is convex.

[0022] Using these bars (in this case, ◇-shaped 20x20 x dimensions that fit inside), fix multiple bars (8 bars in this case) to the inside of the top of the upper box of the stacked hive with the bottom surface facing convex, flush with the inside of the top surface of the upper box, with a pitch of 32mm to 38mm (35mm in this case). The fixing method can be screws, fitting method, etc. (screws in this case). This allows the bees to hang from the bars and build each individual comb, making it easy to divide the comb into individual combs.

[0023] There may or may not be gaps between the rungs.

[0024] Unlike Western honey, honey from Japanese honeybees needs to be aged for at least two to three years, allowing the harvest of the rich, delicious honey that is unique to Japanese honeybees.

[0025] However, over time, the Japanese honeycomb boards will reach the frame. In this case, as shown in Figure 8, add additional boxes as shown in Figure 4 according to the situation. In some cases, it may take several steps. [Industrial Applicability]

[0026] This will enable the company to systematically increase the number of Japanese honeybee hives in-house.

[0027] Honey from Japanese honeybees is not sold in large quantities in supermarkets, but is only sold at farm shops and the like.

[0028] According to the present invention, it is expected that Japanese honeybee honey can be mass-produced and its costs can be reduced, enabling it to be distributed in large quantities on the market. [Explanation of symbols]

[0029] 1-Nest 2-Tabletop 3-Top box 4-Rail 5-Tsutaka 6-Frame 7-Stacked nest box 8-Nest board 9-Nest fall prevention rod 10-Sumon

Claims

1. This honeybee hive is a multi-box type hive for Japanese honeybeekeeping, characterized in that a top plate, an upper box, a joint box and a base frame are separable from above and assembled vertically to form a box shape, and a plurality of bars are removably fixed at a predetermined pitch to the inside of the upper part of the upper box.

2. 2. The beehive box according to claim 1, characterized in that the underside of the bars is convex in the vertical direction and linear in the horizontal direction.

3. A beehive box as described in claim 1 or 2, characterized in that another extension box can be inserted between the extension box and the frame of the stacked box type hive, and the extension box can be separated and stacked vertically in one or more layers, thereby allowing the beehive to be extended vertically.

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