CN206525345U - Queen bee mating system - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a queen bee mating system, which comprises a cylindrical wind tunnel main body. One end of the wind tunnel main body is provided with a first opening for queen bees and drones to enter the inside of the wind tunnel main body, and a second opening is located at the other end of the wind tunnel main body. There is a blowing device for blowing air into the main body of the wind tunnel. The inner wall of the main body of the wind tunnel is provided with a visual flow pattern layer that can move along the direction from the second opening to the first opening to display visual dynamic patterns. The take-off platform extending inside the main body of the wind tunnel, and the underside of the main body of the wind tunnel is provided with a queen bee capture port that can be opened and closed. The utility model adopts the wind tunnel type indoor mating method, can use accurately selected drones to mate with the queen bee, and ensure the excellent properties of the offspring bees. Mating smoothly in flight state, improving the success rate of mating.

Description

queen mating system

technical field

The utility model relates to the technical field of bee breeding equipment, in particular to a queen bee mating system.

Background technique

At present, in bee breeding, natural mating or artificial insemination are mainly used, both of which have great disadvantages:

1) Natural mating: Queen bees and drones mate in the air, and the source of drones cannot be controlled, which will easily cause the traits of offspring bees to degenerate;

2) Artificial insemination: As a kind of insect, artificial insemination technology for bees is difficult to master, practitioners need long-term practice to succeed; general beekeepers engaged in beekeeping production cannot operate at all; artificial insemination needs to collect the semen of drones , The technical requirements are relatively high. In addition, if the local bee species in our country, Zhongfeng, is artificially inseminated, the success rate is low.

Therefore, how to improve the accuracy of breeding and how to improve the mating success rate of queen bee and drone is a technical problem that those skilled in the art need to solve at present.

Utility model content

In view of this, the purpose of the utility model is to provide a queen bee mating system capable of improving the accuracy of breeding and the mating success rate of queen bees and drones.

In order to achieve the above object, the utility model provides the following technical solutions:

The queen bee mating system includes a cylindrical wind tunnel main body, one end of the wind tunnel main body is provided with a first opening for the queen bee and drones to enter the inside of the wind tunnel main body, and the second opening at the other end of the wind tunnel main body is provided. There is a blowing device for blowing air into the main body of the wind tunnel, and the inner wall of the main body of the wind tunnel is provided with a visual flow pattern layer that can move along the direction from the second opening to the first opening to display visual dynamic patterns, The first opening is provided with a take-off platform extending to the inner side of the main body of the wind tunnel, and the main body of the wind tunnel is provided with a queen bee capture port which can be opened and closed.

Preferably, in the above-mentioned queen bee mating system, the inside of the wind tunnel main body includes a visual flow adjustment area and a mating area distributed along the axial direction, and the visual flow adjustment area and the mating area are along the first opening to the The directions of the second openings are arranged in sequence, and the inner wall of the visual flow adjustment area is provided with the visual flow pattern layer.

Preferably, in the above queen bee mating system, the inner wall of the mating area is provided with a dynamic picture layer that can move along the direction from the second opening to the first opening to display visual dynamic patterns.

Preferably, in the above queen bee mating system, the visual flow pattern layer includes a circulation screen laid on the inner wall of the main body of the wind tunnel.

Preferably, in the above queen bee mating system, the visual flow pattern layer includes an electronic display screen laid on the inner wall of the main body of the wind tunnel.

Preferably, in the queen bee mating system described above, a drone pheromone releasing device is provided inside one end of the wind tunnel main body located at the second opening.

Preferably, in the above-mentioned queen bee mating system, the main body of the wind tunnel is provided with a sun-like lamp.

Preferably, in the queen bee mating system described above, a wind speed detection device is provided inside the wind tunnel main body, a wind speed display device connected to the wind speed detection device is provided on the outer wall of the wind tunnel main body, and a wind speed display device is connected to the wind blowing device. Adjustment device.

Preferably, in the above-mentioned queen bee mating system, an air temperature detection device is provided inside the main body of the wind tunnel, an air temperature display device connected to the air temperature detection device is provided on the outer wall of the wind tunnel main body, and an air temperature display device is connected to the air blowing device. Adjustment device.

Preferably, in the queen bee mating system described above, an observation window is opened on the wall of the main body of the wind tunnel.

The queen bee mating system provided by the utility model includes a cylindrical wind tunnel main body, one end of the wind tunnel main body is provided with a first opening for the queen bee and drone to enter the inside of the wind tunnel main body, and the second opening at the other end of the wind tunnel main body is provided with a For the blowing device that blows air into the main body of the wind tunnel, the inner wall of the main body of the wind tunnel is provided with a visual flow pattern layer that can move along the direction from the second opening to the first opening to display visual dynamic patterns, and the first opening is provided with a wind tunnel The take-off platform extending inside the main body, and the main body of the wind tunnel is equipped with a queen bee capture port that can be opened and closed. The working process of the queen bee mating system provided by this scheme is as follows: put the accurately selected queen bee and drone into the main body of the wind tunnel from the first opening, then start the blower device to blow air into the main body of the wind tunnel and use the visual flow pattern Layers display visual dynamic patterns, the combined effect of airflow and visual dynamic patterns can simulate natural environmental conditions, drive the queen bee and drone to climb off the take-off platform and keep flying, and then promote the queen bee and drone to mate smoothly in the flight state. After the mating, the operator Capture the queen bee from the queen bee capture port.

The utility model has the following beneficial effects:

1. Using the wind tunnel indoor mating method, accurately selected drones and queen bees can be used to mate to ensure the excellent traits of offspring bees;

2. Blast air into the main body of the wind tunnel to keep the queen bee and the drone in flight, so as to simulate the mating state of the queen bee and the drone under natural conditions and improve the success rate of mating;

3. Using the visual flow pattern layer, according to the biological laws of bee flight, it can promote the queen bee and drone to take off and keep flying, and improve the success rate of mating.

Description of drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the accompanying drawings that need to be used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the accompanying drawings in the following description These are only some embodiments of the utility model, and those skilled in the art can also obtain other drawings based on these drawings without creative work.

Fig. 1 is the queen bee mating system structural representation in the specific embodiment of the utility model;

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of another queen bee mating system in a specific embodiment of the present invention.

In Figure 1 and Figure 2:

1-first opening, 2-take-off platform, 3-visual flow adjustment area, 4-mating area, 5-queen capture port, 6-second opening, 7-drone pheromone release device, 8-sunlight-like lamp, 9-display screen, 10-observation window, 11-visual flow pattern layer.

detailed description

The core of the utility model is to provide a queen bee mating system to improve the accuracy of breeding and the mating success rate of queen bees and drones.

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of them. example. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by persons of ordinary skill in the art without making creative efforts belong to the scope of protection of the present utility model.

Please refer to Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of the queen bee mating system in a specific embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 2 is a structural schematic diagram of another queen bee mating system in a specific embodiment of the present utility model.

In a specific embodiment, the utility model provides a queen bee mating system, which includes a cylindrical wind tunnel main body, and one end of the wind tunnel main body is provided with a first opening 1 for the queen bee and drone to enter the wind tunnel main body, The second opening 6 located at the other end of the main body of the wind tunnel is provided with a blowing device for blowing air into the main body of the wind tunnel. The inner wall of the main body of the wind tunnel is provided with a device that can move along the direction from the second opening 6 to the first opening 1 to display dynamic visual patterns. The visual flow pattern layer 11 of the first opening 1 is provided with a take-off platform 2 extending to the inside of the main body of the wind tunnel, and the main body of the wind tunnel is provided with a queen bee capture port 5 that can be opened and closed.

The working process of the queen bee mating system provided by this scheme is as follows: put the accurately selected queen bee and drone into the main body of the wind tunnel from the first opening 1, and then start the blowing device to blow air into the main body of the wind tunnel and use the visual flow The pattern layer 11 shows visual dynamic patterns, and the combined effect of airflow and visual dynamic patterns can simulate natural environmental conditions, driving the queen bee and the drone to climb off the take-off platform 2 and keep flying, thereby promoting the queen bee and the drone to mate smoothly in the flight state. , the operator captures the queen bee from the queen bee capture port 5.

The main body of the wind tunnel is a cylindrical structure, and its inner cavity serves as a mating place for queen bees and drones. Specifically, the main body of the wind tunnel can be designed as a cylindrical, square or other cross-sectional cylindrical structure. Preferably, the main body of the wind tunnel in this specific embodiment is a cylindrical structure, as shown in FIG. 1 . When in use, the axis of the main body of the cylindrical wind tunnel can be placed horizontally so that the queen bee and the drone can fly and mate in the inner cavity of the cylinder, and it is also convenient for the blowing device to blow air into the inner cavity of the cylinder.

Please refer to Fig. 2, in another preferred embodiment scheme, the main body of the wind tunnel is designed as a special-shaped tube structure surrounded by 4 arc-shaped plates as shown in Fig. 2 (similar to a square tube, equivalent to four square tubes The first cylinder wall is designed as an arc-shaped plate), which can not only ensure the overall strength and rigidity of the main body of the wind tunnel, but also facilitate the arrangement of the visual flow pattern layer 11.

The first opening 1 is located at one end of the main body of the wind tunnel for the queen bee and the drone to enter the main body of the wind tunnel. As shown in FIG. 1 , the left end of the main body of the wind tunnel is provided with the first opening 1 . The other end of the main body of the wind tunnel is provided with a second opening 6, and the second opening is provided with a blowing device (not shown in Fig. 1 ) for blowing air to the inside of the main body of the wind tunnel. Blowers, fans and other equipment.

The take-off platform 2 is connected to the inner side of the first opening 1 for the queen bee and the drone to crawl and take off. Because insects have the habit of crawling, and the mating habits of the queen bee and the drone need to be kept in the air, therefore, this program is provided with a take-off platform 2 inside the first opening 1, and the take-off platform 2 is connected to the bottom of the main body of the wind tunnel. There is a certain drop, that is, the end of the take-off platform 2 has a certain height from the bottom of the main inner wall of the wind tunnel, so that if the queen bee and the drone crawl to the end of the take-off platform 2, they cannot continue to crawl forward, so that the queen bee and the drone can be driven to take off. Since the queen bee needs to mate with multiple drones, the two are generally not released into the main body of the wind tunnel at the same time. When the mating begins, a certain number (about 20, which can be adjusted according to actual needs) needs to be placed in the main body of the wind tunnel. drones, and during the mating process, they can be supplemented in order according to the actual situation.

The visual flow pattern layer 11 is used to move and display visual dynamic patterns. The visual dynamic patterns described herein refer to patterns that move or change during the mobile display process. The moving direction of the visual dynamic patterns in this solution is along the second opening 6 The direction to the first opening 1 is the direction along which the air blowing device blows air into the main body of the wind tunnel. The visual flow pattern layer 11 is arranged on the inner wall of the main body of the wind tunnel and displayed to the queen bee and the drone, so that the queen bee and the drone can see the visual dynamic pattern displayed by movement.

This scheme adopts the movement of the visual flow pattern layer to display the visual dynamic pattern, which can promote the queen bee and the drone to take off and keep flying. This is set according to the biological laws of bee flight. And stimulate the queen bee and the drone, thereby causing the illusion of the queen bee and the drone, so that the queen bee and the drone feel that they are flying forward in the wind, because the airflow and visual dynamic patterns in the main body of the wind tunnel are moving relative to the ground, in fact the queen bee and the drone Just fly in situ relative to the ground or fly slowly toward the second opening 6, that is, the bees in the main body of the wind tunnel only need to move a short distance. With such a setting, this scheme can use a small wind tunnel space to simulate the natural environment of a large external space, so that the bees themselves are in a natural flying mating state, and the success rate of mating is improved.

It should be noted that the above-mentioned visual dynamic patterns can be designed in various shapes or patterns, as long as the moving dynamic effect can be presented on the inner wall of the main body of the wind tunnel during the moving display process, for example, it can be designed as a regular grid pattern, pattern Patterns, array patterns, etc. can also be designed as irregular patterns. As shown in Figure 1, the visual dynamic pattern in this specific embodiment is designed as a black and white rectangular grid pattern, which can present a moving effect during the moving display process. Specifically, the moving speed of the visual dynamic pattern can be adjusted according to the airflow and the flying speed of the bees, or can move at a constant speed at a certain speed.

It should be noted that in this solution, the visual flow pattern layer 11 can be designed in various structural forms, that is, the visual dynamic pattern can be moved and displayed in various ways. In a preferred embodiment, the visual flow pattern layer includes a circulation curtain laid on the inner wall of the wind tunnel main body, the circulation curtain is printed with a pattern, the wind tunnel main body is provided with a rolling device for rolling the circulation curtain, and the circulation curtain can roll in an annular The curtain, the side surface of the looping curtain facing the inner cavity of the main body of the wind tunnel, shows the pattern to the bees, so as to realize the moving display of visual dynamic patterns. When the structural form of the circulating curtain is adopted, the main body of the wind tunnel is preferably designed as a square tube or a special-shaped tube structure similar to a square tube as shown in Figure 2. In this way, the flatness of the square tube or special-shaped tube can be used. The circular curtain is laid on the wall of the cylinder, which is convenient for structural design and improves space utilization.

In order to prevent bees from contacting the curtain and affecting mating, this scheme can also provide a layer of protective glass on the side of the circulation curtain facing the inner side of the main body of the wind tunnel. In this way, a structure similar to a window advertisement can ensure the smooth display of visual dynamic patterns and guarantee Smooth mating of bees.

In another preferred embodiment, the visual flow pattern layer 11 includes an electronic display screen laid on the inner wall of the main body of the wind tunnel. Specifically, a liquid crystal display or an LED display can be used, and a moving picture can be played through the electronic display screen. or patterns, thereby creating an illusory movement effect to stimulate the bees to keep flying.

Preferably, the interior of the wind tunnel body in this solution includes a visual flow adjustment area 3 and a mating area 4 distributed along the axial direction, and the visual flow adjustment area 3 and the mating area 4 are arranged in sequence along the direction from the first opening 1 to the second opening 6 , that is, the visual flow adjustment area 3 is located on the side of the main body of the wind tunnel facing the first opening 1 , and the intersection area 4 is located on the side of the main body of the wind tunnel facing the second opening 6 . The inner wall of the visual flow regulation area 3 is provided with a visual flow pattern layer 11 for stimulating the queen bee and the drone to take off; the mating area 4 can provide a good mating environment for the queen bee and the drone. It should be noted that the lengths of the visual flow adjustment area 3 and the mating area 4 in this solution can be adjusted according to the wind tunnel main body and the mating needs of bees, which will not be repeated here.

Preferably, the inner wall of the mating area 4 is provided with a dynamic picture layer with a function similar to that achieved by the visual flow pattern layer 11 above, and the dynamic picture layer can also move along the direction from the second opening 6 to the first opening 1 to display visual dynamic patterns. Specifically, the visual dynamic patterns displayed by the dynamic picture layer can be natural pictures such as blue sky and white clouds, distant mountains and rivers, flowers and trees, and these pictures can move slowly, so that the queen bee and the drone have an illusion of flying at high altitude.

In order to further improve the success rate of mating, preferably, in this solution, a drone pheromone releasing device 7 is provided inside one end of the wind tunnel body located at the second opening 6 . Wherein, the drone pheromone is the drone body surface pheromone, and its extraction method is as follows: soak a plurality of sexually mature drones in dichloromethane to extract the body surface pheromone, and then drop the extracted liquid on a cotton ball. Use this cotton ball soaked with drone pheromone as the drone pheromone release device 7 to hang inside the main body of the wind tunnel and make it close to the second opening 6, so that the drone pheromone can be diffused throughout the main body of the wind tunnel under the action of airflow in the inner cavity space. Drone pheromone can stimulate and increase the mating desire of the queen bee, thereby further increasing the success rate of mating.

According to the biological learning of honeybees, the queen bee generally mates under clear weather and sunny weather conditions. In order to further stimulate the queen bee and the drone to mate, preferably, the main body of the wind tunnel is also provided with an imitation sunlight lamp 8, as shown in Figure 1 . Specifically, the sun-like light 8 can adopt an existing full-spectrum LED light, and the spectrum of this light is similar to that of sunlight, which can stimulate the mating of queen bees and drones. Specifically, the sun-like lamp 8 can be installed inside or outside the main body of the wind tunnel. When the lamp is installed outside the main body of the wind tunnel, the wall of the main body of the wind tunnel needs to be designed to be transparent so that the light can shine on the wind tunnel. inside the hole body.

It should be noted that the main body of the wind tunnel in this solution can be made of glass, metal or plastic. Preferably, the main body of the wind tunnel in this specific embodiment is made of acrylic sheet.

The queen bee capture port 5 is an openable door arranged on the tube wall of the main body of the wind tunnel. When the queen bee and the drone finish mating, stop blowing the wind and stop the movement of the visual dynamic pattern, the queen bee will fall by itself, and the operator will remove the queen bee from the queen bee. Catch it from the capture port 5. Preferably, the queen bee capture port 5 is arranged on the lower side of the main body of the wind tunnel, and the queen bee falls to the bottom of the main body of the wind tunnel after mating, which is convenient for the operator to catch the queen bee. Further, the inner side of the opening and closing door is covered with a layer of soft Sponge or other soft support pads to prevent the queen bee from falling.

Preferably, this solution is provided with a temperature detection device in the main body of the wind tunnel, and the outer wall of the main body of the wind tunnel is provided with a temperature display device connected to the temperature detection device, and the air blowing device is connected with a temperature adjustment device, wherein the temperature adjustment device can use existing Electric heating device and electric cooling device. With such a setting, by real-time detection of the air temperature in the main body of the wind tunnel, the operator can know whether the air temperature in the main body of the wind tunnel is suitable for queen bee mating. The temperature is adjusted so that the main body of the wind tunnel can always maintain a temperature range suitable for queen bee mating, so that the queen bee is in an active state and further improves the success rate of mating. It should be noted that in this scheme, the temperature range suitable for queen bee mating in the main body of the wind tunnel is controlled to be 20-25° C. by means of an air temperature adjustment device.

Preferably, this solution is also provided with a wind speed detection device in the main body of the wind tunnel, the outer wall of the main body of the wind tunnel is provided with a wind speed display device connected to the wind speed detection device, and the blowing device is connected with a wind speed adjustment device. Specifically, the wind speed adjustment device can use Existing adjustment knobs or gear switches, etc., are used to adjust and control the wind speed of the airflow blown out by the blower device. With such a setting, the operator can adjust the wind speed in real time according to whether the queen bee takes off, the flight speed of the queen bee after take-off, the mating state of the queen bee, etc., so as to ensure that the wind speed is in the appropriate range (5 ~ 25m/s), and then ensure the smooth operation of the queen bee and the drone. mating.

It should be noted that the above-mentioned display device for displaying air temperature and wind speed can have various realization forms, such as a display screen, a signal light, etc., preferably, a display screen 9 is provided on the outer wall of the main body of the wind tunnel in this solution as a The display device for displaying air temperature and wind speed, the display screen 9 is connected with the air temperature detection device and the wind speed detection device through the control device, which can conveniently display the air temperature and wind speed in real time.

Preferably, this program also has an observation window 10 on the wall of the main body of the wind tunnel. As shown in Figure 1, the operator can easily observe the mating process of the queen bee and the drone inside the main body of the wind tunnel through the observation window 10, so as to facilitate timely Adjustment.

This program has the following beneficial effects:

1. Using the wind tunnel indoor mating method, accurately selected drones and queen bees can be used to mate to ensure the excellent traits of offspring bees;

2. Blast air into the main body of the wind tunnel to keep the queen bee and the drone in flight, so as to simulate the mating state of the queen bee and the drone under natural conditions and improve the success rate of mating;

3. Using the visual flow pattern layer, according to the biological laws of bee flight, it can promote the queen bee and drone to take off and keep flying, and improve the success rate of mating.

The above description of the disclosed embodiments enables those skilled in the art to realize or use the utility model. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Therefore, the present invention will not be limited to these embodiments shown herein, but will conform to the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims (10)

1. a queen bee mating system is characterized in that, comprises the wind tunnel main body of tubular shape, and one end of said wind tunnel main body is provided with the first opening (1) that enters said wind tunnel main body inside for queen bee and drone, is positioned at said wind tunnel main body The second opening (6) at the other end of the main body of the wind tunnel is provided with a blowing device for blowing air into the main body of the wind tunnel, and the inner wall of the main body of the wind tunnel is provided with a The first opening (1) moves in the direction of the visual flow pattern layer (11) showing visual dynamic patterns, and the first opening (1) is provided with a take-off platform (2) extending to the inside of the main body of the wind tunnel, so The main body of the wind tunnel is provided with a queen bee capture port (5) which can be opened and closed. 2. The queen bee mating system according to claim 1, characterized in that, the interior of the wind tunnel main body includes a visual flow adjustment area (3) and a mating area (4) distributed along the axial direction, and the visual flow adjustment area (3) and the mating area (4) are sequentially arranged along the direction from the first opening (1) to the second opening (6), and the inner wall of the visual flow adjustment area (3) is provided with the visual flow Pattern layer (11). 3. The queen bee mating system according to claim 2, characterized in that, the inner wall of the mating area (4) is provided with a movable display along the direction from the second opening (6) to the first opening (1). Dynamic image layers for visually dynamic patterns. 4. The queen bee mating system according to claim 1, characterized in that, the visual flow pattern layer (11) comprises a circulation curtain laid on the inner wall of the main body of the wind tunnel. 5. The queen bee mating system according to claim 1, characterized in that the visual flow pattern layer (11) includes an electronic display screen laid on the inner wall of the main body of the wind tunnel. 6. The queen bee mating system according to claim 1, characterized in that a drone pheromone releasing device (7) is arranged inside the wind tunnel main body at one end of the second opening (6). 7. The queen bee mating system according to claim 1, characterized in that an imitation sunlight lamp (8) is arranged on the main body of the wind tunnel. 8. queen bee mating system according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described wind tunnel main body is provided with wind speed detection device, and described wind tunnel main body outer wall is provided with the wind speed display device that links to each other with described wind speed detection device, so The air blowing device is connected with a wind speed regulating device. 9. The queen bee mating system according to claim 1, wherein a temperature detection device is arranged in the main body of the wind tunnel, and the outer wall of the main body of the wind tunnel is provided with a temperature display device connected to the temperature detection device. The air blowing device is connected with an air temperature regulating device. 10. The queen bee mating system according to claim 1, characterized in that an observation window (10) is provided on the wall of the main body of the wind tunnel.