HRP20140411A2 - Smouldering sticks - means for beehive smoking and a fuel for bee smokers - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is a bee smoker and a bee smoker fuel. Beekeepers use beekeepers when working in an apiary, and use smoke to calm bees when working in hives. The novelty of this invention is: I.) composition and structure, II. Form and method of use of the agent. The composition is a pulverized wood pulp, sawdust, paraffin and / or beeswax and an aromatic blend of herbs. The structure of the product is softly pressed and breathable so that relatively small masses are glowing slowly and smoke profusely. The form of the agent is a rod of a cylindrical or square shape so that, like a cigar, it always has the same glowing surface at the top, which will give an equal amount of low-temperature smoke. the bar is ignited by an open flame of the match, etc., no grill preparation is required. Using one or two parallel incendiary sticks determines the amount of smoke, and the length of the broken stick determines the smoke time, the whole stick smokes for 3-5 hours. The patent seeks to protect the composition, shape, structure, means of smoking bees and fuel for beekeeping smokers.

Description

The field to which the invention relates

This invention relates to a means for fumigating bees, i.e. fuel for bee fumigators. Beekeepers use smoke to calm the bees when inspecting the bees and working in the apiary. The patent seeks to protect: I) composition and structure, II) form - Means for smoking bees, i.e. fuel for bee smokers.

Technical problem

Beekeepers, when inspecting bees or performing usual work in the apiary, calm the bees with smoke so that they do not interfere with their work, attack and sting them. That smoke calms bees has been known since ancient times, but the scientific explanation was unknown until the 20th century, and the phenomenon is still not fully explained. The fact is that the smoke interrupts the defensive drive of the bees, which allows the beekeeper to open the hive and work in it, with the bees minimally disturbing and stinging him. Smoke is produced by burning or smoldering various substances, most often in specially designed beekeeping smokehouses.

The fuel in the smoker burns slowly because it is designed so that a small amount of oxygen enters the firebox, enough for smoldering, while a large amount of air is injected by squeezing the bellows, which fan the smoldering embers and gives a larger amount of smoke, which comes out of the smoker. The bee tranquilizer smoke must not be too hot so as not to cause burns on the bees' wings.

Various types of fuel are used in smokehouses, mostly of organic origin. It is important that the fuel material can smolder with a small amount of oxygen, that it smokes abundantly and that it is not contaminated with harmful substances.

The problem with these handy fuels for the smoker is the unevenness of the burning, initially the smoldering surface is small and gives an optimal amount of smoke, but the smoldering surface expands and increases in a concentric circle, resulting in overheating of the smoker, smoke and excessive smoking, and the materials used are not often as fuel, they quickly burn or go out, which makes it difficult for beekeepers to work.

State of the art

One of the basic tools for beekeeping is the bee comb, beekeepers use it during every inspection and work in the hive. The construction of the smoker is reminiscent of a miniature stove firebox, and consists of a cylindrical firebox, a firebox grate, a conical cover on the top of which is an exhaust pipe that is directed forward, which enables smoke to be directed, and on the side there is a vertical bellows, which air is blown into the firebox to support burning, i.e. smoldering and increasing the intensity of smoking.

In the smokehouse, various improvised means, mostly of organic origin, are burned, i.e. used as fuel, such as: mushrooms from trees (trud or leprosy), pine needles, sawdust, planing, rotten wood, corn cobs, paper, paper pulp, jute or cotton rags, various dry biomass and other handy materials that smolder and produce abundant smoke.

In addition to the above-mentioned hand tools, some industrially produced tools for smoking bees have recently appeared, namely: cellulose strips, rolls of corrugated cardboard, various briquettes of organic origin or paper, pressed cotton and various dried materials of plant origin in bulk.

All the mentioned means, except the cellulose strips, are used in a way that they are placed in a smoker on previously prepared embers, and by burning as in furnaces, they produce smoke, which is mostly too hot and has a strong smell.

Cellulose strips are used without a smoker, they burn smoldering vertically placed in a stand like a candle, the beekeeper directs the flow of smoke by blowing into them, and they can also be used in a smoker.

It often happens that beekeepers use some means such as rotten wood, etc., which may be contaminated with substances dangerous to the health of beekeepers and bees.

Presentation of the essence of the invention

The essence of the invention is the composition, structure and shape, which results in a new way of smoking in beekeeping.

The primary goal of this invention is to select materials of organic origin, which burn slowly smoldering, with a minimum presence of oxygen, which can be controlled not to be polluted by harmful substances, which give a mild smoke during combustion, non-irritating to humans or bees.

The next primary goal is to connect the basic ingredients of the agent (defibered wood, sawdust) with a binding agent (paraffin or beeswax), which will enable the resulting mass to be shaped into the desired and compact shape by pressing, while still maintaining a hollow and porous structure.

The next primary goal is that the obtained molded mass is easily flammable, so that it is initially ignited with a match, a lighter or some other form of open flame (like a candle), which enables simple and practical work with the smoking agent.

The next primary goal is to design a shape adapted to the construction of the smokehouse (fig. 2, 3, 5).

The next primary goal is to enable the shape design (fig. 3,5) to always provide an even smoldering surface, which can control and dose the amount of smoke, the heating of the smoke, as well as the smoker.

The next primary goal is to enable dosing of the smoking time by designing the shape in such a way that the stick can be broken along its length.

The secondary goal is to add to the composition an aromatic herbal mixture that will give a pleasant smell of smoke, which will enable beekeepers to work more comfortably with the smoker.

Brief description of the drawing

The attached drawings, which are an integral part of the description of the patent application, show the shape of smoke sticks - means for smoking bees and fuel for bee smokers.

Figure 1 shows the design of the product, which consists of 6 interconnected sticks in a board,

Figure 2 shows a side view of a stick for smoking bees,

Figure 3 shows the outline of individual rods and the location of the fracture,

Figure 4 shows the floor plan of the plate of 6 interconnected sticks,

Figure 5 shows a cross-section, i.e. the smoldering surface of individual sticks

Figure 6 is a photo showing the spatial layout of the Smoke Sticks product.

A detailed description of at least one way of realizing the invention

Composition:

- white wood pulp (obtained by sanding wood from which the bark has been removed),

- brown wood pulp (obtained by mechanical decomposition of steamed forms),

- sawdust (obtained by mechanical processing of wood by sawing),

- paraffin and/or wax (they have similar properties and both can be used, paraffin obtained from petroleum C(n)H(2n+2) or natural beeswax),

- a mixture of dried herbs (thyme, lavender, sage, mint and other aromatic herbs).

White and brown wood pulp has long fibers and a relatively large volume in relation to the mass, which enables good connectivity and a hollow, airy structure even after pressing. This material is flammable, it burns well and slowly, smoldering, without going out (like a cigarette) and gives smoke with a mild smell.

The sawdust is connected to the paraffin, and the paraffinized sawdust is evenly mixed with wood chips, which results in increased adhesion, and the paraffin or wax also enables the mass to be ignited with a match, lighter, etc. (like a candle). At the end, a mixture of dried herbs is added to the mixture, in order to obtain smoke with a more pleasant smell.

Design - form

The shape of the stick was chosen, a roller (a square stick is equally good). The optimal diameter is approx. 25 mm., and the length can be adjusted to the size of the cockroach, approx. 160 mm.

The shape of the soft-pressed stick allows it to be lit at the top (like a cigar), which allows for an even surface to be heated, which results in an even amount and temperature of smoke.

This form allows the amount of smoke to be dosed by lighting one or more sticks in parallel (fig. 3,5), and the smoking time is dosed using a certain length of stick.

This shape also allows the embers to be shaken off the stick, and the unused stick to be used again for smoking.

Technical and technological procedure of obtaining

All the ingredients are mixed well, so that a mixture with a uniform structure is obtained.

The obtained mass mixture is evenly distributed in the mold, and pressed into the form of a plate of several interconnected sticks (fig. 1,2,3,4,5,6). The resulting powder has an airy and soft structure, which is why the sticks are cone-shaped at the top, so that they do not fall apart.

The construction and design of the product enables easy breaking of individual sticks from the whole (fig. 4, 5, 6), as well as breaking of sticks along their length.

Force required for pressing 230 gr. of the mixture into a plate of 6 connected sticks with a diameter of 23-25 mm and a length of 160 mm is 170 kg/cm². A less compacted stick is not compact enough and falls apart, while a more compacted stick, due to compactness and lack of oxygen, smolders less, produces less smoke and goes out.

Method of application of the invention

This product, Smoke Stick - bee smoker and bee smoker fuel can be used for smoking in or without a bee smoker, in a stand or hand-held.

The product is designed so that 6 sticks are connected into one unit, a plate of 6 interconnected sticks, and it is used so that one or more sticks are broken off from the plate depending on the desired amount of smoke. One stick gives an average sufficient amount of smoke that beekeepers use in practice, if more smoke is needed, two sticks are used in parallel or one stick is heated at both ends.

The stick is placed vertically in a stand (like a candle) or a beekeeper's smoker and lit with a flame at the top. After about 4 minutes of burning with the flame, the flame goes out, after which the stick smokes abundantly, smoldering, and can be used for smoking in a smoker or without it with the smoldering surface facing up.

The smoldering and smoking time of one stick with a diameter of 25 mm, a length of 160 mm and a weight of 38-40 gr. is approx. 3-5 hours, depending on the air flow if smoking without a smoker, or on the frequency of air blowing with a bellows, if smoking with a smoker. The amount of smoke can be dosed in such a way that one stick or two or more sticks are lit in parallel. The sticks can be broken lengthwise, as desired, so that the length of the used stick determines the approximate smoking time.

The embers from the stick can be shaken off (like the embers of a cigarette), and the unburnt part of the stick can be used again for smoking.

In addition to smoking in beekeeping, the product can also be used for smoking for other purposes.

Claims (6)

1. Smoke stick - a means for smoking bees and fuel for bee smokers, indicated by the fact that it is made of 3 parts of substances of wood origin, and 2 parts of paraffin and/or beeswax, and 0.02-0.03% of a mixture of herbs: thyme , sage, lavender. 2. Smoke stick - means for smoking bees and fuel for bee hives, according to claim 1, characterized by the fact that it is made of two types, by mechanical means of defibrinated wood mass of coniferous and coniferous trees, which is obtained in the production of cellulose for making paper and insulation boards in construction, and sawdust, which is a by-product of the wood industry. 3. Smoke stick - means for smoking bees and fuel for bee smokers, according to claim 1, indicated that paraffin and/or beeswax has been added to the composition to improve the cohesiveness and flammability of the mass. 4. Smoke stick - means for smoking bees and fuel for bee smokers, according to claim 1, 2 and 3, characterized by the fact that the cylindrical shape of the stick always enables an even smoldering surface, which results in an even and controlled amount of smoke. 5. Smoke stick - means for smoking bees and fuel for beekeeping smokehouses, according to claim 1 and 4, indicated that the product is a compact, soft-pressed unit of 6 interconnected sticks 160 mm long, 25 mm in diameter, which can be broken into individual sticks as desired. 6. Smoke stick - means for smoking bees and fuel for bee smokers, according to claim 5, characterized by the fact that the stick can be broken along the length depending on how long you want to smoke.