RU201056U1 - Queen bee isolation module - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to the field of agriculture, namely to beekeeping, and is designed to prevent the queen bee from entering the nesting and store buildings from the isolator in the autumn-winter period. The module can be installed in various types of hives.Module for isolation of queen bees, the body of which is made with side walls of solid material, the top and bottom edges are lattice, on one of the lattice faces there is a hole with a lid, characterized in that the body is made by cutting along the diagonal of an insulator made in the form of a parallelepiped, and the side walls are 10 mm wooden slats screwed on each side of the triangle. The technical result is to ensure the possibility of manipulating the number of full-fledged queens in one hive. 1 ill.

Description

The utility model relates to the field of agriculture, namely to beekeeping, and is designed to prevent the queen bee from entering the nest and store buildings from the isolator in the autumn-winter period. The module can be installed in various types of hives.

The isolator in the classical sense is a tool for fighting the parasitic mite Varroa destructor, which uses honey bees and their brood as hosts, causing varroatosis. Those. in isolation, the uterus does not sow, and in the absence of brood, the tick has nowhere to lay its eggs and cannot develop.

The "Uterine insulator" P.Ya. Khmara, which is designed to control the reproduction of bees and treat the bee colony for varroatosis without the use of drugs [https://www.uley.in/shop/izolyator-hmary/]. The isolator does not allow the formation of bee brood. The body of the prototype insulator is made in the form of a parallelepiped with side walls made of solid material, the upper and lower edges are lattice, on one of the lattice faces there is a hole with a cover,

The well-known model is made on the basis of the "Hahnemannian dividing grid" and is a horizontal dividing grid, which can be made of durable and high quality plastic. It plays a major role in preventing the passage of the uterus from the nesting box into the magazine boxes. However, the use of such an insulator is not suitable for all types of hives. Also, the prototype device does not allow simultaneous isolation of two or more queens in one hive.

The technical result is to ensure the possibility of manipulating the number of full-fledged queens in one hive.

A module for isolating queen bees, the body of which is made with side walls of solid material, the upper and lower edges are lattice, on one of the lattice faces there is a hole with a lid, characterized in that the body is made by diagonally cutting the insulator made in the form of a parallelepiped, and the side walls are 10 mm wooden strips screwed on each side of the triangle.

In practice, such a triangular case is more economical, two triangles can be cut from one square and it is mobile, depending on the problem being solved. And since it is possible to isolate (contain) several queens in one hive at once, triangles can easily fit and form a square.

The queen bee isolation module is shown graphically in FIG. 1, where

1 - side walls (wooden or plastic slats);

2 - lattice;

3 - hole with a plug.

Beekeepers can obtain this convenient queen isolator by cutting diagonally in the apiary of the already purchased Khmara isolator. On each side of the triangle, wood strips of about 10 mm are screwed on with screws. This design allows you to isolate the queen, but not the worker bees. This is possible because the queen bee is larger than the worker bees and cannot fit through the grate. On one side of the lattice, a hole is cut for planting and removing the queen bee from the insulator, which is closed with a regular plug. When a nest is formed in the fall in winter, these insulators are placed on full-length frames. The bees are released when the bribe begins, i.e. when honey plants begin to bloom. But some beekeepers isolate the queens for some time and in the summer, so that the bees do not waste energy on the development of offspring, but are only engaged in collecting pollen and preparing honey.

One hive can contain several queens - from 2 to 3 pieces. According to the experience of beekeepers, in this case, honey is obtained twice as much as compared with families, each of which developed with one queen. Since, for example, the Crimean Region is characterized by frequent and sharp temperature changes: from high to low and vice versa, several queens are planted in one hive provided the air temperature is below + 10 ° C.

Advantages of keeping and breeding bees using isolators are also the fact that honey bees do not wear out because the uterus does not sow in isolation and workers do not waste energy on feeding and rearing brood. This positive effect from the application of the developed module for the isolation of queens in the Crimean climatic conditions was confirmed by many years of scientific research, which included the analysis of the fat body of working individuals of honey bees. The studied samples were divided into two groups, the first - with isolation of the queens, the second - without isolation. Analyzes were carried out before and after wintering. The results showed that the fatty body of bees with queen isolation before and after the wintering period had insignificant differences, while the bees without isolation, after leaving the wintering place had a significantly lower percentage of the fatty body than before the wintering period. The fight against Varroa mite is also effective. Since there is no bee brood, the mite has nothing to eat. Depending on the task at hand, you can manipulate the number of queens in one hive. In summary, the benefits of using the queen bee isolation module are improved health and work capacity of honey bees.

Claims (1)

A module for isolating queen bees, the body of which is made with side walls of solid material, the upper and lower edges are lattice, on one of the lattice faces there is a hole with a lid, characterized in that the body is made by diagonally cutting the insulator made in the form of a parallelepiped, and the side walls are 10 mm wooden strips screwed on each side of the triangle.

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