RU218327U1 - DEVICE FOR COLLECTION OF BEE SROOM - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to beekeeping, namely to devices for collecting grafted bee swarms, and can be used in amateur and industrial apiaries. The utility model consists of 3, 4 or 5 hive frames with dry land, depending on the size of the swarm. The beehive frames are interconnected by means of two detachable fasteners, which are installed on both sides of the beehive frames near the place of the internal connection of the side bar and the upper bar of the beehive frames. Each mount consists of two parts. The lower part has the form of an L-shaped bar, on the short part of which there is a thread. The L-shaped bar is installed under the bottom of the upper bars of the beehive frames. The upper part of the mount in the form of an L-shaped plate is installed above the upper bars of the beehive frames. On the short part of the L-shaped plate there is a hole into which the long part of the L-shaped bar is inserted. On the long part of the plate there are three holes arranged in a row, the distance between the holes corresponds to the width of the beehive frame. A short part of the L-shaped bar is inserted into one of the holes of the L-shaped plate and connected to the plate with a wing nut, clamping 3, 4 or 5 hive frames, respectively. On the top side of the plate there is a bracket for attaching a pole to the device, a detachable carrying handle or a detachable hanging hook.

Description

The utility model relates to beekeeping, namely to devices for collecting grafted bee swarms, and can be used in amateur and industrial apiaries.

When swarming, the bees fly out of the hive, and after a while the swarm settles - it is grafted onto an artificial graft (a section of a board, a frame, a swarm catcher) or onto a natural graft (a branch, a tree trunk).

The task to be solved by the utility model is to expand the arsenal of technical means for removing the grafted swarm of bees, including in hard-to-reach places, and transferring the bee swarm to the hive without loss.

Various devices are used to remove the grafted bee swarm. If the swarm is not grafted high on the tree, Butlerov’s swarm and its various modifications are used to remove it (Lukoyanov V.D., Pavlenko V.N. Beekeeping equipment, beekeeping equipment: A Handbook. - M .: Agropromizdat, 1988. - P. 50- 52; Utility model patent RU 104422 U1, 11/01/2010), which is a plywood case in the form of a wide vertical oval rim. On one end side, the swarm is tightly closed with a mesh, on the other hand, one half of the swarm is closed with a mesh, and the other half is made in the form of a hinged, mesh cover tightly fitted to the body. The disadvantages of using such swarms is the collection of bees in a swarm by shaking, sweeping or collecting bees with a special scoop (if the swarm has taken root in a hard-to-reach place). In this case, a strong scattering of bees occurs, the bees are strongly irritated. When keeping bees in a swarm, the death of bees as a result of their steaming is possible.

To remove a swarm that has taken root high on a tree, a swarm harvester and its various modifications are used (Lukoyanov V.D., Pavlenko V.N. Beekeeping equipment, beekeeping equipment: A Handbook. - M .: Agropromizdat, 1988. - S. 50-52; Copyright certificate for the invention SU 290746 A1, 03/04/1969), which has the form of a funnel-shaped net fixed on a pole. With the help of such swarms, it is difficult to shake off a swarm of bees into a net; when collecting bees from branches or a tree trunk, a significant part of the bees remains outside the net, the bees scatter and become irritated.

It is also known to use hive frames in various swarm traps. The swarm trap is a chamber fixed on a tree, in which one or more hive frames with dry land are installed (Author's certificate for the invention SU 1516073 A1, 02/04/1988; Patent for the invention RU 2404574 C1, 05/19/2009; Patent for the invention RU 2613966 C1, 11/24/2015). The disadvantages of swarm traps are: the relative complexity of the design, high weight, and the fact that bee swarms are often not grafted into swarm traps.

A significant disadvantage of swarms, swarm catchers and swarm collectors is the need to perform the operation of moving bees from the device to the hives, which can lead, in particular, to the loss of the queen bee, to severe anxiety, death and flight of some of the bees.

The problem is solved by the claimed device for collecting a bee swarm and is illustrated by drawings: in Fig. 1 shows a view of the device with several local cuts, side view; in fig. 2 shows a general view of the device, top view.

The device for collecting a swarm of bees may consist of 3, 4 or 5 hive frames with dry land (not shown in the drawing), depending on the size of the swarm. The beehive frames are interconnected by means of two detachable fasteners, which are installed on both sides of the beehive frames near the place of the internal connection of the side bar (1) and the upper bar (2) of the beehive frames. Each mount consists of two parts. The lower part has the form of an L-shaped rod (3) with a diameter of 8-12 mm, on the short part of which there is a thread. The L-shaped bar is installed under the bottom of the upper bars of the beehive frames (2). The upper part of the mount in the form of an L-shaped plate 4-5 cm wide (4) is installed above the upper bars of the beehive frames. On the short part of the L-shaped plate there is a hole with a diameter of 10-14 mm, into which the long part of the L-shaped bar is inserted. On the long part of the plate there are three holes with a diameter of 10-14 mm, located in a row (5), the distance between the holes corresponds to the width of the beehive frame - at least 37-40 mm. A short part of the L-shaped bar is inserted into one of the holes of the L-shaped plate, and connected to the plate using a wing nut (6), clamping 3, 4 or 5 beehive frames, respectively. On the top side of the plate there is a bracket (7) for attaching a pole, a detachable carrying handle or a detachable hanging hook to the device. An example of the implementation of the utility model.

After the bee swarm has taken root and gathered in a club, the beekeeper visually assesses the size of the swarm and assembles the device. To remove a small swarm, 3 hive frames are used, for a medium swarm, 4 frames, for a large swarm, 5 hive frames with brown or dark brown dry land are used. The hive frames are connected as shown in the drawing. Depending on the number of beehive frames, the short threaded part of the lower L-shaped bar is inserted into the corresponding hole on the long part of the L-shaped plate. The lower part of the mount is connected to the upper part of the mount using a wing nut, clamping the beehive frames together. The beekeeper brings the assembled device to the swarm. The bees independently switch to the device, to the hive frames with dry land. If necessary, to speed up the transition of the bees, the beekeeper can drive the bees with a jet of smoke from the smoker. After collecting the bees on the frames, the device is weighed, if necessary, to accurately estimate the size of the swarm, then the device is placed in a pre-prepared hive, the mounts are removed, and the frames with the bees remain in the nest. If necessary, hive frames with food, foundation are substituted into the nest. If the bee swarm is grafted high on a tree, a pole is attached to the device with the help of staples and the device on the pole is brought to the swarm. If necessary, you can hang the device using brackets and a hook.

The result of using the device is the removal of the grafted swarm of bees, including in hard-to-reach places, and the transfer of the bee swarm to the hive without loss.

Claims (1)

A device for collecting a bee swarm, consisting of hive frames with dry land, interconnected by means of two detachable mounts, which are installed on both sides of the hive frames near the place of the internal connection of the side bar and the upper bar of the hive frames, each mount consists of two parts, the lower part has the form of an L-shaped bar with a diameter of 8-12 mm, on the short part of which there is a thread, is installed under the bottom of the upper bars of the beehive frames, the upper part of the fastening in the form of an L-shaped plate 4-5 cm wide is installed above the upper bars of the beehive frames and has on on the upper side of the bracket for attaching a pole, a removable handle or a removable hook to the device, on the short part of the L-shaped plate there is a hole with a diameter of 10-14 mm, into which the long part of the L-shaped bar is inserted, on the long part of the plate there are three holes with a diameter of 10- 14 mm, arranged in a row, the distance between the holes corresponds to the width of the beehive frame - at least 37-40 mm, a short part of the L-shaped bar is inserted into one of the holes of the L-shaped plate and connected to the plate using a wing nut, clamping it together hive frames.

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