RU2359450C2 - Method of forming wax pan for raising female bee and pattern for implementation of this method - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: agriculture.

SUBSTANCE: invention refers to agriculture, particularly to bee keeping. The method of forming wax pan for raising a female bee consists in immersion of a rubber pattern into melted wax; further the coated with wax end of the pattern is introduced into a pan blank, and is pressed to the bottom with an axial effort, after that the pattern is extracted from the wax pan. The blank of the pan is made out of plastic. The pattern for implementation of this method is made out of rubber. The invention facilitates reduction of working hours and time for fabrication of pan, also it facilitates maintaining its geometry and dimensions.

EFFECT: reduction of working hours and time for fabrication of pan, also maintaining its geometry and dimensions.

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Description

The invention relates to beekeeping and can be used to remove queen bees.

Wax and plastic bowls are widely used in beekeeping for the output of queen bees [1, 2]. In such a bowl, in one way or another, the one-day larva of a working bee is moved and given to a bezelless family for raising a uterus. It is also known that larvae placed in wax bowls are more readily accepted by bees for uterine education than in plastic bowls.

It is known to use bee honeycombs or cells built by bees for withdrawing working individuals as wax bowls of drone cells [1]. However, due to the small size of these cells, the uterus raised in them is less suitable for productive work and is inferior in appearance to the uterus grown in small bowls of optimal size.

There is also known a method of manufacturing bowls by pressing wax in a special device [1]. The resulting bowls are readily accepted by bees, however, the equipment used is not available to ordinary beekeepers.

The closest to the claimed technical solution for the totality of the signs and the achieved effect is the universally used method of making a wax bowl for removing the queen bee by dipping the template into molten wax and then securing the obtained bowl on the intermediate element, which, together with the bowl, is installed and fixed in the grafting frame [2] . This method is taken as a prototype.

The essence of the known method is that a wooden template in the form of a cylindrical stick, the diameter of which is 8-9 mm, with a rounded end is pre-soaked in water and dipped in molten wax, and after cooling the wax adhering to the template, carefully remove the resulting bowl with fingers and attach it a drop of molten wax to the intermediate element for placement in the grafting frame. As such an element, a wooden block or corner of plywood veneer is usually used, which, together with a bowl, is attached to the wax in a grafting frame.

The disadvantage of this method is the large investment of time and multi-stage manufacturing. The template must be soaked in water before each regular bowl is made, and when manually removing the bowl from the template, it may violate its geometry and size. In addition, the depth of the wax bowls obtained in this way is limited to 7-8 mm due to difficulties with removing the bowls from the template. Meanwhile, it is known [1] that bees accept larvae in wax bowls up to 20 mm deep for breeding. Increasing the depth of the bowl will make it easier for the bees to rebuild the queen cell, which will allow the beekeeper to give more larvae to the bees.

The purpose of the proposed technical solution is to reduce the time and labor involved in the manufacture of the bowls and ensure the preservation of the geometry and dimensions of the bowls in the manufacturing process and placement in the grafting frame.

This goal is achieved by the fact that in the manufacture of a wax bowl for removing the queen bee by dipping the template into molten wax and then securing the resulting bowl on an intermediate element, a template made of low-modulus material, for example, rubber, is used as an intermediate element using a bowl of plastic or other material the wax-coated end of the template is introduced into the bowl preform, pressed against the bottom of the workpiece by axial load, and then the template is removed from the wax bowl.

Figure 1 shows the intermediate element in the form of a plastic bowl 1 with wedge holders 2, figure 2 - the end of the template 3, covered with wax 4, is inserted into the cavity of the workpiece, figure 3 - the template is compressed by axial load, figure 4 - the final view of the wax bowl 5, bonded with an intermediate element - a plastic bowl 1.

A positive result is achieved by changing the sequence of operations. The material of the finished wax bowl located on the template is first bonded to the intermediate element and only then released from the template. In this case, you do not have to touch the walls of the wax bowl with your hands, which will improve the reception of the larva for uterine education. (It is known [1] that bees do not accept larvae in wax bowls, the edges of which were touched with their hands.) In addition, the operation of soaking the template in water before dipping it in molten wax is excluded, which reduces the time for making wax bowls.

To make a wax bowl using the claimed method, the template is dipped into molten wax, cooled and introduced into the bowl of the bowl, pressing the template to the bottom of the workpiece with axial load. At the same time, the diameter of the template as a result of compression of the template by axial load increases and the wax covering the template is pressed not only to the bottom of the workpiece, but also to the inner side surface of the workpiece and is firmly bonded to it. When unloading, the transverse and axial dimensions of the template are restored, and wax as a plastic material retains the dimensions obtained during deformation. As a result, a gap is formed between the surface of the wax bowl and the template, which facilitates the extraction of the template from the wax bowl.

To fix the intermediate element in the form of a plastic bowl on the grafting frame or on a honeycomb, this bowl is equipped with one or two wedge holders made integrally with the bowl (figure 1). On the rotary bar of the grafting frame, holes are made - indentations in which the bowls are placed. The depth of these holes should be such that the wedge holders can touch the surface of the turntable. The fixation of the bowls can be achieved, for example, by attaching wedges by winding textile threads around the turning bar or by holding them with rubber rings, which are usually used for bundles of banknotes (banknotes). After grafting the larvae into the bowls, the grafting frame is placed in the kindergarten. Sealed mother liquors are separated from the rotary bar when cutting threads or elastic bands.

The use of the invention in beekeeping practice will simplify the manufacture of wax bowls and provide a massive withdrawal of queen bees.

Information sources

1. Matovodstvo. Biological basis and technical recommendations. Compiled by prof. Dr. F. Ruttner. Budapest. Publishing house of Apimondia, 1981. - 352 p.

2. Malkov V.V., Martynov A.G., Nazin S.N. Conclusion of queen bees: a practical guide. - Ryazan. Publishing House "Russian Word", 1994, 103 p.

Claims (2)

1. A method of manufacturing a wax bowl for removing the queen bee by dipping the template into molten wax and then securing the resulting bowl on the intermediate element, characterized in that the template is made of low-modulus material, such as rubber, as the intermediate element using a bowl of plastic or other the material, the waxed end of the template is introduced into the bowl preform, pressed against the bottom of the workpiece by axial loading, and then the template is removed from the wax bowl. 2. The template for implementing the method according to claim 1, characterized in that it is made of low-modulus material, for example rubber.

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