SU1376995A1 - Apparatus for hibernation of queen bees - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to beekeeping, in particular, to devices for preserving in winter time spare bees. The aim of the invention is to improve the survival rate of queens. The uterus is kept in a thermostated tank (TE) 4, which is mounted on the hive frames of 1 ul. The temperature in the TE is maintained at 27-30 ° C. The TE and the hive communicate with each other, which provides access for the hive bodies to the uterus in the cells 12. The bees are fed from the feed 8. The placement of the TE over the hive virtually eliminates the effect of the temperature mode in TE on the mode in the hive. 2 Il. IA 3 10 (С W with С5 со x 01

Description

The invention relates to beekeeping and can be used when it is necessary to save spare queens in winter.

The purpose of the invention is to increase the survival rate of queens.

FIG. 1 shows a device for wintering queen bees, a longitudinal section; in fig. 2 shows section A-A in FIG. one.

In the hive-lounger for the winter, 4-5 frames 1 are left, between which the slats 2 are laid, preventing the bees from leaving. On the sides of the nest with frames there are limited planar boards 3. On the upper bars of the frames there is a thermostatted tank 4, in the bottom wall of which there are three holes 5 for the passage of bees inside the thermostatted pot. Holes 5 should be above the gap between the central frames 1 to ensure unimpeded passage of the bees from the surface of the combs through the holes into the cavity 6. The width of cavity 6 is 6-10 mm, which allows the bees to be placed in it only one row. cavities 6 are made of wire mesh 7, through which the bees come into contact with the queens and feed them. Above cavity 6 there are two gravity feeding troughs 8, one of which is constantly filled with liquid honey, and the other - with water. The feeders are inverted standard 250-ml glass jars, closed with a plastic lid with a single hole with a diameter of 2 mm, which limits the rate of feed consumption.

A control thermometer 9 serves to control the temperature in the tank 4. The foam pad 10 insulates the volume of the cavity when the door 11 is closed. The cells 12 for the queens are closed with lids 13 made of transparent plastic, which allows monitoring the state of the queens when the door 11 is opened. Sensor 14 {thermal contact or thermistor) and heater 15, together with an electronic temperature controller (not shown), maintain the temperature at the required level by turning on the heater when the temperature is lowered. urs below a predetermined level and turned off when it exceeds this level. The heater is a series of MLT-2 pin resistors inserted into a glass tube. The location of the heaters in the lower part of the thermostatically controlled tank 4 ensures a uniform temperature inside the entire tank, which puts the queens in the same conditions and ensures them the same care from the bees.

The device works in the following way.

In the autumn, after the end of brood withdrawal, the bee family is decoupled, reduced to 4-5 frames, and

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only poor frames. After 5-7 days in the family at the same time all the queens are given in the cells 12, the bees are fed with diluted honey with the help of the feeder 8 and the temperature in the tank is set at 27-30 °. In order to prevent nosema, fumagillin is added to the top-dressing according to the instructions. Subsequently, one trough is continuously filled with liquid honey, and the second with sterilized water. With a cold snap, a club of bees usually gathers in the upper part of the ul, adjacent to a thermostatically controlled container, which ensures a constant replacement of the bees in cavity 6. Bees treat the uterus equally well and feed them through the net 7. At the onset of steady cooling, the hive is transferred to winter home or in a room with a temperature of 10-20 °. In the latter case, the children are connected by a wide tunnel with a hole in the wall of the room, which allows cold air to penetrate the tunnel and cool the lower part of the ul. In winter, care for a family with spare uterus consists in the periodic replenishment of the corturum with honey and water.

Since the bees feed only from the feeder throughout the winter, the club of bees practically does not change its location. A small volume of cavity 6 allows only 3-4% of the bees of a family (300-400 individuals) to be simultaneously located in it. Since the bees in the cavity periodically change, only a small fraction of the time each bee can be in a zone with a high temperature, so the negative effect of high temperature on the bees with this method of wintering is not observed. The arrangement of the thermostatted tank in the upper part of the ul, the thick wooden walls of its hull and its connection with the ul volume of only three small openings filled with bees, virtually eliminate the influence of the temperature mode in the tank on the mode in the hive, since the heat from top to bottom is almost does not spread. The preservation of the almost undistorted winter club regime ensures a normal wintering of the bees and permits the maintenance of queens in areas with prolonged wintering.

Claims (1)

Invention Formula A device for wintering queen bees, comprising a hive with frames and cages for queens, characterized in that, in order to increase the survival of queens, it is equipped with a hive frame installed and connected to the frame space through holes in the bottom with a thermostatted tank with a feeding trough installed in it drinking bowl, while the cells for queens are placed in a thermostated tank.  b 12 CDi / g. 2