WO2024085816A1 - Beekeeping equipment and honey extractor - Google Patents
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- Asian honeybee (Apis cerana) is a native bee species thrived in every region of Thailand. These bees naturally take part in a crucial role in pollinating agricultural crops and fruit-bearing plants, contributing to biodiversity. Achieving success in beekeeping with Asian honey bees relies on the diversity and abundance of their natural food sources, as well as a continuous supply of nectar and pollen. New farmers can naturally attract Asian honeybees from their wild habitats and maintain them in hives at a low cost. Honey and honey-related products are natural and good for one’s health. Since they have a long shelf life and can be sold at high prices, resulting in highly demanded for these products in the market (Department of Agriculture Extension, 2022)."
- the invention of beekeeping equipment and honey extractor involves the creation of artificial honeycombs made from durable and food-grade materials, namely Polypropylene (PP). These artificial honeycombs have a life, span for over 5 years, depending on their types of usage.
- the size of the honeycomb cells in the artificial frames are designed to be suitable for the Thai honeybee species.
- Artificial honeycombs have a honeycomb cell, that is large in size that can accommodate queen bee.
- This honeycomb for queen bee is larger compared with the other honeycombs.
- One of the unique features of this invention is the mechanism for extracting honey from the honeycombs without the need to use smoke to drive the bees away. This feature allows the bee larvae to develop, continuously into worker bees without disruption during honey harvesting process.
- the structure of the artificial honeycombs is made up of two Polypropylene (PP) panels which consist of a wide- frame panel and a narrow-frame panels which are placed together to form a hexagonal cell, shape of honeycomb. To harvest honey, simply turn the twisting rod located at the top part of the artificial honeycomb frames.
- PP Polypropylene
- This action will cause the honey-extraction mechanism, causing the two Polypropylene (PP) panels that make up each pair of artificial honeycombs frames to shift sideways within the frame. This operation will cause the honey to run from the top down to the base of the artificial honeycomb until it gets to the honey funnel located at the bottom of the artificial honeycomb frame.
- This design eliminates the beekeeping process steps and minimizes the need for bees to build new honeycombs, even after harvesting honey.
- honey if honey is collected, the bees, can continue to produce honey without any interruption as the twisting of the rod at the top of the artificial honeycomb frame reverts the paired Polypropylene (PP) sheets to their original hexagonal cell shape of honeycombs. This is to ensure that the bee larvae in the honeycomb cells remain unharmed and can continue to develop and grow into worker bees uninterrupted and completing their life cycle.
- the Complete Disclosure of the Invention beekeeping equipment and honey extractor comprise the following pieces of components: wide-frame artificial honeycomb panel (1), narrow-frame artificial honeycomb panel (2), artificial honeycomb cell for queen bee (3), attaching frame panels (4), rod (5), and acrylic funnel (6).
- Figure 1 illustrates beekeeping equipment and honey extractor.
- the bee feeder and honey extractor comprises a wide- frame honeycomb panel made of Polypropylene (PP) material (1), is placed in conjunction with a narrow-frame honeycomb panels to create movement to extract honey (2).
- PP Polypropylene
- This arrangement establishes, an appropriate honeycomb-sized space for Thai honeybees to inhabit and produce honey within the honeycomb.
- the wide-frame artificial honeycomb panel (1) and the narrow-frame artificial honeycomb panel (2) are placed together in pairs, assemble multiples or several more pairs as appropriate and suitable for the size of the beehive.
- Beekeeping Equipment and Honey Extractor can be hung inside the house. This setup enables the bees to readily move into this artificial honeycomb directly and eliminate the need for bees to build their own honeycombs themselves.
- honeycomb-like structures The space between these honeycomb-like structures is appropriately sized to accommodate all bees without causing any harm.
- the extracted honey flows down to the bottom of the artificial honeycomb panels and is directed to the honey funnel made of transparent acrylic material (6). Containers then can be utilized to collect the honey directly from this artificial bee feeder and honey extractor.
- Figure 1 illustrates beekeeping equipment and honey extractor according to this invention.
- Figure 2 illustrates the side view of the bee feeder and honey extractor before twisting the honey extraction rod, according to this invention.
- Figure 3 illustrates the side view of beekeeping equipment and honey extractor while twisting the honey extraction rod, according to this invention.
- Figure 4 illustrates the top view of the bee feeder and honey extractor, according to this invention.
- Figure 5 illustrates the bottom view of beekeeping equipment and honey extractor, according to this invention.
- Figure 6 illustrates the left-side view of the bee feeder and honey extractor, according to this invention.
- Figure 7 illustrates the right-side view of beekeeping equipment and honey extractor, according to this invention.
- Figure 8 illustrates the front view of beekeeping equipment and honey extractor, according to this invention.
- Figure 9 illustrates the rear view of the bee feeder and honey extractor, according to this invention.
- Figure 10 illustrates the separated components of the wide-frame artificial honeycomb panel and the narrow-frame artificial honeycomb panel for pairing to create honeycomb like structures suitable for Thai honeybees and the queen bee, according to this invention.
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Abstract
Beekeeping equipment and honey extractor consist of wide-frame artificial honeycomb panel paired with narrow-frame artificial honeycomb panels in order to create the movement for honey extraction. This combination constructs an appropriately sized space for Thai honeybees to inhabit and produce honey in the honeycombs. The honeycomb cells come in two sizes, ones for Thai honeybees and the other one for Thai queen bee which will come in larger size to accommodate the queen bee which is larger in size compared with other honey bees. The artificial honeycomb panels made of acrylic material are joined on the sides of the artificial panels to seal them. This will prevent other insects from disturbing the bees in this artificial honeycomb panels. In addition, there is a rod for twisting the narrow-frame artificial honeycomb panel in order to extract honey. During the process of honey extraction, the bees including both bee larvae and all other bees residing in the honeycombs, are not be interrupted. This is because the appropriate spacing between these artificial honeycomb panels. The honey, once completely extracted, flows down to the bottom of the artificial honeycomb panels, and is later directed to the honey clear acrylic funnel.
Description
BEEKEEPING EQUIPMENT AND HONEY EXTRACTOR
Technical Filed Related to the Invention
Engineering Specializing in Beekeeping Equipment and Honey Extractor Technology
The Background of Art or Related Sciences
Department of Agriculture Extension, under the leadership of Mr. Khemkang Yuttithamdamrong, the Director-General of the Department of Agriculture Extension, revealed that the Asian honeybee (Apis cerana) is a native bee species thrived in every region of Thailand. These bees naturally take part in a crucial role in pollinating agricultural crops and fruit-bearing plants, contributing to biodiversity. Achieving success in beekeeping with Asian honey bees relies on the diversity and abundance of their natural food sources, as well as a continuous supply of nectar and pollen. New farmers can naturally attract Asian honeybees from their wild habitats and maintain them in hives at a low cost. Honey and honey-related products are natural and good for one’s health. Since they have a long shelf life and can be sold at high prices, resulting in highly demanded for these products in the market (Department of Agriculture Extension, 2022)."
In the year 2021, statistic data indicating that there were more than 23,922 beekeepers with approximately 168,944 beehives. Honey beehives produced by these Asian honeybees is remarkably popular among consumers especially in the southern region due to their confidence in its quality and preference for its unique and captivating aroma. As a result, an increasing number of farmers from all over the country have shown a keen interest in beekeeping, with the numbers growing each year (Department of Agriculture Extension, 2021) Moreover, Asian honeybees play a significant role in pollinating crops in agricultural areas, which will help, increase productivity of agricultural products. Additionally, the byproducts such as honey derived from the Asian honeybees’ production, are in remarkably high demand within the market.
At present, there has been a noticeable decline in the bee population, both at local, national, and global levels. The major contributing factors include chemical substances, and another crucial factor is the certain beekeeping practices, particularly some steps in the process, that have adverse, effects on the bee larvae within their hives. For example, the
practice of using smoke to drive the bees away during honey harvesting can disrupt the continuous development of worker bees to complete their life cycle.
However, there has been a similar prototype of invention related to artificial honeycombs that existed before. These were essentially artificial honeycomb frames made from genuine bee wax or a mixture of bee wax and paraffin wax, which were attached to a wire cord inserted into beehives. A problem or drawback of this approach was that, when collecting honey, bees needed to be driven out of the beehive, preventing them from completing their life cycle and causing disruption to the bees in the hive. Furthermore, these artificial honeycomb frames were not durable and reusable for an extended period.
The Characteristics and Objectives of the Invention
The invention of beekeeping equipment and honey extractor involves the creation of artificial honeycombs made from durable and food-grade materials, namely Polypropylene (PP). These artificial honeycombs have a life, span for over 5 years, depending on their types of usage. The size of the honeycomb cells in the artificial frames are designed to be suitable for the Thai honeybee species. Artificial honeycombs have a honeycomb cell, that is large in size that can accommodate queen bee.
This honeycomb for queen bee is larger compared with the other honeycombs. One of the unique features of this invention is the mechanism for extracting honey from the honeycombs without the need to use smoke to drive the bees away. This feature allows the bee larvae to develop, continuously into worker bees without disruption during honey harvesting process. The structure of the artificial honeycombs is made up of two Polypropylene (PP) panels which consist of a wide- frame panel and a narrow-frame panels which are placed together to form a hexagonal cell, shape of honeycomb. To harvest honey, simply turn the twisting rod located at the top part of the artificial honeycomb frames. This action will cause the honey-extraction mechanism, causing the two Polypropylene (PP) panels that make up each pair of artificial honeycombs frames to shift sideways within the frame. This operation will cause the honey to run from the top down to the base of the artificial honeycomb until it gets to the honey funnel located at the bottom of the artificial honeycomb frame. This design eliminates the beekeeping process steps and minimizes the need for bees to build new honeycombs, even after harvesting honey. In addition, if honey is collected, the bees, can continue to produce honey without any interruption as the twisting of the rod at the
top of the artificial honeycomb frame reverts the paired Polypropylene (PP) sheets to their original hexagonal cell shape of honeycombs. This is to ensure that the bee larvae in the honeycomb cells remain unharmed and can continue to develop and grow into worker bees uninterrupted and completing their life cycle.
The Complete Disclosure of the Invention beekeeping equipment and honey extractor comprise the following pieces of components: wide-frame artificial honeycomb panel (1), narrow-frame artificial honeycomb panel (2), artificial honeycomb cell for queen bee (3), attaching frame panels (4), rod (5), and acrylic funnel (6).
Figure 1 illustrates beekeeping equipment and honey extractor.
According to this invention, the bee feeder and honey extractor comprises a wide- frame honeycomb panel made of Polypropylene (PP) material (1), is placed in conjunction with a narrow-frame honeycomb panels to create movement to extract honey (2). This arrangement establishes, an appropriate honeycomb-sized space for Thai honeybees to inhabit and produce honey within the honeycomb. There is a central honeycomb-like structure intended specially to accommodate the queen bee ( 3 ) , which is larger in size than the other honeycomb cells. When the wide-frame artificial honeycomb panel (1) and the narrow-frame artificial honeycomb panel (2) are placed together in pairs, assemble multiples or several more pairs as appropriate and suitable for the size of the beehive. Beekeeping Equipment and Honey Extractor can be hung inside the house. This setup enables the bees to readily move into this artificial honeycomb directly and eliminate the need for bees to build their own honeycombs themselves.
Moreover, there will be attaching clear acrylic frame panels (4) attached to the sides of all the artificial honeycomb panels to seal and prevent other insects to disturb or interrupt the bees while they reside in this artificial honeycombs. To operate the honey extraction process, a rod (5) is needed to twist the narrow-frame artificial honeycomb panels (2) to create honey extraction. When the rod is twisted, all narrow-frame artificial honeycomb panels simultaneously move. This mechanism causes all narrow-frame artificial honeycomb panels (2) to move at the same time for honey extraction. When honey extraction is in operation, all the bees in the honeycombs can continue to inhabit freely without any disruption.
Because there is no need to smoke the bees out from their hive, ensuring that all bee larvae and other bees in honeycomb frame can continue to inhabit. The space between these honeycomb-like structures is appropriately sized to accommodate all bees without causing any harm. In this operation, the extracted honey flows down to the bottom of the artificial honeycomb panels and is directed to the honey funnel made of transparent acrylic material (6). Containers then can be utilized to collect the honey directly from this artificial bee feeder and honey extractor.
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Figure 1 illustrates beekeeping equipment and honey extractor according to this invention.
Figure 2 illustrates the side view of the bee feeder and honey extractor before twisting the honey extraction rod, according to this invention.
Figure 3 illustrates the side view of beekeeping equipment and honey extractor while twisting the honey extraction rod, according to this invention.
Figure 4 illustrates the top view of the bee feeder and honey extractor, according to this invention.
Figure 5 illustrates the bottom view of beekeeping equipment and honey extractor, according to this invention.
Figure 6 illustrates the left-side view of the bee feeder and honey extractor, according to this invention.
Figure 7 illustrates the right-side view of beekeeping equipment and honey extractor, according to this invention.
Figure 8 illustrates the front view of beekeeping equipment and honey extractor, according to this invention.
Figure 9 illustrates the rear view of the bee feeder and honey extractor, according to this invention.
Figure 10 illustrates the separated components of the wide-frame artificial honeycomb panel and the narrow-frame artificial honeycomb panel for pairing to create honeycomb like structures suitable for Thai honeybees and the queen bee, according to this invention.
The Best Practice for the Manufacturing Process
As disclosed in the section on the complete disclosure of the invention.
Claims
1. Beekeeping equipment and honey extractor consist of wide-frame artificial honeycomb panel (1), narrow-frame artificial honeycomb panel (2), an artificial honeycomb for queen bee (3), attaching honeycomb panels (4), rod (5), and acrylic funnel (6). The special feature is that the wide-frame artificial honeycomb panel (1) is placed adjacent to the narrowframe artificial honeycomb panel (2) for movement to extract honey, creating a hexagonal space appropriate for Thai honeybees.
In the center of the wide-frame artificial honeycomb panel (1) and the center of the narrow-frame artificial honeycomb panel (2), there is a honeycomb-like shape for the queen bee (3) that is bigger when comparing to other honeycombs, allowing the queen bee to inhabit. The connecting honeycomb panels (4) are attached to all the sides of the artificial honeycomb panels. The rod (5) for twisting the narrow-frame artificial honeycomb panels (2) has the special feature that when twisting the narrow-frame artificial honeycomb panels (2) to create movement to extract honey, the rod moves and forces the narrow-frame artificial honeycomb panels (2), causing all the narrow-frame artificial honeycomb panels (2) to move simultaneously. This mechanism allows the narrow-frame artificial honeycomb panels (2) to all move and extract honey. In addition, the special feature is that the honey extracted runs down to the bottom of the artificial honeycomb panels and reaches to the honey funnel tube made of transparent acrylic material (6).
2. Beekeeping equipment and honey extractor, according to Patent Claim 1, in which the wide-frame artificial honeycomb panel (1) and narrow-frame artificial beehive panel (2) made from Polypropylene (PP) material are used for molding.
3. Beekeeping equipment and honey extractor, according to Patent Claim 1, in which the attaching transparent acrylic honeycomb panels (4) will have a thickness of 3 centimeters on the top surface in order to enable it to be hung on the beehive box.
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