Bee house

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2011-04-19

2011-04-19

Swiatek, Rob (Department: 3643)

Bee culture

Hive

Stand or hive container

C449S014000, C119S448000, C047S029500, C454S250000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07927178

ABSTRACT:
A bee house for housing a plurality of bee hives includes a generally rectangular frame and four upwardly extending opaque fixed walls fixed to the frame and a gable roof having a generally triangular cross-section. The roof has a peak and a pair of eaves or outer edges below its peak and defines a longitudinally extending opening between a pair of roof panels at or along the peak. The bee house also includes a plurality of shelves for holding three bee hives on each shelf and an air-conditioner for maintaining the bee house at a temperature of between about 25° C. and 35 C.

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