1976-10-13
1978-06-13
Chamblee, Hugh R.
6 4B, A01K 4700, A01K 4706
Patent
active
040940268
ABSTRACT:
An indoor observation beehive is disclosed which comprises an enclosed brood chamber and an enclosed honey chamber which can be isolated from the brood chamber. Two gated passageways are provided between the two chambers, and a queen excluder is mounted across the first passageway in order to restrict the queen bee to the brood chamber. The gate in the second passageway is formed by a one-way bee trap or escape. The bee escape comprises a tube with a bee entrance, a bee exit, and a pair of convergent flexible reeds which permit a bee to pass in only one direction. Longitudinal slots are provided in the walls of the bee escape adjacent the reeds, and small holes are provided in the side of the second passageway which align with the slots in the bee escape so that a rod may be inserted into the bee escape at selected locations. With a rod inserted into the bee escape, the second passageway can be cleaned of polypropolis, or old and weak bees can be freed by suitable longitudinal movement of the bee trap. Normally the second passage is maintained closed and the first passage is opened for the passage of worker bees. To harvest honey the first passage is closed, and the second passageway through the one-way bee trap is opened to allow the bees to naturally migrate from the honey chamber. Thereafter the honey can be harvested from the evacuated and isolated honey chamber without exposure to bees.
REFERENCES:
patent: 1554305 (1925-09-01), Sullivan
patent: 3088134 (1963-05-01), Abel
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