1977-10-27
1979-05-15
Chamblee, Hugh R.
6 4B, A01K 4700, A01K 4706
Patent
active
041539605
ABSTRACT:
An indoor observation beehive is disclosed which comprises an enclosed brood chamber and at least one enclosed honey chamber which can be isolated from the brood chamber. Two gated passageways are provided between the brood chamber and each honey chamber, and a queen excluder is mounted across one of the passageways 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 leading from the honey chamber to the brood chamber. Several embodiments of the bee escape are described. In one embodiment, the escape comprises a tube with a bee entrance, a bee exit, and a pair of convergent flexible reeds or blades connected to a backing plate which serves also as a gate to cover the bee entrance. Small holes are provided in the side of the passageway which align with slots in the enclosure for the bee escape which permit a rod to be inserted into the bee passage at selected locations. In a second embodiment, the blades are attached to side walls of a fixed enclosure covering the bee exit and bee entrance. A slot is provided which is aligned with the reeds or blades and the passageway which extends at least from the bee entrance to the tip of the blades. In the first embodiment, the blades are translated relative to a fixed rod. In the second embodiment, the rod is translated along the slot while the blades remain fixed. With a rod inserted into the enclosure, the blades and the passageways can be cleaned of polypropolis and of old and weak bees. In this manner, bees can be evacuated from the honey chamber through the one way bee trap so that the honey chamber can be open and honey can be removed without exposure to bees.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3088134 (1963-05-01), Abel
patent: 3995338 (1976-12-01), Kauffeld
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