Bee culture – Hive – Observation
Patent
1995-04-06
1997-05-13
Swiatek, Robert P.
Bee culture
Hive
Observation
449 14, 449 37, A01K 4706
Patent
active
056286716
ABSTRACT:
An observation hive includes a main frame including bottom and side frame members and glass front and rear walls which cooperate to define an open-top chamber in which two honeycomb frames are removably mounted. Front and rear top frame members interconnect the upper ends of the side frame members and respectively seat against the outer surfaces of the glass walls. A cover overlies the top and side frame members to close the chamber and has a depending insert portion which substantially completely occupies the portion of the chamber extending above the bottom edges of the top frame members so that bees cannot enter this space and be unobserved. Ventilation holes are formed vertically through the cover and the bottom frame member to allow vertical flow of air through the chamber, each ventilation opening being screened at its upper and lower ends. The bottom frame member is seated on pedestals to provide a clearance space therebeneath. The honeycomb frames are suspended on spacer blocks which are slidably received in dovetail-shaped grooves in the side frame members, each spacer block having a laterally extending spacer pin to laterally position the honeycomb frames. In an alternative embodiment, the ventilation openings in the bottom frame member are formed in a removable section, which facilitates access to the bottom of the chamber.
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