JPH0928228A - Nest box of honey-bee - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lightweight nest box of honey-bee excellent in convenience advantageously used as a nest of honey-bee for pollination by including a nest box and a protective cover formed so as to enable detachment from the nest box body. SOLUTION: A reinforcing member is put in the interior of a nest box body 2 so as to become recessed shape and a nest box casing is inserted into the nest box body 2 so as to hold it using the upper end part of a reinforcing member and a nest box casing holding part and lastly, the nest box is closed with a pressing lid, an inner lid and outer lid in this order. As necessary, a notch is formed in the pressing lid.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a honeybee nest box,
More specifically, the present invention relates to a honeybee nest box that is light and has excellent convenience and is advantageously used as a nest box for honeybees for pollination.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Beekeeping that uses honeybee to obtain honey is
It is carried out using a group of tens of thousands mainly of queen bees, but in recent years, honey bees are being used for pollination even in greenhouse cultivation of fruits and vegetables. In this method, generally, in order to pollinate when there are no insects, only a few thousands of honeybees are thrown into the house for pollination.

The activity of honeybee depends on the temperature of the outside air, and when the temperature of the outside air decreases, the activity decreases, and further, there is a problem of death. This problem is not a big problem because the number of honeybees in a general beekeeping hive is large and it is possible to prevent the temperature inside the hive from decreasing as a whole, but the number of honeybees in a pollination honeybee hive is sufficient for beekeeping. However, it is a serious problem.

In addition, the bee nest box for pollination needs to be transported and installed in a dispersed house, and it needs to be disposed of and incinerated after use. Therefore, it may be lighter and less expensive than a beekeeping nest box. Is desired.

[0005]

Therefore, there is a need for the development of a unique nest box suitable for pollination honey bees, which is different from the conventional bee breeding honey bee nest boxes, and the present invention provides a honey bee nest box that satisfies the requirements. The purpose is to provide.

[0006]

Means for Solving the Problems The inventors of the present invention have examined the conditions required for a pollination honeybee nest box, and as a result, a honeybee nest box having the structure described below is used as a pollination honeybee nest box in terms of heat retention and the like. The inventors have found that they are sufficiently satisfactory and completed the present invention.

That is, according to the present invention, a nest box main body having a nest spleen frame having a plurality of layers inside and provided with a ventilating window and a nest gate that can be opened and closed, and a nest box partially or wholly covering the nest box are provided. Provided is a honey bee nest box including a protective cover provided so as to be removable from the main body.

[0008]

EXAMPLES The present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings showing examples of the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to these examples.

FIG. 1 is a drawing showing the external configuration (when in use) of an embodiment of the honeybee nest box of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is its configuration (storage / storage).
It is a drawing which shows (at the time of transportation). In the figure, reference numeral 1 is a protective cover, 2 is a birdhouse body, 4 is a cutting portion, 5a is a ventilation window door, and 6 is a nest gate.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the honey bee nest box has a structure in which the nest box main body 2 is fitted into the protective cover 1 to provide water resistance and heat retention. As the material of the protective cover 1, in order to achieve the above object, a material that is lightweight and has water resistance, heat retention and constant strength, for example, cardboard-shaped plastic such as dumbix, styrofoam, polyurethane, It is preferably made of synthetic resin such as polyethylene and biodegradable plastic, waterproof cardboard, hard board, particle board and the like. Of these materials, from the viewpoint of economy, cardboard-shaped plastic, styrofoam, and waterproof cardboard are preferable.

The protective cover 1 is provided with a cutting portion 4 to ensure ventilation when loading and transporting a group of honeybees, and to make it convenient to hold and easy to carry. To do. As shown in FIG. 2, the cutting portion 4 may be formed by cutting out portions of both sides of the protective cover protruding from the nest box, but the protective cover may be formed in such a shape in advance. Further, it is possible to maintain ventilation even by a means such as forming a hole in both sides of the protective cover, which are protruding from the birdhouse, instead of being concave. In the case where the nest box body 2 is cut into a concave shape, it is possible to use this portion and wind it with a rubber band or the like to hold the nest box main body 2 so as not to move.

The birdhouse body 2 is also preferably made of a lightweight and heat-retaining material, for example, cardboard, cardboard, hard board, particle board, or synthetic resin such as expanded polystyrene. Of these, from the viewpoint of economy, it is particularly preferable to use cardboard or styrofoam.

FIG. 3 is a view showing an example of a nest spleen frame 3 inserted into the nest box body 2. In the figure, 14 is a nest frame and 15
Is a nest spleen, 13 is a nest spleen frame holding portion, and 16 is a lower holding member. The nest frame 3 has a structure in which the nest frame 14 is rotated around a rotation shaft 17 provided in 13a and 16.
The nest spleen frame 3 is used by forming a nest spleen in a general beekeeping nest box with the nest sill 14 open, cutting the spleen, and folding the nest spleen.

In the present invention, however, the nest splendor 3 need only form a plurality of layers. Therefore, the nest splendor 3 is not limited to such a folding type, but a plurality of nest splences of a general size or smaller may be used. Needless to say, it is okay.
By using the nest spleen frame having a plurality of layers in this manner, heat is retained between the nest spleen layers and the density of the honey bees increases, so that the temperature inside the nest box main body can be kept high.

FIG. 4 is a view showing the internal structure of the birdhouse main body 2. 5 is a ventilation window, 7 is an outer pig, 8 is an inner pig, 9 is a holding pig, 10 is a cut, 11 is a reinforcing member, and 12 is a reinforcing member. Each shows a network structure.

As shown in the figure, inside the nest box body 2,
The reinforcing member 11 is detachably provided inside. The reinforcing member 11 serves to increase the strength of the nest box main body 2 from the inside and to hold the nest splenic frame 3 in the nest box main body. This reinforcing member 11 has a window partitioned by a mesh structure 12 at a position corresponding to the ventilation window 5 of the birdhouse and having a size similar to that of the ventilation window. Other than the net, the net-like structure 12 may be, for example, porous, fence-shaped or the like as long as it can prevent the flying of the bees to the outside, and preferably a synthetic resin net or a wire net can be mentioned. Further, the reinforcing member 11 has a hole having the same size as the nest gate at a position corresponding to the nest gate 6 of the nest box body 2.

In this embodiment, the reinforcing member 11 and the birdhouse main body 2
Although it is configured separately, it goes without saying that the reinforcing member may be integrally formed with the birdhouse body or may be fixed to the birdhouse body. In that case, the ventilation window itself of the birdhouse body is reticulated. It can be a structure.

In order to assemble the nest box main body 2 in this embodiment, first, the reinforcing member 11 is inserted into the inside of the concave portion 2 in a concave shape, and then the nest spleen 3 is attached to the upper end portion of the reinforcing member 11.
It may be inserted so as to be held by the nest spleen frame holding portion 13, and finally closed in the order of the holding pig 9, the inner pig 8, and the outer pig 7.

A cut 10 can be provided in the hold-down pig 9 of the nest box main body 2 if necessary, and the nest splenic frame carried by the reinforcing member is fixed inside the nest box by this cut. The shape of the cut can be adjusted according to the number of nest spleens placed in the nest box. Further, instead of the cut of the holding pig of the present embodiment, a fixing member made of styrofoam, cardboard or the like is used, or a reinforcing member is formed into a concave shape according to the shape of the nest spleen holder 13, to form a nest spleen. You may fix it.

Next, a method of using the honey bee hive constructed as described above will be described. First, after the nest spleen is sufficiently formed and the nest spleen frame 3 with the honey bee attached is inserted into the nest box container 2, all the pressing pigs are closed. Next, as shown in FIG. 2, the lid 5a of the ventilation window is opened and folded back, and this is fixed or the like so that the nest gate 6 is closed and stored and transported.

In this state, the honey bee cannot fly to the outside, but since the ventilation window 5 is largely opened,
There is no problem with breathing the inner honey bee. Also,
Even if many birdhouses are stacked vertically and horizontally, the protective cover and reinforcement members maintain sufficient strength.Because the protective cover has a cut part, the ventilation window is not blocked, and the bees in the birdhouse are suffocated. Can be prevented.

On the other hand, when the honey bee is thrown into the house or the like for pollination, the lid 5a of the ventilation window 5 is closed and the nest gate 6 is opened, as shown in FIG. .
By doing so, the honey bee can be ejected from the nest box body, and the pollination activity of fruits and the like can be performed.

The solitary nest box of the present invention thus obtained has many advantages as a sowing nest box for pollination and is widely used in agriculture such as greenhouse cultivation. It goes without saying that it can also be used as a beekeeping birdhouse, for example, a birdhouse for school education or for hobbies.

[0024]

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION The honey bee hive of the present invention has a shape suitable for storage and transportation, and also has heat retention, so that the activity of honey bee in the hive is prevented and loss due to death is prevented. Therefore, it can be used extremely advantageously as a pollination honeybee nest box having a relatively small number of honeybees.

Further, when cardboard or synthetic resin is used as a material for manufacturing the nest box, the weight can be reduced, the cost for moving can be reduced, and the manufacturing cost can be greatly reduced as compared with the wooden one. , Economically advantageous.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a drawing showing the external appearance (when in use) of an embodiment of the honeybee nest box of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view showing a relationship between a birdhouse main body and a protective cover of the honeybee birdhouse of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a drawing showing a bifold nest splenic frame inserted into a honeybee nest box.

FIG. 4 is a drawing showing the configuration of a honeybee nest box body.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Protective cover 9 ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Holding pig 2 ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Nest box body 10 ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Notch 3 ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Nest spleen frame 11 ・ ・ ・ ・・ ・ ・ Reinforcing member 4 ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Cutting part 12 ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Reticulated structure 5 ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Venting window 13 ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Nest splenic frame holding part 5a ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・Vent window lid 14 ・ ・ ・ Nest frame 6 ・ ・ ・ Nest gate 15 ・ ・ ・ Nest spleen 7 ・ ・ ・ Outer pig 16 ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Lower holding member 8・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Inner pig 17 ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Rotating shaft and above

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Fumio Nakamura 4-5-13 Chuo, Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture (72) Inventor Takuji Kaneko 85 Nobuchicho, Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A nest box main body having a nest spleen frame having a plurality of layers inside and provided with a ventilating window and a nest gate that can be opened and closed, and a nest box body partially or wholly covering the nest box main body. A honey bee hive including a removable protective cover. 2. A spit nest box according to claim 1, wherein the protective cover is made of a material having water resistance and heat retention. 3. A spit nest box according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the protective cover is made of plastic processed into a cardboard shape, styrofoam or waterproof cardboard. 4. The spit nest box according to claim 1, wherein the nest box main body is made of a material having a heat retaining property. 5. The spit nest box according to claim 1, wherein the nest box body is formed of cardboard or styrofoam. 6. The spit nest box according to claim 1, wherein the nest spleen frame composed of a plurality of layers is of a folding type.