POLLEN TRAP Russian patent published in 1994 - IPC

FIELD: apiculture. SUBSTANCE: trap body is provided with an additional inclined plate near the bee entrance and a set of gates in a recess in the rear part of the of the side walls of the body back wall. The roof is detachable, and it has a flanging at the body back wall mounted for motion on the top end-face part of the body to form a slot 8-15 mm in width between the back wall surface and the roof flanging. The pollen trap grit is detachable, and it may be fully covering the front body part or it may have a recess in its bottom part sized 8-10 mm. The receiving tray is detachable. It is mounted on flexible holders, and the tray bottom has ventilation holes. EFFECT: higher labor efficiency in taking pollen. 2 dwg, 1 tbl