METHOD AND EQUIPMENT FOR MULTIPLE QUEEN-BEE KEEPING Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: agriculture, apiculture, honey and bee venom storing. SUBSTANCE: at expansion of nested space due to supranested one should create additional space where frames of sealed brood and honey covered by bees are placed, transfer of a single queen-bee family into a multiple one is conducted by dividing the family and introducing queen-bees or queen-bee eggs into queen-bee-free nests. The power of every nest is regulated by redistributing frames of sealed brood and honey by using a multiple storey hive with cells for bees arranged in several floors with separators between them performed with possibility to place double network, diaphragm and bee discharger. On frontal hive supports a hinged cover together with vent sieve of the upper supranested space and tapping panel are fixed, as for back supports they have removable back walls facing every bee cell and valves opposite separators. At the same time all vertical supports should be figured with internal apertures for vertical separators. EFFECT: higher efficiency and decreased expenses. 3 cl, 4 dwg