APPARATUS FOR STIMULATING VITAL ACTIVITY OF BEE FAMILY IN BEEHIVE Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: apiculture. SUBSTANCE: apparatus has casing 1 with permanent magnets 2, screening plate 3 and fastening member 4 for attachment to beehive. Casing 1 is made in the form of alighting board. Permanent magnets are built in alighting board cavity and screening plate is attached to alighting board bottom. Fastening member 4 for attaching casing 1 to beehive is formed as plate 4, which may be made integral with screening plate 3 and arranged in vertical position at the side of device for attachment to beehive, or vertical plate attached to end of casing 1, for attaching to beehive at the level not higher than upper face of alighting board. Member 4 may be bent upward and downward. Working surface of alighting board 1, from which bees fly or onto which bees land, may be made corrugated and inclined relative to plate 4 at an angle of 60-85 deg to eliminate stagnation of precipitations on working surface of alighting board 1. Apparatus may have color attractive for bees, for example blue, yellow, white or light blue. While entering or exiting from beehive and, consequently, intersecting magnetic field created by permanent magnets 2 in alighting board 1, bees are exposed to magnetic field, which stimulates their vital activity and efficiency. EFFECT: increased efficiency and simplified construction. 7 cl, 1 dwg