HIVE Russian patent published in 2004 - IPC

FIELD: apiculture, in particular, beehive construction. SUBSTANCE: hive has n-individual sections composed of casing including two pairs of walls arranged in mutually perpendicular relation and flanges for mounting of comb frames, detachable bottom defining in conjunction with casing walls bee-entrance windows and section roof. Bee-entrance windows are arranged at four sides of section in plane extending in parallel with section bottom and directed toward slots, which define arrival sites. Section bottom is provided with central and side recesses for receiving of central and side plates. Plates are beveled at their one side and are provided with cavities formed in their other side for defining feed accommodating slots, when position of plates is altered through 180 deg relative to recesses. To assemble hive, plates are removed, sections are coupled to one another with their side surfaces and secured by means of catches positioned on ends of pins. As a result, side recesses are aligned with respect to one another to define single channel-shaped space inside hive. Apparatus for creating microclimate with predetermined parameters inside hive may be joined to said channel-shaped space in hive. Hive of such construction allows microclimate with predetermined parameters to be created in all hive sections, prophylactic treatment of all bee families to be carried out simultaneously without necessity for removal of bee families from their sites, and comfortable conditions to be provided during prolonged transportation under high density conditions. EFFECT: increased efficiency and simplified construction. 8 cl, 13 dwg