METHOD FOR FLIGHT AND CURE OF BEES VAROOSIS Russian patent published in 2010 - IPC A01K47/00 

FIELD: agriculture.

SUBSTANCE: invention is related to agriculture, namely to bee keeping. Proposed method for flight and cure of bees varoosis involves the following: the inner space of the hive is being warmed with electric and sun energy in fair weather when air temperature is above +3°C. The electric heater which is placed on the hive's floor is used. For utilisation of solar energy the device which is made in form of five-canted prism with lower border of metallic nest and other borders of polycarbonate alveolate is used. The front border of the device is 45° degrees inclined to the lower border, and the rear border is 75° degrees incined. A mirror is placed on the rear border. The above mentioned device is placed on the upper case of the hive, then electric heater is turned on and notches are open in 4-5 minutes. As a result of temperature increase by electric and solar energy and light influence inside of the hive, the bees become excited, shake of Varroa mites and fly round.

EFFECT: invention allows to make a flight 3-4 weeks later in autumn and 3 - 4 weeks earlier in spring, this reduces the Varroa mites amount in the families.