UNIVERSAL FEEDING TROUGH FOR BEES Russian patent published in 2013 - IPC A01K53/00 

FIELD: agriculture.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to agriculture, in particular to devices for feeding bees with liquid feed. The universal feeding trough for bees comprises a bee frame 17, a box 11, a tank 1 with feed hermetically covered with the lid with the valve mechanism 24, a funnel 31, a receiving outlet 8, a guide hub 7, stoppers short 21 and long 13. The bee frame 17 is combined by the upper section for feeding 28. In the upper section 28 a detachable box 11 is mounted, with the perforated inserts 12 with a rough surface inserted in it. The upper beam of the bee frame 17 and the receiving outlet 8 have openings 18 for mounting the guide hub 7 with an adjusting screw 4 and a mesh bottom 25. The receiving outlet 8 is designed to supply feed in the box 11 during out-beehive use of the feeding trough. The receiving outlet 8 is mounted through the openings 27 in the wall of the beehive and in the side beam of the bee frame 17 in the opening with the collar 10 of the box 11. Depending on the method of the feeding trough use, in the guide hubs either the hermetically covered tank 1 with feed or the funnel 31 with the lid 30 for dosed feeding, or the stoppers 13, 21 are inserted. The space between the frames and the capacity for over-frame feeding is filled with the insulation pillow 16.

EFFECT: creation of favorable conditions for feeding bees is provided and increase in their productivity.

2 cl, 35 dwg