Beehive system

摘要

A beehive comprises a main housing, a primary entrance housing that is rotatably attached to the main housing, and a rotation element for rotating the main housing about its rotational axis between vertical and horizontal positions. The main housing includes chambers for holding honey frames and brood frames. The primary entrance housing includes a primary entrance slot that allows ingress and egress of bees into and out of the primary entrance housing. A primary entrance tube connects the main housing to the primary entrance housing. The primary entrance tube provides a path of travel for bees to move between the primary entrance housing and the main housing. In this configuration, the bees may freely move from the exterior of the beehive, through the primary entrance slot into the primary entrance housing, and through the primary entrance tube into the chambers of the main housing.

主权项

1. A beehive comprising:
a main housing comprising:
an upper chamber having a height HUC and a width WUC, the upper chamber comprising:
a first upper honey frame holding area having a depth DUC1 for holding first upper honey frames;a second upper honey frame holding area having the depth DUC1 for holding second upper honey frames; andan upper brood frame holding area disposed between the first upper honey frame holding area and the second upper honey frame holding area, the upper brood frame holding area having a depth DUC2 for holding upper brood frames;a lower chamber disposed beneath the upper chamber, the lower chamber having a height HLC and a width WLC, the lower chamber comprising:
a first lower honey frame holding area disposed below the first upper honey frame holding area, the first lower honey frame holding area having a depth DLC1 for holding first lower honey frames;a second lower honey frame holding area disposed below the second upper honey frame holding area, the second lower honey frame holding area having the depth DLC1 for holding second lower honey frames; anda lower brood frame holding area disposed between the first lower honey frame holding area and the second lower honey frame holding area, the lower brood frame holding area disposed below the upper brood frame holding area, the lower brood frame holding area having a depth DLC2 for holding lower brood frames;a central divider wall disposed between the upper chamber and the lower chamber; anda central aperture passing through the central divider wall and connecting the upper chamber to the lower chamber, the central aperture providing a passage for a queen bee to move freely between the upper brood frame holding area and the lower brood frame holding area, wherein
the depth DUC2 of the upper brood frame holding area is greater than the depth DUC1 of the first and second upper honey frame holding areas, such that the upper brood frame holding area may accommodate the upper brood frames having a greater depth than that of the first and second upper honey frames, andthe depth DLC2 of the lower brood frame holding area is greater than the depth DLC1 of the first and second lower honey frame holding areas, such that the lower brood frame holding area may accommodate the lower brood frames having a greater depth than that of the first and second lower honey frames.