Disclosed herein is a system for controlling one or more arrays of bee passage gates in an automated bee habitat, comprising one or more gate arrays comprising a plurality of gates to one or more chambers of an automated bee habitat, each of the gates is individually moveable, independently of all other gates, to set a size of a respective one of a plurality of openings configured for bees passage to the one or more chambers, one or more mechanisms adapted to control each of the plurality of gates independently of the other gates, and a controller adapted to operate the one or more mechanisms to control one or more of the plurality of gates to set the size of the respective openings.

Beehives and beehive stand are provided herein. A beehive stand for use as a base of a beehive can include a stand body having a first side wall and a second side wall and a top portion having an opening therethrough. Each of the first and second side walls include an inner wall face with a drawer slide groove and a bottom board slide groove in the respective inner wall face of the respective first and second side wall. The inner wall faces of first and second side walls face each other such that the drawer slide grooves in the respective inner wall faces align and the bottom board slide grooves in the respective inner wall faces align. The beehive stand includes a drawer having a drawer front secured to a litter tray. The litter tray having side portions that are configured to slide along the drawer slide grooves in the respective first and second side walls to allow the drawer to be inserted and held within the stand body and removed from the stand body. The beehive stand includes a bottom board having side portions that are configured to slide along the bottom board slide grooves in the respective first and second side walls to allow the bottom board to be inserted and held within the stand body and removed from the stand body. A screen is secured to the top portion of the stand body covering the opening in the top portion, the screen residing above the litter tray of the drawer when the drawer is inserted in the stand body along the drawer slide grooves of the first and second side walls.

A system and method for light treatment of pollinating insects including a hive structure including at least one hive compartment box including multiple frames spaced apart inside the at least one hive compartment box and at least one light device.

The invention relates to a beehive comprising: an interior construction (1) that has an inner cavity (3) designed to be occupied by a bee colony and to accommodate honeycomb built by the colony; a support device (2) in which the interior construction (1) is received; and an insulation device (4) which is received on the support device (2) and has a layered construction. The layered construction comprises: a vapour-control layer (5) which is formed by a vapour-diffusion-inhibiting material and is arranged on the support device (2) so as to surround the interior construction (1); and a insulating layer (6) which is formed by a heat-insulating material and is arranged on the support device (2) so as to surround the vapour-control layer (5). The invention also relates to a method for producing a beehive.

Radiating partition for a beehive, said beehive having a floor, a front wall, two side walls, a rear wall and a removable roof cover, the radiating partition having a rigid one-piece panel which is made of at least one insulating material, and at least one of its two faces is at least partly covered with at least one layer of a radiating material, the radiating partition being configured to be inserted between the front wall and the rear wall of the beehive in order to insulate the interior of the beehive.

Radiating partition for a beehive, said beehive having a floor, a front wall, two side walls, a rear wall and a removable roof cover, the radiating partition having a rigid one-piece panel which is made of at least one insulating material, and at least one of its two faces is at least partly covered with at least one layer of a radiating material, the radiating partition being configured to be inserted between the front wall and the rear wall of the beehive in order to insulate the interior of the beehive.

An assembly for holding a liquid sample, the assembly comprising a cup for holding a liquid and a chamber assembly, The chamber assembly comprises: a cap configured to be removably joined to the cup and to close the cup when joined to the cup; a chamber joined to the cap and having an open top end above the cap, the chamber traversing the cap and extending from the open top end to a bottom end below the cap, such that when the cap is joined to the cup, the bottom end of chamber is located inside the cup, the first chamber having at least one perforation at or near the bottom end; a chamber cap configured to be joined to the open top end of the chamber and to close the chamber when joined to the chamber.