A production method for comb honey is provided, which comprises the following steps of: Step 1, making a comb frame comprising a comb honey mold and a rectangularly disposed rim, wherein several steel wires are disposed through the comb honey mold; Step 2, making a comb honey production box; Step 3, pressing a comb foundation on the steel wires in the comb honey mold; Step 4, placing several comb frames in the comb honey production box of Step 2 during the honey-secreting period; Step 5, opening a cover plate to check the comb foundation in 3-4 days after the completion of Step 4, removing a comb frame of which comb foundation has been deformed, and conducting covering with the cover plate; Step 6, opening the cover plate to check the covering situation of combs in 8-20 days after the completion of Step 5, and taking out comb frames if the covering is completed; Step 7, scraping beewax and propolis on the periphery of the comb honey mold to obtain a comb honey having the same shape as the comb honey mold. The present method can produce a comb honey unique in appearance, thus facilitating the increase in economic benefits.

An artificially-created honey-yielding environment is established, including a hive and an associated flora cell, within which first and second plant populations cohabit. Within the cell, honey-producing insects from the hive are permitted to forage. One of the populations has been artificially introduced. The other may be indigenous to the cell. The first plant population serves as a primary source of nectar which yields bioactive honey and the second serves as a source of a nutrient, such as protein, which is not abundantly available from the first species at a nutritionally adequate level for sustaining the metabolism and energy of the foraging honey-producing insects for returning to the hive. The first flora population may be a Leptospermum species. An example of the second is Corymbia maculata.

An artificially-created honey-yielding environment is established, including a hive and an associated flora cell, within which first and second plant populations cohabit. Within the cell, honey-producing insects from the hive are permitted to forage. One of the populations has been artificially introduced. The other may be indigenous to the cell. The first plant population serves as a primary source of nectar which yields bioactive honey and the second serves as a source of a nutrient, such as protein, which is not abundantly available from the first species at a nutritionally adequate level for sustaining the metabolism and energy of the foraging honey-producing insects for returning to the hive. The first flora population may be a Leptospermum species. An example of the second is Corymbia maculata.

A device to form a honeycomb has an upper continuous belt and a lower continuous belt disposed in parallel and carrying opposing cores. The belts act on liquid wax which is injected into an inlet of the device, with both belts moving in opposition. The inlet has in succession: a scraping zone disposed straight with respect to the upper belt; a zone for opening the cores, which has a certain curvature designed to receive a first injection of wax; and a third straight zone for sealing and expelling any excess wax. At an exit of the device, the longest length of the upper belt has multiple groups of magnetic and non-magnetic rollers for a local curving of the belt to progressively release the honeycomb.

A device to form a honeycomb has an upper continuous belt and a lower continuous belt disposed in parallel and carrying opposing cores. The belts act on liquid wax which is injected into an inlet of the device, with both belts moving in opposition. The inlet has in succession: a scraping zone disposed straight with respect to the upper belt; a zone for opening the cores, which has a certain curvature designed to receive a first injection of wax; and a third straight zone for sealing and expelling any excess wax. At an exit of the device, the longest length of the upper belt has multiple groups of magnetic and non-magnetic rollers for a local curving of the belt to progressively release the honeycomb.

Disclosed are a bee comb and a beehive using the same. The present invention includes: a first unit comb including a first frame having a lattice shape and installed in a beehive, and a first unit comb foundation supported by the first frame and including a plurality of first unit holes storing honey; a second unit comb installed in the first frame to be able to be slid, and including a second unit comb foundation including a plurality of second unit holes storing honey in a second frame; and a combination unit forming the first and second unit holes into one single hole by attaching the first and second unit combs, and enabling the honey stored in the first and second holes to flow when the first and second frames are relatively moved. As such, the present invention is capable of protecting bees from infectious diseases.

In one example, a heatable centre wall for a beehive is provided for the hyperthermal reduction of varroa and/or for heating honeycombs for maximizing the harvest yields. The centre wall includes a continuous PTC (positive temperature coefficient) heating foil having a non-linear PTC (positive temperature coefficient) effect. As well, the PTC (positive temperature coefficient) heating foil has on at least one of its sides a layer having a comb pattern.

The present disclosure provides a novel queen monitoring cage system comprising a housing having a plurality of holes to provide ventilation, at least one egg laying plate, serving as an inner wall of the cage. The egg laying plate includes a plurality of hexagonal cells, and one or more ports to allow materials to be added to the housing. Additional embodiments of the system provides a removable drawer for the insertion and removal of bees, and inserts to prevent escape of bees while egg laying plates are added and removed. Experimental results show that the queen monitoring cage can be used to study queen egg laying behavior under laboratory controlled conditions.

The present disclosure provides a novel queen monitoring cage system comprising a housing having a plurality of holes to provide ventilation, at least one egg laying plate, serving as an inner wall of the cage. The egg laying plate includes a plurality of hexagonal cells, and one or more ports to allow materials to be added to the housing. Additional embodiments of the system provides a removable drawer for the insertion and removal of bees, and inserts to prevent escape of bees while egg laying plates are added and removed. Experimental results show that the queen monitoring cage can be used to study queen egg laying behavior under laboratory controlled conditions.

A heater-equipped man-made beehive incorporates a substantially enclosed hive body having a plurality of joined side walls, a floor, and a top. The hive body defines an entrance sufficient for allowing passage of bees into and from the beehive. A heating element is located inside the hive body adjacent the floor, and is adapted to raise an ambient temperature inside the beehive.