Disclosed is a new beekeeping-related structure of a honeycomb frame to be emptied while inside a beehive box of a beehive, which enables the honeycomb to be conveniently opened by an opening mechanism to draining position, i.e., to honey extraction position, and thus also to drain it very quickly from honey.

Disclosed is a new beekeeping-related structure of a honeycomb frame to be emptied while inside a beehive box of a beehive, which enables the honeycomb to be conveniently opened by an opening mechanism to draining position, i.e., to honey extraction position, and thus also to drain it very quickly from honey.

A board which can be used to form a beehive for solitary bees and/or wasps, the board including a first surface and a second surface which is opposite to the first surface, wherein the first surface having a plurality of holes defined therein, wherein the board further includes a plurality of individual tube members which project from the second surface and wherein each tube member is aligned with a respective hole defined in the first surface so that a bee can pass via a hole into the tube member which is aligned with the hole and wherein the plurality of tube members are arranged such that there are voids between adjacent tube members. There is further provided a device (beehive) which includes a plurality of the boards; and a method of forming a device (beehive) which includes a plurality of the boards.

A splittable honeycomb comprising: a first comb portion and a second comb portion comprising a first series of cell portions and a corresponding second series of cell portions respectively, said first and second cell portions defining a series of honeycomb cells therebetween, the first comb portion and the second comb portion being moveable relative to each other from a closed cell position to an open cell position, wherein mutually opposed edges of said cells are non-contiguous in the closed cell position to thereby avoid catching a limb of a bee.

A splittable honeycomb comprising: a first comb portion and a second comb portion comprising a first series of cell portions and a corresponding second series of cell portions respectively, said first and second cell portions defining a series of honeycomb cells therebetween, the first comb portion and the second comb portion being moveable relative to each other from a closed cell position to an open cell position, wherein mutually opposed edges of said cells are non-contiguous in the closed cell position to thereby avoid catching a limb of a bee.

Breeding comb for solitary bees is comprised of nesting sheets stacked one on top of another and containing grooves forming nesting tunnels (1) of varying sizes, lugs (2) placed over the side edges of the sheet and on the back wall, locks in the form of lugs (4) in the lower part of the base of the nesting sheet forming pass-through channels (5), slide guides (6) placed in the front part of the sheet, interfaces (8) placed on outer sides of the sheets where the individual nesting sheets are separated from each other by a membrane (3), with a shutter (7) placed at the front part of the breeding comb containing inlet holes (9) of varying sizes corresponding to the sizes of the nesting tunnels (1), and holes (10) corresponding to the sizes of the pass-through channels (5).

Breeding comb for solitary bees is comprised of nesting sheets stacked one on top of another and containing grooves forming nesting tunnels (1) of varying sizes, lugs (2) placed over the side edges of the sheet and on the back wall, locks in the form of lugs (4) in the lower part of the base of the nesting sheet forming pass-through channels (5), slide guides (6) placed in the front part of the sheet, interfaces (8) placed on outer sides of the sheets where the individual nesting sheets are separated from each other by a membrane (3), with a shutter (7) placed at the front part of the breeding comb containing inlet holes (9) of varying sizes corresponding to the sizes of the nesting tunnels (1), and holes (10) corresponding to the sizes of the pass-through channels (5).

A splitable honeycomb comprising: a first comb portion and a second comb portion comprising a first series of cell portions and a corresponding second series of cell portions respectively, said first and second cell portions defining a series of honeycomb cells therebetween, the first comb portion and the second comb portion being moveable relative to each other from a closed cell position to an open cell position, wherein mutually opposed edges of said cells are non-contiguous in the closed cell position to thereby avoid catching a limb of a bee.

A splitable honeycomb comprising: a first comb portion and a second comb portion comprising a first series of cell portions and a corresponding second series of cell portions respectively, said first and second cell portions defining a series of honeycomb cells therebetween, the first comb portion and the second comb portion being moveable relative to each other from a closed cell position to an open cell position, wherein mutually opposed edges of said cells are non-contiguous in the closed cell position to thereby avoid catching a limb of a bee.

The invention comprises a beeswax analogue composition which enables the efficient replacement thereof, for beekeeping and any industries that normally use it in their production processes and products, based on a harmless natural organic mixture free of contamination having chemical and physical aspects similar or equal to said wax, which comprises: Fine crystal wax, known as microcrystalline wax, with a high percentage of hydrocarbon, branched, isoparaffinic and naphthenic hydrocarbons. Macrocrystalline wax made of non-branched alkanes of non-fine crystals. Organic resin. Organic pigment to determine the colour, distinguishing region, place and factory batch. (Published in a timely manner, to prevent falsifications). The method of preparation comprises the following steps, tools and actions: Proportional weighing of components. Verification of asepsis of machines and tools. Pouring of components into a steam-jacketed shell boiler in order for hot gases to simultaneously transfer heat to the entire mixture coming from an industrial burner with cross-over to medium or high-pressure liquefied gas. Upon verifying the total liquefaction of the components, it can be observed that from that moment the mixture reaches a temperature equal to or greater than 140° C. After waiting for 1 to 10 minutes, the energy (burner) is turned off and the mixture emptied into moulds for cooling. Once the equipment is hot after the first batch has been produced, it takes 25 to 35 minutes to obtain a liquefied product from the raw material for the second and subsequent batches, followed by 1 to 10 minutes at 140° to obtain a balanced product. Its use replaces beeswax in beekeeping and also for storing honey and pollen.