BREEDING COMB FOR SOLITARY BEES

Abstract

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).

Claims

1. Breeding comb for solitary bees comprised of nesting sheets stacked one on top of another and containing grooves forming nesting tunnels and locks with a dosed hole on one side, characterised in that each of the stacked nesting sheets contains: grooves forming nesting tunnels (1) of different 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 where the said lugs form 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) while at the front part of the breeding comb there is a shutter (7) in place containing inlet holes (9) of varying sizes corresponding to the size of the nesting tunnels (1) and holes (10) corresponding to the size of the pass-through channels (5),

2. The breeding comb according to claim 1 characterised in that the membrane (3) is made of a natural material.

3. The breeding comb according to claim 2 characterised in that the membrane (3) is made of cardboard.

4. The breeding comb according to claim 1 characterised in that the shutter (7) is made of a natural material, advantageously of cardboard or plywood.

Description

[0024] The invention is shown in drawings where FIG. 1 shows an axonometric view of the breeding comb with the shutter in place, FIG. 2 shows an axonometric view of the breeding comb without the shutter, FIG. 3 shows an axonornetric view of the nesting sheet, FIG. 4 shows an axonometric view of the nesting sheet with the membrane in place and FIG. 5 the shutter of the breeding comb.

[0025] In a non-limiting embodiment, the breeding comb for solitary bees is built of nesting sheets stacked one on top of another. Each of the nesting sheets contains grooves forming nesting tunnels 1 of different sizes, allowing for better adjustment of the channels to bees of different sizes. On the side edges of the sheet and on the back wall there are lugs 2 which allow placing membrane 3 over the grooves 1 while in the lower part of the base of the nesting sheet there are locks in the form of lugs 4 which allow pressing the membrane 3 to the nesting sheet situated underneath and thus closing nesting tunnels 1 and at the same time forming pass-through channels 5 which allow draining excess moisture and stabilise temperature inside the nesting tunnel 1. In the front part of the nesting sheet there are slide guides 6 adjusted so as to enable sliding shutter 7 while on the external sides of the nesting sheet there are interfaces 8 allowing for mechanical separation of the individual sheets.

[0026] The individual nesting sheets are separated by a membrane 3 and in the front part of the comb there is a shutter 7 with inlet holes 9 which gives the whole a more natural character and reduces the temperature inside the breeding comb where inlet holes 9 are of different sizes corresponding to the sizes of nesting channels 1 so that bees can more easily find their nesting tunnel 1. Shutter 7 also contains holes 10 corresponding to the size of the pass-through channels 5.

[0027] In a non-limiting embodiment, membrane 3 is made of a natural material (cardboard) and shutter 7 is made of a natural material, advantageously of cardboard or plywood.