Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an arrangement (6) for controlling an entrance hole (2) of a beehive (1) of a beehive with bees, comprising a closure element (11) for at least partially closing the entrance hole (2). According to the present disclosure, the arrangement (6) comprises at least one identification unit (5) arrangeable or arranged on a queen bee (4), a reading unit (7) for reading out the at least one identification unit (5), wherein the reading unit (7) or at least one antenna unit (8) of the reading unit (7) is arrangeable or arranged at the entrance hole (2), and an actuation unit (12), in particular coupled with the reading unit (7), for actuating the closure element (11). Moreover, the present disclosure relates to a method for controlling an entrance hole (2) of a beehive (1).

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: A bee hive bottom board system for receiving a hive body includes a 3-sided rectangular frame having a right side, a left side and a rear side, each side having a top surface and an inner surface, the top surface defining a frame plane; a drain edge positioned within the frame about the inner surface, the drain edge having a top surface defining a drain edge plane set below the frame plane; and two adapters having a support component and a flange component, the flange component of each adapter positionable along the inner surface of one of the right side and left side of the frame and mateable with the upper surface of one of the right side and left side of the frame. When mated with the frame, a top surface of the adapter is substantially flush with the top surface of the frame.

Abstract: A small hive beetle trap configured to be located beneath a beehive is provided. The trap includes a frame formed from one or more frame members, including a front frame member; an opening for bees to enter and exit the hive via the trap; a small hive beetle entry including at least one channel configured to direct small hive beetle and their larvae that enter the small hive beetle entry away from the hive; a corrugated panel held by the frame and adapted to direct the beetles or the larvae that evade the small hive beetle entry into the troughs of the panel and into at least one opening located within each trough; and a removable tray located beneath the at least one channel and the corrugated panel for collecting and trapping the beetles and/or the larvae that pass through the at least one channel and the opening.

Abstract: A man-made bee housing configured to be maintained in a substantially vertical orientation but including features allowing for a primary compartment to be rotated to a substantially horizontal orientation to facilitate removal of honey, inspection of bees, and other maintenance needs.

Abstract: A honeycomb-shallow box partition for beehives for honey production, characterized in that it consists of two upper and lower members (17, 18), respectively facing the honeycomb and the shallow box, and superimposable to form a frame (19, 23) serving as queen excluder, and a plurality of channels (21) for the unidirectional passage from the shallow box to the honeycomb and therefore serving as bee escape, one of the two members being capable of rotating relative to the other between an opening position of the frame and concurrent closing of the channels, and a closing position of the frame and concurrent opening of the channels.

Abstract: The present finding relates to a honeycomb-shallow box partition for beehives for honey production, characterized in that it consists of two upper and lower members (17, 18), respectively facing the honeycomb and the shallow box, and superimposable to form a frame (19, 23) serving as queen excluder, and a plurality of channels (21) for the unidirectional passage from the shallow box to the honeycomb and therefore serving as bee escape, one of said two members being capable of rotating relative to the other between an opening position of said frame and concurrent closing of said channels, and a closing position of said frame and concurrent opening of said channels.