Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Insertable beehive entrance device
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Application No.: US16996596Application Date: 2020-08-18
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Publication No.: US11547096B2Publication Date: 2023-01-10
- Inventor: Richard Holmes
- Applicant: Richard Holmes
- Applicant Address: US NC Staley
- Assignee: Richard Holmes
- Current Assignee: Richard Holmes
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Staley
- Main IPC: A01K51/00
- IPC: A01K51/00 ; A01K47/06

Abstract:
An insertable beehive entrance device allowing entrance into the beehive and disrupting exit from the beehive in order to make the moving of honey bee hives to a new location less problematic. The device includes a base with an entrance opening and a two legs attached to the base forming a triangular frame, the frame forming an entrance at its apex. The frame includes a mesh top covering and a reflective bottom covering configured to be brighter than the inner hive. Once placed in the hive entrance it allows honey bees to enter the hive through the insertable device but disrupts their normal pattern of exit. Bees are now trapped in the hive making it simpler to move. When catching honey bee swarms, this device placed in the entrance makes coming back for the swarm box more convenient.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210100223A1 Holmes Trap in Public/Granted day:2021-04-08
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