Modular housing structure for solitary bees
OwnerRichard John Pierre Tusch, William Louis Tuschinventors
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Abstract
A modular housing structure for solitary bees, having a core partially enclosed within a housing with an opening on one side. The core has an exposed side facing the opening on the housing and one or more recesses formed on the exposed side of the core. The core may be solid and integrally formed with the housing or may be made up of a plurality of wafers stacked on top of one another.
Claims5
A modular housing structure for solitary bees, comprising a core partially enclosed within a housing having an opening on one side, wherein the core has an exposed side facing the opening on the housing and one or more recesses formed on the exposed side of the core;
- wherein the core comprises a plurality of wafers stacked on top of one another and, wherein each wafer has a top, a bottom, and opposing sides;
- wherein the one or more recesses formed on the exposed side of the core comprises one or more recesses formed on one of the opposing sides of each wafer;
- wherein the plurality of wafers are arranged in the stack with the one or more recesses on each wafer on the exposed side of the core;
- wherein the core is formed from a porous material to facilitate drainage from the one or more recesses;
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- wherein the porous material is a mixture of sand, Portland cement, and water and, wherein the ratio of sand to Portland cement is 4:1.
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