US 2019/0166806 A1Published application

Beehive Wind Shield

AssigneeWiSys Technology Foundation, Inc.

InventorsEdward W. Burkett, Kenneth H. Raihala

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Abstract

A wind shield supported by a beehive bottom board prevents directly impinging wind from creating high-pressure differences across the beehive such as promote excessive ventilation. By providing an entry path that opens upward and follows a twisted path, proper ventilation and access to the beehive by the bees may be maintained. The wind shield may be quickly installed on a variety of beehive designs and easily removed during warm weather.

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A windshield assembly for a beehive of a type having a rectangular brood super housing and a bottom board having a horizontal floor supporting on three sides an upstanding frame providing an open front side, the upstanding frame sized to support thereabove the brood super housing resting upon a top edge of the upstanding frame to block airflow between the upstanding frame and the contacting brood super housing so that the bottom board extends horizontally forward beyond a front vertical wall of the brood super housing to provide a cantilevered ledge at the open front side, the open front side providing a vertical gap provided between a lower edge of the brood super housing and an upper surface of the horizontal floor spaced by the upstanding frame and allowing ventilation air to pass from outside the beehive to inside the beehive comprising:

a cowling positionable to abut at an upper edge the front vertical wall of the brood super housing resting upon the top edge of the bottom board having the horizontal floor supporting on three sides the upstanding frame providing the open front side, the upstanding frame adapted to block airflow between the upstanding frame and the contacting brood super housing so that the bottom board extends horizontally forward beyond the front vertical wall of the brood super housing to provide the cantilevered ledge at the open front side, the open front side adapted to provide the vertical gap provided between the lower edge of the brood super housing and the upper surface of the horizontal floor spaced by the upstanding frame and adapted to allow ventilation air to pass from outside the beehive to inside the beehive,
the cowling further positionable above the open front side and adapted to extend forward therefrom downwardly over the bottom board to provide a gap between a forwardmost edge of the bottom board and then positionable to extend rearwardly under the bottom board to provide a concave enclosure adapted to enclose at least an upper and the forwardmost edge of the cantilevered ledge and adapted to provide a gap under the bottom board allowing for an upward path of air into the concave enclosure when attached to the beehive.

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Abstract

a cowling positionable to abut at an upper edge the front vertical wall of the brood super housing resting upon the top edge of the bottom board having the horizontal floor supporting on three sides the upstanding frame providing the open front side, the upstanding frame adapted to block airflow between the upstanding frame and the contacting brood super housing so that the bottom board extends horizontally forward beyond the front vertical wall of the brood super housing to provide the cantilevered ledge at the open front side, the open front side adapted to provide the vertical gap provided between the lower edge of the brood super housing and the upper surface of the horizontal floor spaced by the upstanding frame and adapted to allow ventilation air to pass from outside the beehive to inside the beehive,
the cowling further positionable above the open front side and adapted to extend forward therefrom downwardly over the bottom board to provide a gap between a forwardmost edge of the bottom board and then positionable to extend rearwardly under the bottom board to provide a concave enclosure adapted to enclose at least an upper and the forwardmost edge of the cantilevered ledge and adapted to provide a gap under the bottom board allowing for an upward path of air into the concave enclosure when attached to the beehive.