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US 2019/0289830 A1Published application
Heater-equipped man-made beehive, and method for controlling invasive pests in a man-made beehive
AssigneeBee Hive Thermal Industries, LLC
InventorLynn Williams
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Abstract
A heater-equipped man-made beehive incorporates a substantially enclosed hive body having a plurality of joined side walls, a floor, and a top. The hive body defines an entrance sufficient for allowing passage of bees into and from the beehive. A heating element is located inside the hive body adjacent the floor, and is adapted to raise an ambient temperature inside the beehive.
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A heater-equipped man-made beehive, comprising:
- a base;
- a substantially enclosed hive body carried on said base and comprising a plurality of joined side walls, a floor, and a top;
- said hive body defining a slotted entrance along a bottom edge of one of said side walls, and said entrance being sufficient to allow passage of bees into and from said beehive;
- and
- a heating tray substantially inserted through the slotted entrance of said hive body and residing adjacent the floor of said hive body, said heating tray comprising an electric heating element and a heat-conductive material designed to distribute heat generated by said heating element across a surface area of said heating tray.
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A heater-equipped man-made beehive, comprising:
- a substantially enclosed hive body comprising a plurality of joined side walls, a floor, and a top;
- said hive body defining an entrance sufficient for allowing passage of bees into and from said beehive;
- and
- a heating element located inside said hive body adjacent the floor, and said heating element adapted to raise an ambient temperature inside said beehive.
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A method for controlling invasive pests in a man-made beehive, comprising:
- locating a heating tray inside the beehive, such that the heating tray resides adjacent a floor of a hive body;
- activating the heating tray to raise an ambient temperature inside the hive body to greater than 100 degrees Fahrenheit;
- maintaining the ambient temperature inside the hive body above 100 degrees Fahrenheit for a predetermined treatment cycle;
- and
- after the treatment cycle, de-activating the heating tray.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.