Hive structure with feature facilitating propolis accumulation

Abstract

A hive supporting apparatus for supporting elements of a hive may include a housing assembly having an interior space for accommodating at least one comb and having a housing segment with a perimeter wall having an interior surface about a portion of the interior space. The perimeter wall may include a plurality of wall portions each having a wall portion surface forming a portion of the interior surface and having a primary plane. A section of the interior surface of the perimeter wall may have a propolis-encouraging feature located on at least one of the wall portions of the perimeter wall. The propolis-supporting surface section may have a contour which extends out of the primary plane of the wall portion surface of the respective wall portion. Index of Elements for HIVE STRUCTURE WITH FEATURE FACILITATING PROPOLIS ACCUMULATION 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Hive supporting apparatus 11. 12. Housing assembly 13. 14. Interior space of assembly 12 15. 16. Top of assembly 12 17. Bottom of assembly 12 18. Top opening of assembly 12 19. 20. (first) Housing segment of assembly 12 21. 22. (second) Housing segment-assembly 12 23. 24. Upper opening of segment 20 25. 26. Lower opening of segment 20 27. 28. 29. 30. Perimeter wall of segment 20 31. 32. Interior surface of wall 30 33. 34. (first) Wall portion of wall 30 35. 36. (second) Wall portion of wall 30 37. 38. (third) Wall portion of wall 30 39. 40. (fourth) Wall portion of wall 30 41. 42. Wall portion surface of segment 34 43. 44. Primary plane of surface 42 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. (contoured) Section of surface 50 51. 52. Propolis-encouraging feature 53. 54. Contour of feature 52 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. Perimeter frame-apparatus 10 61. 62. (first) Support tab of frame 60 63. 64. (second) Support tab of frame 60 65. 66. Opening of frame 60 67. 68. Comb supportive member of frame 60 69. 70. 71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. 77. 78. 79. 80.

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