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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7922559 | Compositions and methods for the treatment and management of bee hives and the bees therein Compositions and methods for managing bee colonies to prevent a variety of diseases, infestations and generally improve the health and productivity of the colony are provided. Such diseases may arise from a variety of sources, including bacteria, fungi, viruses, pro... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7766722 | Apparatus for removing parasites from bees within a hive and method of accomplishing the same An apparatus and method for removing parasites from bees within a hive. The apparatus has a housing that extends from a first end to a second end and has a hollow interior. An air moving device is attached to the first end and a spout is connected to the second end.... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7666057 | Device for hygienizing, warming, and dehumidifying a beehive A device and associated process for hygienizing and warming beehives aiming at the improvement of the production of organic bee produce, the device being installed in a beebox including an entrance for bees and frames for accommodating bees and bee products, and bet... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7578722 | Apparatus and method to dispense, vaporize and deliver pesticide into a beehive An apparatus for vaporizing and blowing vaporized pesticide from a container into a bee hive comprising: i) an elongate housing having a top side portion, an open front discharge end portion and a partially closed rear end portion; ii) a heated receptacle positioned... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7549907 | Honey bee acoustic recording and analysis system for monitoring hive health A hardware system for recording honey bee acoustics coupled with software for filtering, summarizing and analyzing acoustic data detects and identifies airborne toxics. Summary data is analyzed using routine statistical procedures to associate sound spectra with aco... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7410406 | Virgin queen bee rearing and introduction system A queen bee rearing and introduction system which has a base portion that includes a queen bee emerging hole disposed therein and an adjacent cell cup insertion hole disposed on a first side. On an opposite, second side there is a frame retention tab for attaching t... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7390238 | Beehive base device A device positioned beneath a beehive for use in controlling parasites in beehives including a base structure and a number of bars extending across the base structure. The bars are held spaced from one another by crosspieces engaged with the bars and the base struct... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7309274 | In-hive trap and attractant composition for the control of the small hive beetle, A Small Hive Beetle trap, which replaces the bottom board of beehives, includes a frame having three walls and a top surface, a trap plate, an entry device, and a trapping means. The trapping device provides a dark environment attractive to small hive beetles and co... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7299587 | Method and apparatus for controlling pests A method of controlling pests, such as insects, by trapping and/or killing them wherein at least a part of a pest to be trapped or killed is exposed a composition comprising particles containing or consisting of at least one magnetic material. ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7137864 | Methods and reagents for treating honeybees for parasitic mites The invention provides controlled release compositions for treatment of parasitic mites in honeybees, the compositions composed of a covalently crosslinked polymer gel and an active agent that includes a salt of formic acid. The invention also provides methods for c... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7101582 | Dried honey enriched with volatile honey compounds A process for releasing a volatile honey components form a liquid honey is described wherein water is added to honey, extracting the volatile component and optionally adding the honey component to dried honey. The volatile honey product obtained by the process can b... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7077718 | Process for forming beeswax into a plastic article In the prior art, the full honeycombs or the foundations are made with resin and the beekeeper sprays beeswax onto the honeycomb or the foundation in order to have the bees become attracted to the resin or high density polyethylene honeycomb or foundation. The prese... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6919202 | Utilization of invertebrate learning for flexible and sensitive monitoring and identification of chemicals A Chemical Detector, a training method and a method for detecting a chemical or chemicals has been developed that uses invertebrate organisms trained to respond to targeted chemical odors. ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6910941 | Honey bee monitoring system for monitoring bee colonies in a hive An integrated bee monitoring system for monitoring bee colonies in a hive has a central microprocessor, at least two input transducers and at least two output signals. Input transducers include sensors which report the status of the colonies including colony weight,... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6896579 | Method and apparatus for conditioning honey bees A method to condition honey bees to search for a non-rewarding producing target odor source enables bees to identify a number of chemical substances such as those associated with unexploded ordnances, land mines, and illicit drug laboratories. Further, the subject m... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6837770 | Treatment fluid dispenser for control of mites A treatment fluid dispenser pad includes a phenolic foam core encased in a fluid impervious skin or sheath. The fluid impervious skin or sheath is sealed about the phenolic foam core. The pad is cut in one or more sections and soaked in formic acid fluid. Each secti... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6830499 | Beehive feeder A device for feeding bees, comprising a rigid heat-absorptive housing having a chamber therein, where the chamber has a bottom surface with a plurality of holes passing therethrough. The housing has an access port which allows a viscous syrup to be poured into the c... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6811772 | Composition, method, and apparatus to attract bees Applicant's invention includes an improved bee attracting composition. Applicant's invention further includes a bee attracting device formed from his improved bee attracting composition. Applicant's bee attracting device can be further coated with a second bee attra... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6773700 | Composition, method, and apparatus to attract bees Applicant's invention includes an improved bee attracting composition. Applicant's invention further includes a bee attracting device formed from his improved bee attracting composition. Applicant's bee attracting device can be further coated with a second bee attra... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6702645 | Separating parasites from bees A separator for facilitating removal of parasites from bees. The separator includes a bee filtration screen configured to receive bees, to allow passage of parasites therethrough, and to restrict passage of bees therethrough. An agitator is provided to ag... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6620025 | Evaporator for the treatment of honey bee diseases and undesirable hive conditions An evaporator which provides formic acid vapour at a consistent and repeatable rate for effective treatment of varroatosis in honey bees. The evaporation chamber is heated by an electrical element(s) and maintained at a constant temperature by a mechanica... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6595828 | Synthetic bee pollen foraging pheromone and uses thereof A method for increasing pollen foraging activity in colonies of bees by application of a synthetic brood pheromone to the colony. The synthetic brood pheromone may comprise methyl palmitate, ethyl palmitate, methyl stearate, ethyl stearate, methyl oleate,... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6514511 | Composition, method, and apparatus to attract bees Applicant's invention includes an improved bee attracting composition. Applicant's invention further includes a bee attracting device formed from his improved bee attracting composition. Applicant's bee attracting device can be further coated with a secon... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6340324 | Method and corresponding apparatus for the production of honeycombs for beekeeping Molding both faces of a honeycomb simultaneously by the action of respective belts carrying cores having resilience properties and, after cooling of the honeycomb, subjecting it to compression on both faces to separate the cores from the walls of the cell... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6096350 | Compositions and methods for prevention and treatment of diseases associated with honey bees Compositions and methods for disinfecting bee colonies for preventing or treating diseases in honey bees, honey bee larvae and honey bee hives are disclosed. Such diseases may arise from a variety of sources, including bacteria, fungi, viruses, protozoa a... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6062945 | Process for rearing bumblebee queens and process for rearing bumblebees The invention relates to a process for rearing bumblebee queens (genus Bombus) by generating a colony with workers in the presence of fertilized eggs and/or larvae, in a room with a controlled climate provided with food, and allowing the colony to grow un... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6010390 | Crop pollination method by insects A new pollination method for efficient crop pollination by insects, primarily the economical production of solitary bees and other pollinating insects in such sufficient and reliable numbers so as to permit their timely distribution among and pollination ... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5895310 | Method for year-round utilization of pollinating insects such as bumble bees and constant temperature box for achieving this A method of achieving year-round utilization of pollinating insects such as bumble bees and a constant temperature box to be employed for this purpose. In order for this to be achieved, the temperature inside the nest box for housing pollinating insects s... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5830039 | Method and apparatus for the harvesting of royal jelly A method and apparatus for the harvesting of royal jelly. The method comprises the use of a first matrix of cell-like structures in an arrangement typical of normal worker bee cells which have interconnected plugs placed in the back of the matrix. A queen... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5695383 | Process for modulating the behavior of worker bees by means of brood pheromones A process for modulating the behavior of the worker bees of a rearing colony in an orphan or starter hive or in the orphan part of a hive, by incorporating a bouquet comprising one or more pheromones in the constitutive matter of the cupules, grafting of ... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5580297 | Royal jelly In a method of extracting royal jelly from comb cells of queens, workers, and drones of Apis mellifera, the royal jelly is extracted under an inert gas cover such that it does not come into contact with air in the process, whereby the properties of the ro... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5348511 | Beehive-mounted device for utilizing honeybees (hymenoptera: apidae) in the dissemination of biocontrol agents Biocontrol agents are disseminated for the control of pests by Apis mellifera L. using a device inserted into a modified down-sized super which is integrated as a substructure of a conventional, commercial beehive. The device provides separate entry and d... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5277647 | System for mass production and consumption of honey The present disclosure concerns a system for combining the reforestation of cleared land with a bee pasture, mass production of honey, and fermentation of honey for the distillation of fuel alcohol to obtain a renewable source of clean, efficient energy.... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5162014 | Magnetic treating of honeybees infested with mites or other parasites A method for treating honeybees for mite or parasite infestation by exposing the hive to a magnetic field which is limited but which is still greater than two orders of magnitude stronger than the magnetic field of the earth. Such a magnetic field combats... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5158497 | Mating chamber for honey bees An enclosure for the controlled breeding of honey bees has a diffusely illuminated upper dome section. The dome is illuminated either by upwardly directed light reflected or emitted from a lower portion of the enclosure, or by an external source diffused ... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5135429 | Device for non-manual capture, storage and transport of queen bees A cage-type device for trapping, storing, transporting and releasing a queen bee, possible with one or more worker bees. The cage comprises two slidingly attachable members which constitute bottom and roof members and also side-walls, in which there are p... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5069651 | Method and apparatus for removing parasites from bees A device for removing parasites from honey bees within a hive comprises a frame adapted to be fitted over the top of the hive in the place of the lid normally kept on the hive. The frame includes a passageway which is connected to a conduit extending down... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5015212 | System for assessing bee temperament The temperament of a bee colony is assessed by placing a transducer-containing target adjacent the colony's hive, and inducing the colony to strike the target. Each individual bee strike is converted into an electrical signal by the target's transducer, t... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4990331 | Novel pheromone composition for use in controlling honey bee colonies A novel combination of five queen-produced mandibular gland substances which can be used for controlling worker retinue formation around or in place of a honey bee queen Apis mellifera L. is disclosed. The composition comprises: 9-keto-2(E)-decenoic acid,... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4965287 | Method for controlling parasitosis in bees In the control of parasitoses in honey bees by applying to the bees, their food or their habitat a parasiticide which is selectively active against such parasitoses but not against said bees, the improvement wherein such parasiticide is a synthetic pyreth... | 10/23/1990 |