Beehive with viewing area
View Patent ↗A beehive includes a lower compartment consisting of a first part and a remainder located on one side of the first part and a queen excluder extending over only the first part of the lower compartment. An upper compartment extends over the queen excluder and a removable lid extends over only the remainder of the lower compartment.
1 . A beehive comprising:
a lower compartment configured to retain a queen, the lower compartment defined by a front face, a rear face opposite the front face, opposing side faces extending between the front face and the rear face, and an open top;
a rib removably attached to each of the opposing side faces and extending from proximate to the front face toward the rear face;
a spacer extending from the rear face to the ribs and between the opposing side faces;
a queen excluder extending between the opposing side faces from the rear face toward the front face;
a viewing pane comprising a transparent covering, the covering being located above the ribs adjacent to the queen excluder and extending between the opposing side faces, the viewing pane allowing a viewer to look down into the lower compartment;
an upper compartment extending above the queen excluder; and
a lid located above the viewing pane, the lid being movable to view into the lower compartment through the viewing pane.
2 . The beehive according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the ribs includes a handle such that the handle can be grasped and the at least one of the ribs can be slid laterally from the lower compartment.
3 . The beehive according to claim 1 , wherein the upper compartment is releasably secured to the lower compartment by locking members.
4 . The beehive according to claim 3 , wherein the locking members cantilever the queen excluder above the ribs such that the queen excluder extends at least partially above the ribs.
5 . The beehive according to claim 1 , wherein the lid is hingedly attached to the front face.
6 . The beehive according to claim 5 , further comprising a backer board attached to a rear of the front face, the backer board extending above a top of the front face.
7 . The beehive according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the ribs and the viewing pane are removable to allow access into the lower compartment.