They were invented in Europe. In Russia, the first to appreciate the new product were in the North Caucasus, and then in the Urals.
Now a mobile pavilion for bees can be seen in any area. A classic apiary needs a large space. The cassette module replaced a conventional hive, and this saved a lot of space.
How to make a pavilion for bees with your own hands
To build a bee pavilion yourself, you need to decide on the type of structure (stationary or mobile), find a drawing and necessary materials.
Types of beekeeping pavilions
Everything is simple with the designs of beekeeping pavilions. There are only two of them - stationary and mobile. Everything else already relates to design and design.
Stationary
A stationary pavilion is comparable to a utility block. The technology involves constructing a foundation, usually a strip or pillar foundation. The premises are supplied with lighting, heating and even water supply and sewerage. Such communications make it easier to maintain the apiary, and the bees endure the winter more easily.
A permanent structure can be equipped gable roof And ordinary windows. But The best decision- This flat roof with opening hatches located on it. Lighting internal space through the roof will allow you to contain more cassettes, placing them along blank walls.
Mobile
The mobile version of the pavilion differs from the stationary one only in its lower part. Instead of a foundation, it is installed on a chassis. Typically a trailer or truck van is used.
The building is placed on supports. And with the opening of the season, the mobile structure is “jacked up”, the supports are removed and placed on wheels. The towed structure is attached to the vehicle and transported directly to the honey plants in the fields.
The advantages of a mobile cassette bee pavilion are undeniable:
- Honey yield doubles. The bees, being very close to the honey plants, carry the collection to the honeycombs without loss.
- When moving to fields with one honey plant, you can get single-varietal pure honey: from acacia, buckwheat and sunflower.
- A mobile pavilion is as easy to maintain as a stationary one. Bees do not leave their houses.
The only drawback of this design is the lack of communications. But this is only while the pavilion is in the field. The mobile apiary overwinters in the yard, and during this time electricity is supplied to it from the house. This allows you to organize indoor lighting and, if necessary, heating from electric heaters.
Important! The mobile pavilion in the field needs security. Typically a guard dog is used or security device based on a capacitive sensor.
Required tools and materials
If you are planning a stationary structure, you will need concrete to pour the foundation. Can be screwed in screw piles or lay out pillars from blocks. And for a mobile one you will need a trailer. Better from a truck.
The permanent structure is constructed entirely of wood. Mostly timber is used. The mobile pavilion is used metal pipes and profile.
A frame is welded from them and installed on a carriage. This is where the differences end. The frame is covered with wood (board or slabs). Lightweight materials are used for the roof. For example, you can cover it with roofing felt.
Here is a sample list of tools:
- hammers;
- power tools: grinder, jigsaw, drill;
- hacksaws for metal and wood;
- welding machine.
The list can be continued. It all depends on imagination, possibilities and amount of finances.
To make a pavilion for bees, you need to find detailed drawings. Or draw a construction plan yourself.
The scheme should take into account everything that is needed for the comfortable living of bee colonies and their maintenance:
- trailer dimensions;
- change house (optional);
- possibility of heating;
- wall insulation;
- lighting of the passage between cassettes;
- ventilation;
- luggage compartments;
- stairs and ramps.
When the planning is completed and all the necessary materials and tools have been collected, it is time to begin construction.
Construction stages
If there is a need to place a place for a beekeeper in the structure, then the trailer will have to be extended. And to unload the rear axle, the change house needs to be located in front.
- Using metallic profile or timber, a frame is made. Then the ceiling, floor and walls are covered with boards.
- To insulate the room, the sheathing of the boards is covered with ordinary roofing felt, and then sheathed with fiberboard. Double walls cope with frosts more easily.
- A waterproof material is used for the roof, and insulation is laid underneath it.
- The beekeeper's cabin is always separated by a blank wall from the bee's housing. Therefore, the pavilion is equipped with two doors from different ends of the room.
- For interior lighting, ordinary light bulbs are used. But if you want to save money, then use LED lamps.
Cassette modules are located in the room.
New design hives are assembled from:
- Cases.
- Cassette. They slide out on a sled, and bees live in them.
- Framework. They are placed inside the cassette and contain honeycombs.
- Covers for cassettes. They separate bee colonies.
- Insulation.
- Protective cover - from rodents.
- Cassette box - for ventilation.
How to make a design
The arrangement of modular cassettes inside the pavilion is similar to barley. The grains are directed in one direction and depart from the stem (passage) at an angle of 50 degrees. The entrance to the beekeeper should be directed to the south. Then one row of cassettes will be oriented to the southeast, and the other to the southwest.
Exists industrial version pavilion in which the roof is movable. On the spot telescopic stands They raise the roof to allow air and light to enter, as well as for the movement of bees. And while camping, the roof rests on cassette sections.
The frame is mounted on a trailer or truck bed. You can assemble it from wooden beam. Or weld from a corner, profile or pipe. When sheathing it with wood, you need to alternate layers with insulation. This way the building will be better protected from heat or cold.
The roof can be retractable. Secure it on one side with hinges. When necessary, manually lift it and place it on supports. Therefore, it is better to make it from lightweight plastic using light insulation.
Exists additional protection from heat, bad weather and animals in the form of additional invoices external walls. Plywood is used throughout. It is used to cover polystyrene foam, which is used to insulate walls, nests, sections and roofs.
Location of sections and feeders
When placing feeders and nesting sections, the convention is taken into account. The feeders are positioned so that they are heated by heated air. The bee happily climbs into the warm feeder.
If there is one feeder on several nets, then it is necessary to delimit the feeding zone with nets. This will protect bee colonies from conflicts.
Hive sizes
The following figures are taken as the standard size of a bee house: 75x31.6x47 cm. Store dimensions: 75x31.6x22 cm. Inside, 29 frames for honeycombs and 2 sugar stores are installed. The ceiling should have a hole and is best adjustable. This makes it easier to control the bees. Sawdust is poured on top of the ceiling, then the roof is installed.
Ventilation
Evidence is ventilated thanks to:
- The entrances are kept open all the time during honey collection.
- Air passing under the frame through the mesh.
- Mesh ceiling on verandas.
- A mesh located at a distance of 2 cm below the tap hole. The link is only 3 mm.
Ceilings and verandas, in addition to ventilation, also help during the treatment of bee housing with chemicals, as well as during transportation. During disinfection, insects wait in an open space.
Conclusion
Today, purchasing a ready-made pavilion is not problematic in any region. It's another matter when there is a desire to save money. Any person who has the skills to work with wood and metal can independently make a mobile apiary. Fantasy will be limited only by financial possibilities.
They know that a properly organized bee apiary is the key to active honey production. The usual way of such organization is lined up in rows. But in order to optimize the bee infrastructure and increase honey yield, the construction of bee pavilions is increasingly being practiced.
What is this?
A pavilion for bees is a building or mobile structure that allows you to save the area of an apiary site, accommodating from 10 to 40 conventional hives, divided into compartments.
This is a kind of dormitory for bee colonies, which gives one and a half times more than free-standing hives in total. Such bee pavilions are easy to maintain and minimize the time spent working with them.Bee pavilion design
The bee pavilion may have different design, the number of compartments of which varies depending on the number of families, the area of the pollinated territory and the climatic conditions of the region.
If a large pollination area is expected, then best option pavilion - a structure with compartments for 20-30 families, but if bees are kept in difficult climatic conditions, a pavilion for 15 families will be enough.
Kinds
You can place both a mobile and non-mobile bee house on it. The first option is suitable if you want to help the swarm find new pollination sites. The second is if you want the bees to work themselves.
Basic structure the stationary pavilion is made of steel, and the bee houses are made of plywood partitions. Also, such a pavilion has a beekeeper’s pantry, which provides storage of beekeeping equipment. 
If desired, stationary structure You can put it on wheels and make it mobile.
The mobile structure has the shape of a trailer and, in addition to bee houses, is also equipped with a room for a beekeeper. Most often, it is divided into two parts: for storing frames and for storing dishes, clothes, and food.
A subtype is the cassette pavilion, the design of which allows frames to be combined into cassettes, and the cassettes themselves are independent of each other. That is, when working with bees from one cassette, no inconvenience is created for neighboring bees.
Important! The beekeeper's room should be made a walk-through so that, if necessary, there is access to the hives.
Features of caring for bees
The close arrangement of bee compartments in pavilions allows you to reduce the time spent working with bees, which is not much different from working with bees in hives, namely:
- examination of families;
- sanitary work;
- stock checking;
- addition of compartments to the pavilion during the honey production period;
- formation of layering and selection of brood families;
- pumping out honey;
- preparation of winter feed.
The main thing in making a bee pavilion is to think through the details of the construction, based on the number of bee colonies and the type of structure.
The created design drawing must show the presence and dimensions of working and living areas, the possibility of heating and lighting, additional structures, and ventilation. The width of the trailer or van and the size of the fasteners must also be taken into account. 
When making a bee pavilion, many processes will be involved, for which you will need:
- plywood sheets;
- boards and bars;
- metal structures for the frame;
- fasteners;
- body or trailer (if a mobile version is built);
- jack;
- welding machine;
- nails and screws.
First of all, you need to weld the metal parts into a frame and install them on the platform, after which you can begin covering the walls of the bee pavilion and the roof. Next install entrance doors, equip a change house and arrange bee compartments. All that remains is to release the bees and let them settle in.
Advantages and disadvantages
The bee pavilion has a number of advantages:
- minimizing the beekeeper's labor costs;
- saving space on;
- simplifying feeding of families;
- optimal temperature for families;
- working with bees in any weather;
- facilitated work on family alignment;
- minimal transportation costs;
- ease of maintenance;
- possibility of wintering families in the pavilion.
The classic apiary occupies a large space. Pavilions for bees can significantly reduce the location of hives, located vertically in several rows.
Make budget options similar designs(both mobile and landline) you can do it yourself. To do this, you should draw up a drawing with exact measurements, stock up on the necessary materials and strictly follow the construction plan.
Important! For pavilion beekeeping, special breeds of Carpathian and black bees are used. Insects are characterized by calmness, friendliness, and ability to survive in confined spaces.
Product Features
Thanks to them, it is possible to achieve improvements in the following indicators:
- high bribes due to movement to places of large concentration of flowering honey plants;
- collection of various different varieties honey;
- simple pumping;
- saving space in the apiary;
- simple care of bee colonies, maintenance of the premises itself.
Advantages of keeping bees in pavilions
- Mobility. The mobile pavilion is easy to transport from one place to another.
- Space saving. The compact arrangement of the hives does not require a large area.
- Increased yield. This is facilitated by the ability to transport hives to new honey-bearing places depending on the time of flowering of plants, which ultimately increases the volume of honey by 2 times compared to a regular apiary.
- Obtaining different types of honey. During the season, a mobile apiary is installed in several places, which gives this result.
- Ease of maintenance and security. The bee pavilion does not require additional work to insulate the hives before wintering. You can work in any climatic conditions. A cassette hive is lighter and smaller than a regular hive, so one person can handle its movement.
Types of beekeeping pavilions
If speak about fundamental differences pavilions, then there are only two of them. Structures can be mobile or stationary.
If the apiary is located in difficult conditions and bees are faced with the task of pollination small area, then you can limit yourself to a small pavilion for 12-15 families.
The usual way of such organization is with hives lined up in rows.
The minor differences are in size, design and other minor details.
Cassette pavilion
Pavilion for bees cassette type extremely useful for the possibility of carrying out anti-varroa measures, in the absence of brood, even in late autumn.
If a large pollination area is expected, then the best option for a pavilion is a design with compartments for 20-30 families, but if bees are kept in difficult climatic conditions, a pavilion for 15 families will be sufficient. And such an event can be carried out directly in the hive compartments.
The big advantage is that the hives do not need to be loaded and unloaded every time; they can be permanently stored in the pavilion.
Even the winter huts of bees are excellent in it, because when using ordinary hives you have to acquire special winter hives.
Also, such a pavilion has a beekeeper’s pantry, which provides storage of beekeeping equipment.
Caring for an apiary housed in such a structure is practically no different from maintaining hives under normal conditions.
In addition, this design is convenient when moving and installing in the area of honey plants.
Mobile pavilion for bees
Beekeepers build a mobile installation for working with bees to move bee families and change apiary locations.
In the process of building a stationary pavilion for bees, you need to decide on the number of sections. Experts recommend limiting yourself to 20 sections, because if there are more, the insects will interfere with each other.
In one season, a mobile pavilion can be installed in several places where honey plants bloom at different times. It must be said that the advantages of such a design as a bee pavilion outweigh all its possible disadvantages.
Also, if the pavilion is placed in a van or trailer, the disadvantage may be that it is cramped and the conditions in which it is not very convenient to work.
Before the onset of cold weather, the bee pavilion must be thoroughly insulated. Experts recommend using construction insulation materials, creating an additional layer from them. In addition, it is necessary to close all the cracks to protect the apiary from draft winds.
Thus, beekeepers receive several advantages at once, among which the main ones are:
- increasing the volume of honey produced;
- variety of varieties.
Internal device
Equipped at their own discretion, taking into account the basic conditions necessary for comfortable work:
- hives are installed in 2 or 3 floors on the sides of the van;
- there must be a passage between the rows that will allow bee colonies to be served;
- space is left between the hives so that frames can be stored;
- a room is equipped in which work and free time beekeeper.
- In such pavilions, bees can spend winters peacefully - no additional investments will be required for the construction of winter quarters.
Ventilation in the pavilion for bees
Natural ventilation from spring to autumn is provided by ventilation through windows and doors. In winter, a lot of dampness accumulates inside and around the cassette modules. Humidity increases greatly in stationary houses on strip foundations.
First important rule keeping bees is the presence quality heating and ventilation inside the pavilion. In winter, death is detected by inspection. If a good microclimate is maintained inside the pavilion, the bees practically do not die. Feeding is carried out through feeders.
It is convenient to do it above the passage in the roof glass windows or hatches in order to create natural light. The same windows should be provided in the cabins. Artificial lighting can be done using batteries, transformers or using solar panels
They are attached to the doors of cassette modules. The amount of feed is checked by inspection through the transparent wall of the feeder. In February, Kandy is used for feeding. To prevent the food from drying out, it is covered with film on top.
Based on reasonable considerations, it is better to install non-mobile buildings on columnar or pile foundations. Additionally, supply and exhaust ducts with adjustable flaps.
Natural ventilation they are arranged so that in winter moisture escapes along with the musty air, and heat is retained in the modules.
It’s good if the beekeeper’s cabin has two exits – one outside, the other into the room with the hives. In the second case, doors on hinges are inconvenient; it is better to make them sliding, or to separate the compartments with a curtain. The living compartment should have a place to work, a table for printing honeycombs, and lockers.
Advantages and disadvantages
Throughout this topic, the benefits are clearly visible. But there are no shortcomings. They are available, although not so many.
- The hives in the pavilions are located close, almost close to each other. Bees can confuse houses.
- Almost the entire structure is assembled from flammable materials. At dangerous situation all this flares up and burns out instantly. It will not be possible to save the bees. Chemicals scare away bees.
Most modern beekeepers strive to optimize their business to reduce costs. This takes beekeeping to a new, higher level.
Performing thermal insulation
This function must be performed environmental materials, such as cork, natural flax fibers, mineral wool or glass wool. Easiest to work with cork panels, since they are easy to process and quite simple to attach.
But difficulties arise with the use of fiber and cotton insulation. Here you need to monitor the distribution on the plane so that the material lies evenly, without voids. And then, using the lathing, press the insulation against the wall.
Conclusion
A bee pavilion initially requires manufacturing costs. In the future, bee maintenance will be simplified, the beekeeper will receive more honey, insects will endure winter more easily, and the amount of death will be reduced.
Observing simple rules keeping bees, you will be able to avoid problems. The advantages of keeping insects in pavilions outweigh all the disadvantages. It is not difficult to build such an apiary, having at hand a well-drawn drawing and all the necessary materials.