Cooling installation preventing high temperatures in nestboxes for bumble bee colonies

摘要

The casing (1) is provided with walls (2-3), with a bottom (5) and with a cover (6) made of heat-insulating material, with a water pipe (8) for cooling the internal space of the casing, the outlet (11) of which is connected to an installation for watering from the roof of the greenhouse, with a stop tap (10) mounted on the water pipe, with several shelves (14) made of heat-insulating material which divide the casing into several equal, separate compartments (18) in which the nestboxes (15) for the drones are placed, with a front plate (12) made of heat-insulating material which closes the front face and in which, for each compartment, a flight opening (16) and air holes (18) are provided for letting the drones and air pass through, and with a removable partition (19) made of heat-insulating material for closing off the rear side of each compartment (13). IMAGE