Hiroya Tanaka Lab, Urban Farming x Fab 2016

Fab kit: 実験的なDIY Beehiveのデザイン
都市型養蜂チーム

講師: 益山詠夢

メンバー:立川 博行 (M1)ラファエル チェン (B3)
ユジェン シュ (B3)

Hiroya Tanaka Lab, Urban Farming x Fab 2016

Fab Kit: Fami Hive

都市型養蜂チーム ラファエル チェン (B3)

Urban Beekeeping
Beehive design

Fami Hive design
Motivations of Fami Hive
Current beehive design
In the past few years, urban beekeeping became quite popular around the world, but most beehives aredesigned for professional beekeepers, this beekeeping campaign is now restricted because of that.
If we want to launch "Urban Beekeeping'' even further, then we have to design something for commonfamilies.

Current problems to solve
An amateur family-oriented beehive design would be very different from the one made for professions, it's supposed
to be designed for families' balconies, with smaller size, attractive appearance, simple ways to manage, effortless
honey harvesting system and extra educational purposes.
To launch “Urban Beekeeping” to every balcony owned by those families who are interested in.

Fami Hive design
Structure of Fami Hive
Lower base
The middle part of lower base is a brooding space for queen bee, bees take care of theireggs here, it's the headquarter of a bee colony.
The left part is the space for sensors, and the right part is the feeding space for beekeepers
in winter.

Upper frames
The queen bee is not allowed to go up to those upper frames because of the filter in the middle of Fami Hive,
only working bees can go through the filter and store their honey in the honeycombs of upper frames. So whenusers are harvesting honey from these frames, there would be pure honey without eggs or other objects.

Fami Hive design
Design process
Defining the size of Fami HiveSketches

The size of a beehive is very important, therefore, taking the current size and capacity as thereference is a crucial session of design.

Here's an important step before modeling, sketching can help designer
capture more details for modeling.

Basic modeling & Parametric design
The basic models and sizes are built up by Solidworks, and the hexagon part ismade by Grasshopper, which can easily adjust the size and tilted degree of it in the future.Fami Hive design
Monitoring system of Fami Hive
Why monitoring?
Normally, a beekeeper would open his beehive and check if everything works well once a week or even more
frequent, but that's a huge problem for amateur families to put on all the protecting gears and open their hives.
Monitoring system provides enough data of their hives so that it's possible to understand the condition of theirhives without opening them.

To build up a simple monitoring system with Arduino board
So Arduino can connect a lot different sensors to recieve diverse data through simple programming, and display those information
on a LCD shield.

Fami Hive design
Prototyping with digital fabrication
Cutting wooden frames and pieces of lower base with Shopbot
Honey bee is a smell-sensitive species, although laser-cut provides faster speed and flat cutting edges, it also brings
intense smell of burning, as a result, Shopbot would be the most ideal machine for this project.
The way to use Shopbot is basically the same as the one of laser-cut, which is to prepare appropriate vector files for it.

Printing out honeycombs with 3D printer and assembling all components
All the honeycombs of upper frames are made by 3D printing, which takes time the most in whole processes. After
finishing all the combs, just check the sizes and assemble them well.
According to natural honeycombs of Asian honey bees, the diameter of each hexagon should be bigger then 5.4mm,
then bees can work and live inside. To well control the sizes, the horizontal of 3D printing platform is really crucial.

Fami Hive design
Brand new harvesting system for families
Small-scale harvesting in 5 minutes
There's a huge difference between professional harvest and family-harvest, for families, harvesting is supposed to be enjoyable and easy forevery member, and onlly take a short time, they don't need a huge amount in once. Briefly, harvest should be a fascinating activity for families onweekends.

Users could rotating the platform to choose
which to harvest, then plug the semi-pipe in.

Then take off the cover of honeycombs, let pure honeycome out.

Hiroya Tanaka Lab, Urban Farming x Fab 2016

Fab Kit: Furniture Beehive
都市型養蜂チーム 立川 博行 (M1)

Beehive Prototyping theme:
Furniture Beehive

10kg

3kg 3kg 3kg

従来の巣箱を3分割し、女性でも運べるようにする。

Langstorth
480.00を生まないようにつくり且つ材料236.00

費を削減する。

Furniture

杉プレナー材693 円

480.00
18.00

10.00

18.00

10.00

新しい巣枠は、巣碑と呼ばれる蜜蝋で固められたプレートを、ワイヤーを通10.00

木材をミリングすることで、隙間60℃

18.00

10.00

18.00

236.00

した枠に溶かしつつはめ込むことで完成する。

30.00

219.26

しかし、作った会社ごとに規格が微妙に違うことで枠にうまく収まりきらないこともあり、隙間を生んだまま使う場合もある。この場合、管理する際に、王台を見つけられないケースにつながる可能性がある。

2

Beehive Prototyping
shopbot による切削

test1

test2

4.71

4.59

4.48

4.364.254.714.59

4.48

4.36

4.25

0.

0.

0.

0.

1.

0.

0.

0.

0.

1.

60

7080

9000

607080

9000

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.1

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.1

4.82

4.94

5.05

5.17

5.28

4.82

4.94

5.05

5.17

5.28

50

4030

20050

4030

200

自然のミツバチの巣における巣碑のピッチを計測してみると0.5mm

どうやら 0.3mm で成功することが分かったが、保証もかねて 0.5,0.4,0.3mm

test1 で使用したラワン合板の素材の裏側を使用したことで薄皮が１枚程度であり、shopbot によるミリングを通じて６角形同士の間隔をどの３つを残しつつ、検証することにした。続いて、内部の六角形の寸法が剥がれ、すこしみすぼらしくなったが、ほとんどが切削できた。今度の程度薄く作ることができるかということを最初に検証した。

不ぞろいにしてしまっていたことに気付き、基本的な巣礎の寸法である 5.2は薄皮１枚も失敗しないようなピッチを検証したい。なお、実際の口～ 5.4 でテストすることにした。

径を計測してみると4mm しかなく、データ通りに切削できていないことが分かった。

test3

0.
6.20 60

0.
65.70 00.
5.60 60

0.
6.10 60

0.
5.80 60

0.
5.50 60

test40.
6
7.10 00.
66.80 00.
66.50 00.
7.00 60

0.
66.70 00.
66.40 0Max 6.0mm
0.
66.00 00.
5.90 60

0.
6.90 60

0.
5.40 60

前回の課題として、薄皮の失敗はうまくクリアできた。口径については、わざと大きく 6.2mmまで 0.1mm ずつ大きくして切削し、最大が 4.8mm だった。

frame test

0.
66.60 00.
66.30 0

ここからはわざとデータ上は大きく設定しておき、実測との比較をした。結果１枚目はどうしMin 5.0mmても剥がれてしまうので、再度ピッチを 0.3mm にし、六角形の口径をテストすることとした。

表はほとんど崩れなかったが、裏側から加工を加えた段階で、ぼろぼろになってしまった。

3

Beehive Prototyping

theme: Furniture frame consistency

ミリングによる切削は正確性に欠けるので、巣碑の形はレーザーカッターへ変更した。杉プラナー材を２枚使用し、貼り合わせることで完成した。
本物の巣碑

レーザーカッターによる加工後の巣碑

4Beehive Prototyping
レーザーカッターによる彫刻
4.71

4.59

4.48

4.36

4.25

0.

0.

0.

0.

1.

60

7080

9000

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.1

4.82

4.94

5.05

5.17

5.28

504030200

Shopbotで行ったtest1、test2と同様のパラメーターによる巣碑の大きさのテストを一斉に行った。

ミリングマシンとは違い、同じパラメーターでも巣碑が焼き切れてなくなってしまうことに気づいた。出力が極めて正確に表現されるため、巣碑同士の壁の厚みをテストすることとした。

巣碑同士の目星を付けたところで深さの検討を行い、目的の形状を獲得した。

5

Beehive Prototyping

theme: Furniture frame consistency

6

Hiroya Tanaka Lab, Urban Farming x Fab 2016

Fab Kit: Rotating Beehive
都市型養蜂チーム ユジェン シュ (B3)Fab X Urban Farming 2016-17

Fabrick Beehive Team_Research and Design
Beehive Outdoor Education
We're often asked - Why outdoor education? Can't
students learn more indoors, won't it have the same
effect? When you look to the facts, that's just nottrue. Here, we've laid it out for you. Outdoor
education makes a difference -a big one.

When students learn outdoors, itʼs helps them:
Learn across a range of subjects,
Keep them engaged with material,
Improve state-standardized testscores, And even improve theirclassroom behavior.
A peer-reviewed study reported that compared to a control
group, students that had experienced regular outdoor
education performed
64% better in science,
63% better in math,
76% better in language arts,and 73% better in Social
Studies.

With those kinds of numbers, itʼs impossible to deny theimpact that learning outdoors can have on students. A 64%
increase is huge. Outdoor
education
canchange
studentʼs entire educational experience.
Studies have shown that outdoor education develops a budding
sense of community involvement and critical thinking ‒ itʼs thebackbone of the “learn to think, donʼt learn to repeat”
philosophy. These are the traits we need in next generationʼsleaders.
Outdoor education means real change in these students
lives, their education, and, as a result, their futures. When
we think of the next generation, we imagine these students,grown and making change. Outdoor education gives them thefoundation to make that change in the most effective way
possible.
http://www.planetbee.org/planet-beeb l o g / ? a u -thor=54ac213fe4b0421d69a4581c

Haruka Hsu

Fab X Urban Farming 2016-17
Fabrick Beehive Team_Research and Design

Beehive Outdoor Education
We're often asked - Why outdoor education? Can'tstudents learn more indoors, won't it have the same
effect? When you look to the facts, that's just nottrue. Here, we've laid it out for you. Outdoor
education makes a difference -a big one.

Bee Hive Education Instruction Chart Art

Haruka Hsu

Bee Hive Education Instruction Chart Art
In the spring and summer of 2014, I led a group of high school students through the design and construction of the Bee
Education Center for Rhode Island College, in partnership with The Apeiron Institute for Sustainable Living. After visiting theRIC beehives and interviewing staff and beekeepers, our young designers conceived of a design for an outdoor classroom thatwould provide seating, storage and signage for both the beekeepers and for groups of students and educators visiting thehives.
The project will develop tactics to reduce the impact these beetles have on bees. Beetle infestations have contributed to thealarming decline of honeybees. Other threats include parasites, pathogens, pesticides, and issues related to nutrition.

Rhode Island College recently opened an outdoor Bee Education Center, which will serve as a hub for programming topromote the honeybeeʼs crucial role in crop production and solutions to the alarming decline of the U.S. honeybee population.
http://ripr.org/post/rhode-island-college-project-address-honeybee-population-decline

Fab X Urban Farming 2016-17
Fabrick Beehive Team_Research and Design

Beehive Outdoor Education
We're often asked - Why outdoor education? Can't
students learn more indoors, won't it have the same
effect? When you look to the facts, that's just nottrue. Here, we've laid it out for you. Outdoor
education makes a difference -a big one.

Haruka Hsu

Fab X Urban Farming 2016-17
Fabrick Beehive Team_Research and Design

Beehive Outdoor Education
We're often asked - Why outdoor education? Can't students
learn more indoors, won't it have the same effect? When you
look to the facts, that's just not true. Here, we've laid it out foryou. Outdoor education makes a difference -a big one.

Winning ideas of the Homegrown Design Challenge in Toronto, Canada

Haruka Hsu

Fab X Urban Farming 2016-17

Fabrick Beehive Team_Field work-GINPACHI

働きバチの一生

Haruka Hsu

Relationship between the Beehive and my idea

Combine what I saw with my idea

6/16 we went to visit “GINPACHI”. And we saw the Urban farming
place and the Beehive on the roof of the tall buildings.

I saw this Japanese Beeʼs Beehive, about the structure,material,how
to put in the Beehive........

And i found that they had two different kinds of Beehive on the roofof the tall buildings. and the Japanese beehive is more near my idea I
want to do.

I think it can be combine with 3D printer, and also can be an open
course.

Cause it use the smaller frame. and the Beehive size is smaller thanother,too.

Everyone can put a small Japanese beeʼs Beehive in their home, oralso can put it in the park or public place. probably can combine withplants,too.

デザインの背景 Design Background

最初はBeehiveについて漠然としたイメージしか捉えることができず、なぜミツバチを飼うのか理解できませんでした。
しかし銀座ミツバチプロジェクトのフィールドワークを通じて、ニホンミツバチに使用される小型のbeehiveの可愛らしさに見とれてしまったのです。
この外装を透明にして中を覗き込めるようなデザインに作り替えることができれば、「蜂の生態観察や、はちみつを採集するプロセスが簡略化され、学校教育にも使えるのではないか」という目標を発見し、取り組みました。
私たちのデザインが子供にハチを怖がられないにようにしたいと思うようになりました。

Beehiveの研究 Beehive Research
Fab X Urban Farming 2016-17

Fab X Urban Farming 2016-17
Fabrik Beehive TeamBeehive

Research and Design

Haruka Hsu

Fabrik Beehive TeamBeehive

Outdoor Education

We're often asked - Why outdoor education? Can't students
learn more indoors, won't it have the same effect? When you
look to the facts, that's just not true. Here, we've laid it out foryou. Outdoor education makes a difference -a big one.

Fab X Urban Farming 2016-17

Research and Design

Haruka Hsu

Outdoor Education

Field work-GINPACHI

Haruka Hsu

Relationship between the Beehive and my idea

Combine what I saw with my idea

6/16 we went to visit “GINPACHI”. And we saw the Urban farming place andthe Beehive on the roof of the tall buildings.

I saw this Japanese Bee’s Beehive, about the structure,material,how to put inthe Beehive........

And i found that they had two different kinds of Beehive on the roof of the tallbuildings. and the Japanese beehive is more near my idea I want to do.

I think it can be combine with 3D printer, and also can be an open course.

Bee Hive Education Instruction Chart Art

We're often asked - Why outdoor education? Can't students
learn more indoors, won't it have the same effect? When you
look to the facts, that's just not true. Here, we've laid it out foryou. Outdoor education makes a difference -a big one.

In the spring and summer of 2014, I led a group of high school students through the design and construction of the Bee Education Center for
Rhode Island College, in partnership with The Apeiron Institute for Sustainable Living. After visiting the RIC beehives and interviewing staff andbeekeepers, our young designers conceived of a design for an outdoor classroom that would provide seating, storage and signage for boththe beekeepers and for groups of students and educators visiting the hives.
The project will develop tactics to reduce the impact these beetles have on bees. Beetle infestations have contributed to the alarming declineof honeybees. Other threats include parasites, pathogens, pesticides, and issues related to nutrition.

When students learn outdoors, it’s helps them:

Fabrik Beehive Team

働きバの一生

Cause it use the smaller frame. and the Beehive size is smaller than other,too.

Everyone can put a small Japanese bee’s Beehive in their home, or also canput it in the park or public place. probably can combine with plants,too.

Bee Hive Education Instruction Chart Art

Learn across a range of subjects,
Keep them engaged with material,
Improve state-standardized test scores,
And even improve their classroom behavior.

A peer-reviewed study reported that compared to a control group,
students that had experienced regular outdoor education performed
64% better in science,
63% better in math,
76% better in language arts,and 73% better in Social Studies.

With those kinds of numbers, it’s impossible to deny the impact thatlearning outdoors can have on students. A 64% increase is huge.
Outdoor education can change student’s entire educationalexperience.
Studies have shown that outdoor education develops a budding senseof community involvement and critical thinking – it’s the backbone of the“learn to think, don’t learn to repeat” philosophy. These are the traits weneed in next generation’s leaders.
Outdoor education means real change in these students lives, theireducation, and, as a result, their futures. When we think of the nextgeneration, we imagine these students, grown and making change.
Outdoor education gives them the foundation to make that change inthe most effective way possible.
h t t p : / / w w w. p l a n e t b e e . o r g / p l a n e t - b e e - b l o g / ? a u thor=54ac213fe4b0421d69a4581c

Rhode Island College recently opened an outdoor Bee Education Center, which will serve as a hub for programming to promote thehoneybee’s crucial role in crop production and solutions to the alarming decline of the U.S. honeybee population.
http://ripr.org/post/rhode-island-college-project-address-honeybee-population-decline

Fab X Urban Farming 2016-17
Fabrik Beehive TeamBeehive

Research and DesignOutdoor Education

We're often asked - Why outdoor education? Can't students
learn more indoors, won't it have the same effect? When you
look to the facts, that's just not true. Here, we've laid it out foryou. Outdoor education makes a difference -a big one.

Winning ideas of the Homegrown Design Challenge in Toronto, Canada

Fab X Urban Farming 2016-17
Haruka Hsu

Fabrik Beehive TeamBeehive

Research and Design

Outdoor Education

We're often asked - Why outdoor education? Can't students
learn more indoors, won't it have the same effect? When you
look to the facts, that's just not true. Here, we've laid it out foryou. Outdoor education makes a difference -a big one.

Haruka Hsu

三つのビュー

Three-view drawing

組み立て方How to assemble it ?

1.台座を組みます
Assemble the rotating beehiveʼs base ﬁrst

2.本体を組みます
Assemble the rotating beehiveʼs body

3. 蜂蜜フレームを組みます
Assemble the honey frame

4.アクリルに蜂蜜フレームを入れます
Put the honey frame into the Acrylic tube

5. 蓋を閉めます
Close the cover of the rotating beehive両端にきちんとねじを締めます。
装置を回しながら観察できます。

fasten the screw which in
the front and the back of
the rotating beehive.
Finish! Then we can see
the bees inside it and also
can rotate it !