Patent ID: 7927178

Claim:
A bee house for housing a plurality of bee hives, said bee house comprising: a generally rectangular frame and four upwardly extending metallic walls including a core of wood or plywood, a layer of insulation and white interior walls for reflecting light; a gable roof having a generally triangular cross section, a peak and a pair of roof panels, each of which has a lower outer edge below said peak and wherein said gable roof defines a longitudinal opening having a width along said peak and between said roof panels, and means for increasing and decreasing the width of said opening and in which said means for increasing and decreasing the width of said opening includes a rack and pinion gear and manual crank for increasing or decreasing the width of said longitudinal opening between said roof panels; a plurality of bee hives distributed between two chairs or shelves with a capacity for holding fifty-two bee hives with the bee hives in one of said chairs or shelves facing the bee hives in the other of said chairs or shelves with a free space therebetween and working space behind each of said chairs or shelves; and air-conditioning means for maintaining the temperature within said bee house between about 25° C. and 35° C.