Zander prey
The pikeperch is a wooden, box-shaped shelter for honeybees , which was invented by the beekeeper Enoch Zander around 1900 and named after him. It is a prey that consists of two detachable halves: the honey chamber above and the brood chamber below.
The novelty of the pikeperch hives was that the honey chamber including the roof can be removed and the brood chamber underneath can be observed. The most striking feature of zander hives is their very low height and considerable depth compared to the boxes used at the time. Due to the low height, Zander achieved that the brood and honey room were the same size and that the faster heating of the lower room had a very positive effect on the bees' activities (especially the honeycomb construction). If you want to keep the honey room free of brood, a barrier must be pushed between the brood and honey room, otherwise the queen bee will also be therewanders into the honey room. The walls of the brood chamber (in some models also the honey chamber) are double-walled and thermally insulated, contemporary models were lined with peat muck (litter made from peat ).
Enoch Zander invented two forms: first the free-standing single hive and then the simpler standing hive. The single hive is slightly wider than the stand hive, as it can hold ten instead of nine cells.
Shapes of zander hives
Single prey
The single hive is a functional bee dwelling because it combines a honeycomb cabinet, apiary and beehive and all accessories can be stored in it. It stands on four posts and is intended for a permanent location.
Stand booty
The stand-up hive is a simpler model, as it only consists of a honey room and a brood chamber and has no legs. It is suitable for a stand- alone installation on a trestle or a row installation in an apiary. Due to the cover that can be opened upwards, it can only be installed in a single row. The pikeperch stand-up hives have the advantage that they can be housed in a hiking stand invented by Zander .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Enoch Zander: Contemporary beekeeping . P. Parey, Berlin 1917 ( archive.org [accessed July 29, 2019]).
- ↑ Operational requirements for beekeeping - basic decisions. Retrieved July 29, 2019 .