PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apiculture box exclusive for keeping Japanese honeybee, and to provide a method for keeping the honeybee.SOLUTION: The method exclusive for keeping the Japanese honeybee includes: a step of using the apiculture box exclusive for keeping the Japanese honeybee obtained by freely detachably attaching a freely openable opening and closing lid 2 to one side part of a rectangular box body, and forming an entrance 6 for the honeybee, the bottom plate 5 attached to the bottom part of the apiculture box, and the freely openable upper lid 8 attached to the upper part a step of confirming the formation of a beehive at the upper part of the apiculture box, and when honey is sufficiently stored a step of attaching an empty apiculture box to the apiculture box storing honey by laying the apiculture box body sideways, removing the bottom plate 5 thereof and removing the bottom plate 5 of the empty apiculture box body a step of removing the upper lid of the apiculture box body storing honey, taking off the beehive including the honey with a knife, and storing the plate including the honey in a separate bag and a step of moving the whole honeybees in the empty apiculture box body after removing the plate including the honey from the bottom plate.COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT【課題】日本みつばち専用の養蜂箱とその養蜂方法を提供する。【解決手段】長方形の箱体片方部に開閉自在の開閉蓋2を着脱自在に取付けかつはち出入口6を設けてなる巣箱と該巣箱の底部に底板5を取付けかつ上部に開閉自在の上蓋8を取付けてなる日本みつばち専用の養蜂箱を用い、養蜂箱本体の巣箱内の上方部にはちみつの巣が形成されているかどうかを確認して充分にはちみつが貯留されていたならば養蜂箱本体を横に倒して底板5を取りはずしかつ空箱の養蜂箱本体の底板5を取りはずしてはちみつ入りの養蜂箱に連着する工程と、はちみつ入りの養蜂箱本体の上蓋を取りはずしてみつ入り巣を包丁により取りはがしてみつ入り板を別体の袋に収納する工程と、底板みつ入り板を除去した後にはちを空箱の養蜂箱本体内のすべてのはちを移動させる工程とからなる日本みつばち専用の養蜂方法。【選択図】図1
