Fecha de publicación: 23/02/2012 Fuente: WIPO "apiculture" 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