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   * The complex process of nest site selection apparently benefits a honey bee colony in several ways, including facilitation of colony defense and hygiene, simplification of nest construction and microclimate control, and reduction of foraging competition with the parent colony.   * The complex process of nest site selection apparently benefits a honey bee colony in several ways, including facilitation of colony defense and hygiene, simplification of nest construction and microclimate control, and reduction of foraging competition with the parent colony.
  
-see also: [[organic guerilla beehives]]+see also: [[guerilla beehives research]]
 Order out of chaos, Voronoi patterns, comb, Buckminster Fuller, comb and domes, leafs, veins, citymaps, woven cocofibre, fibonacci series, chinese hats, N55 housing units, snowflakes and hexagons.Expandable dried mushrooms. Algues & seaweed. Order out of chaos, Voronoi patterns, comb, Buckminster Fuller, comb and domes, leafs, veins, citymaps, woven cocofibre, fibonacci series, chinese hats, N55 housing units, snowflakes and hexagons.Expandable dried mushrooms. Algues & seaweed.
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 =====research on biodegradable materials for Intelligent Beehive designs===== =====research on biodegradable materials for Intelligent Beehive designs=====
 For our designs, we have to think about new materials, inspired by nature. We can experiment with a list of raw materials (list without limition): corn starch, brown sugar, glutinous rice, coconut fibers, hemp, mushroom mycelium, coffee ground, linen, cotton. We can e.g. cut old natural woven carpets with the lasercutter. We can dye raw materials with color extracts from plants as indigo (from the //Indigofera tinctoria//) or orange from the //Calendula officinalis//. For our designs, we have to think about new materials, inspired by nature. We can experiment with a list of raw materials (list without limition): corn starch, brown sugar, glutinous rice, coconut fibers, hemp, mushroom mycelium, coffee ground, linen, cotton. We can e.g. cut old natural woven carpets with the lasercutter. We can dye raw materials with color extracts from plants as indigo (from the //Indigofera tinctoria//) or orange from the //Calendula officinalis//.
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 +====Linum usitatissimum====
 +{{:intelligent_beehives:flax:flax.jpg?400x267|}}{{:intelligent_beehives:flax:flax-seedpods.jpg?400x267|}}
 +//Flax drying and flax seedpods. Route d'Orbais - Wahain, sunday july 27 2014.//
 +
  
 ====mushrooms and mycelium==== ====mushrooms and mycelium====
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 Propolis is a resinous mixture that honey bees collect from tree buds, sap flows, or other botanical sources. It is used as a sealant for unwanted open spaces in the hive. Propolis is used for small gaps (approximately 6 millimeters (0.24 in) or less), while larger spaces are usually filled with beeswax. Its color varies depending on its botanical source, the most common being dark brown. Propolis is sticky at and above room temperature, 20 °C (68 °F). At lower temperatures, it becomes hard and very brittle. Propolis is a resinous mixture that honey bees collect from tree buds, sap flows, or other botanical sources. It is used as a sealant for unwanted open spaces in the hive. Propolis is used for small gaps (approximately 6 millimeters (0.24 in) or less), while larger spaces are usually filled with beeswax. Its color varies depending on its botanical source, the most common being dark brown. Propolis is sticky at and above room temperature, 20 °C (68 °F). At lower temperatures, it becomes hard and very brittle.
 Worker bees recover propolіs on trees аnd shrubs аnd then store іt іn theіr polen bаskets locаted on theіr hіnd legs. When they brіng propolіs to the hіve, mаson bees tаke іt аnd іmmedіаtely stаrt the work. Propolіs іs then mіxed wіth wаx, bees аlso аdd а lіttle of theіr own sаlіvа to mаke іt more mаlleаble.  Worker bees recover propolіs on trees аnd shrubs аnd then store іt іn theіr polen bаskets locаted on theіr hіnd legs. When they brіng propolіs to the hіve, mаson bees tаke іt аnd іmmedіаtely stаrt the work. Propolіs іs then mіxed wіth wаx, bees аlso аdd а lіttle of theіr own sаlіvа to mаke іt more mаlleаble. 
-More info on [[intelligent beehives: propolis]].+More info on [[http://urbanbeelab.okno.be/doku.php?id=propolis|propolis]].
 {{:research:propolis.rtf|propolis}} {{:research:propolis.rtf|propolis}}
  
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 The bees’ body is the basic template for the construction of a wax cell. From a cylindrical form the cells become hexagonal under the tension of the regurlarly constructed comb and heated by the bees’ bodyheath (cfr. soap bubbles joining together). The wax wall of a cell is 0,07mm. The antennae of the bees measure the cells’ thickness.  The bees’ body is the basic template for the construction of a wax cell. From a cylindrical form the cells become hexagonal under the tension of the regurlarly constructed comb and heated by the bees’ bodyheath (cfr. soap bubbles joining together). The wax wall of a cell is 0,07mm. The antennae of the bees measure the cells’ thickness. 
 More info on [[http://wiki.opengreens.net/doku.php?id=comb&#basics|wax and combbuilding]]. More info on [[http://wiki.opengreens.net/doku.php?id=comb&#basics|wax and combbuilding]].
-On beeswax and propolis [[intelligent_beehives:perfume]].+On beeswax and propolis [[http://urbanbeelab.okno.be/doku.php?id=wax-perfume|perfume]].
  
 __3D model printing with beeswax__ __3D model printing with beeswax__
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 //Indigofera tinctoria, Amorpha fruticosa and indigo powder cake// //Indigofera tinctoria, Amorpha fruticosa and indigo powder cake//
  
-====spelt==== 
-Spelt is een wintergraan. Dit wil zeggen dat de zaaitijd valt vanaf oktober tot december. Bij deze overwinterende graansoort is de inwerking van kou en vorst nodig om te kunnen bloeien en dus om aren te kunnen laten ontwikkelen. Wanneer men Spelt zaait in het voorjaar, dan bestaat de kans dat de aar zich niet ontwikkeld maar blijft steken in het grasachtige stadium. De consequentie hiervan is echter dat wintergraan over een zekere kouderesistentie en winterhardheid moet beschikken om de winter goed te doorstaan. De kiem ontwikkelt zich nog voor de winter tot een kiemplantje met drie á vier blaadjes. In dit stadium overwintert de plant waarna in het volgende voorjaar, wanneer de gemiddelde dagtemperatuur ongeveer boven 5 graden Celsius komt (bij ons is dat in de tweede helft van maart of in de eerste helft van april), de ontwikkeling van de graanplant verder gaat. Al gauw begint zij een aantal zijspruiten te maken (periode van uitstoelen) waarna de periode van stengel- of halmstrekking (het schieten) begint. Bij het begin van de stengelstrekking zijn de halmbladeren, die later gevormd zullen worden, en de aar al aanwezig in aanleg. De periode van 'schieten' wordt dan ook afgesloten met het verschijnen van de aar uit de schede van het laatste halmblad. 
-[[http://www.kollenbergerspelt.nl/teelt.html|spelt groeien]] 
-{{:spelt:spelt-kollenberger.png?500x200|spelt groeiproces}} 
  
-====rogge==== 
-http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogge_%28graan%29 
-Winterrogge gezaaid in UAF, november 2013 - monitor de groeifases, zie timeline UAF-2013 
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-=====Linum usitatissimum: the process from flax to linen===== +
-{{:intelligent_beehives:flax:800px-linum_usitatissimum_field_vlasveld_1_.jpg?400x300|flax seedspods, 13 july 2008}} +
-flax seedspods, 13 july 2008 +
-{{:intelligent_beehives:flax:800px-linum_usitatissimum_seedpods_.jpg?400x300|flax seedpods, 14 august 2009}} +
-flax seedpods, 14 august 2009 +
-{{:intelligent_beehives:flax:combing-flax-straw-through-a-rippler-1024x680.jpg?400x266|rippling and retting flax straw}} +
-rippling and retting flax straw +
-{{:intelligent_beehives:flax:reife_samenkapseln_-_ripe_seed_pods.jpg?400x193|ripe flax seedpods}} +
-ripe flax seedpods +
-{{:intelligent_beehives:flax:screen_shot_2014-07-16_at_12.10.12.png?400x201|dried flax}} +
-dried flax +
-{{:intelligent_beehives:flax:screen_shot_2014-07-16_at_12.09.51.png?400x176|linen fibers}} +
-linen fibers +
-{{:intelligent_beehives:flax:screen_shot_2014-07-16_at_12.10.53.png?400x193|linen}} +
-woven linen +
-{{:intelligent_beehives:flax:screen_shot_2014-07-16_at_12.13.48.png?200x133|}}{{:intelligent_beehives:flax:screen_shot_2014-07-16_at_12.14.01.png?200x133|}}{{:intelligent_beehives:flax:screen_shot_2014-07-16_at_12.14.14.png?200x133|}} +
-flax, combing and ripping +
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 =====references===== =====references=====
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