The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-05-17
200 PER CENT ASSURED!
A NEW Discovery AND INVENTION.

Phelps Ohio Combination Patent Bee Hive
was awarded the first premium and diploma
nj tho Ohio State Fair. September, 1851, over
Kclscy's, Dugdalis, Case & Landreth's, Wheel
ar's and Gilmorc's, also diploma for the best
Hive at the Indiana State Fair, and premi.
um at the New York State Fair September
1852, also at the Crystal Palace and at runner
Gus County Fairs. 1t is acknowledged by all
practical bee keepers, stands unrival!cd, and
ahead Of all other Hives yet kncwn, to be
what its name indicates, combination Of all
those principles necessary TO the successful
management of Bees. Many persons have
been obliged to abandon the business on nc
count of the ravagcs Of The Bee Moth and fire.
quent losses by starvation. This Hive 10y
simple arrangement guards most effectually
against those two great evils Ii is also equal
ly well adapted to large or ANAL swarms, and
likewise for swarming, non-swarming, or di-
vding hive, and in fact it excels all others,
Every farmer. mechanic, physician, lawyer.
gentlemen, lady and clergymen having per-
manent residence, will procure It as soon az
they learn its eIcellcncics. We would say TO
those who never kept bees, that with this Hive
they may he managed with perfect impunity
ss all parts Of tho case may be opened and the
operation of the bees witnessed without COM
ing in contact with them. The advantages il
possessrs over others are rs follow.
lat. Its perfect adaptation lin regard TO
sisc) TO the actual wants Of n colony of bees
al all SEASONS, let i, be large or small one.
ID. The facilities it affords for obtaining
surplus honey or removing auy portions Of the
b,,, NAV Re made 10 leave c;,her hox v.h".
d.,;rcd b,fnre ramov;,o /, from ,h. L;,. ,,.;'i'
ont Disturbing or in;uring Them in ,be l.,s,
al IL .G,rl. tho hos, onnor,nn;,,.
,.r,;oy the oncrn,;on. If ,bc boo, ~. 10 ou.
or honey in stor, and tho .,rono,h ns ,' w,
onv a, .u times yr;,hor, .xno.u,. ~ "I WI
i,h. The construction of the hive with rh.
.Iiyb;nc hoard !. sucb Thai, /, will .,Iu ne.
,hr eYnsn,e oG buidin" m nurnos' % $50. cr saue
a, !, NAV h. nm, in anv on, bn;lJ;n,, go,
rra;n.ry .,,ic mr. .vs, d;n;nc r"or, ;c ~,
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r;,hon, ynur n.rsoraI nh:s,ya,;or sup VI"
5,h T; /, sctnnwlcdc.d IN .gnrd ~. ~
beI,., ~ ',.c,;on ,c.;ns, rro,Ls .''J ~,
,b,r arv o,her b;r. go, trnun ~ H.. .i,
.nn.r,m,. a, which ,hs h.s. or,o, T. ,i ~ NJ.
m.sn, of .cc.s. for rho ,ril,sr ,rd ,,,;s liz "'.
,hro. ;rchs. oy.r n. ho,,nr H. ~ h a,''' u',nt
40 Iish,s ~ ,.,v. !, dur;no .weri,n =. ~, no.
a, ~. ho,,or, Of N. h;"ns SS ""s
6,h +, .gords NOR. c.,.or;.n, 49,, r.
ioctuai means OF nest!cyinF MONS niier they
get into the hive than any other, as there is a
p.rfec, moth trap to catch .hem.
- al nL 49, axxl lAI. .AA L.. Ill l..
~" 60 h.; "o ~. ~ VINO
nave ied nees IN this way 10 De the most con
venient hive for that purpose known, and the
only one that becs can he fed with ,nv deoro.
~ ..f.,v .n.;n,, rahh.r. Wv" "' ''s'''
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9th. ii Is 80 well arranged for wintering
bees successfully as it is we'll ventilated, and
the boxes containing the bees being encl sed
in a case, keeps them in ar even temperature
during winter and they consume much less
honey than in sny other hive.
9th. The hec feeder by this Improvement,
can prolong the season by feeding your bees
keers them making honey with a profit of iOO
Der cent.
To amateurs, bee keepers and all lovers OF
honey, there is no investment which offers such
inducements and combines SO many advan.
tnges a. this, One of these hives with bees
In it at work has been and now is on exhibition
at the Crystal Palace and ha, attracted the st.
tention and called forth the admiration of tens
Of thousands, and is acknowledged TO be The
most simple. cheap and perfect arrangement,
OF the kind ever invented.
This hive has been thoroughly tried and
tested by the undersigned individuals from two
to FIVE years, and this is tho first introduction