The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-08-02
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Phelps Ohio Combination Patent Bee lIiv,
was awarded the first premium and diploma
at the Ohio State Fair September, 1881. Owe
Kclscy'>, Dugdals, Case & Landrcths Wheel
cr's and Gilmorc's, also diploma for the best
Hive AT the Indiana State Fair, and IL prcmi
nm at the New York State Fair, September
1852, also at the Crystal Palace and at umcr
Gus County Fairs. 1t is acknowledged by al
practical bee keepers, stands unrivallod, ant
ahead of all other Hives yet known, to be
what its name indicates, a combination Of al
those princ plcs necessary to the succcsSu
management of Bees. Many persons have
been obliged to abandon the business on ac.
count of the ravagcS of the Bee Moth and fire.
qucnt losses by starvation. This Hive 10y
simple arrangement guards most ciiectually
against those two great evils Ii is also equal
" well adapted to large or small swarms, and
likewise for Il swarmng, non-swalming or di.
vding hive and in fact it cXccls all others
Every farmer, mechanic, physician, LAWYER
gentlemen, lady and clcrgyncn having a per
manent residence. will procure 1t as soon :; s
they learn its cXcclcncics We would say ia
those who never kept bees, that with this Hive
they may he managed with perfect impunt,
rs all pats Of the case may be Opened and the
operation of the bees Witnessed will out CON
ing in contact with them The advantages i,
possesses over others arc as follows:
l's Its perfect adaptation Tin regard to
sNc1 10 'ne "y'u'! wants ol '"IohY OF bees
at all seasons. let il be Il large or small enc.
2l' Inc iacilites 1t affords Tor obtaining
surplus honey or removing auy portions OF the
Old combs, are superior u an9 other, as the
hccs may lie made to leave either box when
"os''c" "'Io'e r'o'oN'nG II nom tht hNeiwiih-
ou1 ''1'"ru"S UT hDurlhg 'hVh III lhc least.
"a IL nh'r'S tue best opportunity for Oh
serving inc OPERATIONS OF TIC bees The amount
OF money ~ store ana the strength OF the col
WI; at az, az .'n'cS M.'nou. eAlI'uIc 10 me bees
am, ne construction oi The hive with The
nl'Ih'lng board T. such that IT viii always save
'"c cNPe"sc o' pu""'e OH pu'pas' Tor bees,
~ '! may pe put III any "u' "nlidinE' taIIct,
S,alhery' a'uc' or cvcA d'hinG room II Hou
PIeaSe' where your money VIII not slip Off
"itnout your persona, "'Sel Natinn'
oth' IL Is ack"""ic'Sed /" afford the bees
ncter pr r"eTto" against MONS ana rohbers
anan any o.heI hINe Nel kno"h' as tue small
"ppcr'u'e at wh'ri' inc hccS cutter Is the only
means oi access ior t'ie hilller' ana tins being
ihrcc lnchcs over me bottom the bees are not
;" .,aoie 10 leaVe u nnr'ng evening as 1t IT was
at !ie nouon oi inc hiVe'
ON IL "n'rtS more convenient and ci'
nel into rho hiv,. rhon anv oiLcr AZ ,Lor. H.
,o.c,a, .,,,i -. ''' ', 49, ~ 80 '"''e - d"
iS."'' ,"N'N ~ ~ '"l'il htW'
fh IT J. fi'" acknowledged by all who
nave led i''s IA TINS way to he the most COn-
vruieu, Li, f,,t tbo, nur,oeo l,,,,r ,,l IL
ont ,,. . , .,,'a ,'' " RI ~ ny N"1""' on" '"c
on y onc 'n"t "ccs chh NC leu Win any dcgrcc
OF safety against robbers.
sih. 1t is so well arranged for winterino,
hoes successfully ,s !, is vol ,.,n,;Io,oI a,1
,ho bnxcs cont,inir,, tLc Lcrs Lo:n, nno ','''i i
in ease kcnns tLcm in mr. o,.o .",n avu
dnrinc winter and thew ron.n'nc n'n,h ,a.e
bono, ,ban H. o,i,os, ''u0" icss
otb. The bee f,edcr Inv his l,orrovon,oo,
can nrolono ,Le scasnn l. Gool;n'i ''', a
kecrs Them maIin Lone,' ~ vi, 'I"'S !g" "gen fcn
nov con, rr'"" "'""''s "'"'' "''h P'o"' u lOV
TO amateurs hoo kc.rors and al ,o,o..
honey there is nonycs,rncn, 't 1'' sE'Vis o.
inJncemen,s and "nn,h,mcs "'''un "iepS 'ucn
taces A.. his Ooe "i 'bcsc bivns ns'ni .;, n0Ean yam
in II M worL has hcon and no,y - "'i uvos
at the Crvstj Palace and bos o,trac,oJ ,Ap,'o"
tenton and c,iJ for, ,io ,i "" ". ''-
of thousands and is acknowed,,cd ~ Io Via ,he
- t,'ousaupN' anu - uoHnoW,e"Ged 10 DC Inc
of the kipJ aver invcntcd ''''''' "''""s''no"
This hive has bccn tboroucblv ,r;o5 ana
tested bv the nmdersicned indiyidm3s I,ou i, an,a
10 f,o ,!.,ors ooJ - T.; ~ e., ;, l','n w