The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-01-24
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Phelps Ohio Combination Patent Bee Hive
was awarded the Grsl premium and diploma
al the Ohio State Ear September, 1881. over
Kclsey'>. nugdalis, Case & Landreth' Wheel
er's and Gilmorcs, also liploma for the best
Hive at the Indiana State Fair, and prcmi-
um at the New York State Fair, September
1852, also at the Crystal Palace aud atrumcr-
Gus County Fairs. 1t is acknowledged by all
practical bee keepers, stands unrlrhllcdi and
ahead Of all other Hives yet know to he
what its name indicates, combination Oi all
those principles necessary 10 the successful
manarcmcni OF Bees Many persons have
been Obliged Ia abandon the business on nc-
count Of the rayageS Of The Bee Moth and ire
unent losses hy starvation. This Hive ny
simple arrangement guards most cteciually
against those two great evils llis alsoequal-
lv well adapted to large or small swarms, and
likewise for n swarmng, non-swarming, or di-
viding hive, and in fact it exccls all others.
Every farmer, mechanic, physician, lawyer.
gentlemen, lady and clcrgynen having per
manrnt residence. will procure 1t as soon as
. thev learn its cxccllcncics. We would say to
those who never kept bees, hat with this Hive
they may he managed with perfect impunity-
ns all aarts of the ease may he opened and the
operation of the bees Witnessed will out com,
Hg in rontact with them. The advantages il
Possesses over others are as follows:
1T. lis perfect adaptation lin regard to
sizcl 10 the actual wants of colony of bees
al all seasons. let ii be large or small enc.
~ The facilities il affords for obtaining
surplus honey or removing auy portions OF the
old combs, are superior to any other, as the
bees may lie made to leave either box when
desired before r7mOving it from The hive, with
Out disturbing or iniuring them in the least
81. II affords the best opportunity for OBJ
serving the operations of The bees, the amount
of honey in store and the strength Cf the col
ony at Al times without exposure TO the bees.
l,h The construction Of the hive with The
alighliag board is such that ii will always save
the expense Of Il building on purpose for bees,
as il may he put in any out building, garrct,
graincryt attic, or even dining room if You
please, where your honey will not slip off
without your personal observation,
9TH It is Acknowledged TO afford the bees
better pr .tection against moths and robbers
than any other hive vet known. as the small
Aperture at which the bees enter is the only
means OF access for the miller. and this heng
three inches over The bottom the bees are not
So liable to leave it during evening as ifwas il
at the bottom of the hive.
6tli. 1t afOrds more convenient and eff.
feclull means OF destroying mehs after they
get into the hive than any other, as there is a
perfect moth trap to catch them.
7h 1t is also acknowledged by all who
have led bees in this way TO he the most con-
vcnient hive for that purpose known, and the
only one that bees can be fed with any degree
of safety against robbers.
sth. 1t is so well arranged for wntcring
bees successfully as il is we'll ventilated. and
the boxes containing the bees being encl sed
in a case, keeps them in az even temperature
during wiuter$ and they consume much less
honey than in any other hive.
9th. The bee feeder by this Improvement
can prolong the season By feeding your bees
keeps them making honey with profit OF 100
per cent
To amateurs bee keepers and all lovers Of
honey, there is no investment which offers such
inducements and combines many advan-
iages a. this. One of these hives with bees
in it AT work has been and now is on exhibition
at the Crystal Palace and has attracted the at
iention and called 'orth the admiration oftens
OF thousands, and is acknow lodged 10 be the
most simple, cheap and perfect arrangemen
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 the first introduction
OF this patent in this State.
u. ~ Park, J.hn Brumback, V, Al'dorf,
JaaiSs Stone, Pete Ilullcf p NU'Bannon
snmi. Bowers THO. Banchard w. AsdorG
a Sherwood, Jas. Wells,
The above named por,ous are residents Of Licking
20, Ohio.-Also Johu J. Putram. 4. L. Lamb, H.
Merchant, Newark Ohio, C. Springer, Modern Farm
Muskinsum Co, Ohio,-Jos, Wells. rnion, Licking
vranken. Schenectady, n. y Edwm Phellsi West
Geld, Mass. .-isaae Grifin, Quaker Spruks Saratoga
Co., N. Y,-caeb u. Hall, Blne Rock Township, p,ohio
Certificates OF the above named gentlemen
can be seen by calling on the subscriber who
is the sole agent for Rutland Addison and
Chittenden counties.
individual rights for PHELPS Combination
Hive, with recipes for making bee feed and
full explanations IS. Hiye,-with all ixings
entire and Bee Feeder, si.
Any person desirous Of seeing the above
named Hive, can 60 SO by calling on Daniel
Bidwel, East Middlebnry, VL,or on the agent
ETAny person desiring TO procure a right
Of Phelps Combination Bee Hive, can do so
by addressing the subscriber, post paid.
Any persons wishing to make their own
hives can do SO and transfer any swarm of bees
into them.
WANTED instrumentation Hives made
good job for a mechanic to engage in.
4siiy GUSTAVUS PERKINS, Agent.