Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-11-23
MISCELLANEOUS.
BEESi BEESi
L. l.. LangStrOth'S Movable Comb Hive.

Patented October 5th, 1852.
TACH comb in this hive Is attached to separate
~ movable frame, and by following the directions
given, they may be all taken out in few minutes,
Without cutting or inuring them in the least at all
engaging the bees By this arrangement, weak stock
may be easily strengthened by helping them to combs,
honey, or maturing brood taken from srong ones anu
oueeness colonies saved from certain ruin by giving
them the means of obtaining another queen.
As all the stocks in the Apiary, by the control OF
the Combs, can be kept strong in numbers and IN the
possession of fertile queen, the ravages OF the pee
moth may be efectually prevented.
the bee keeper suspects that anything is the mat
ter with hive, he open 1t, and by actual exami-
nation OF its COMBS ascertain, in few minutes, ls
true condition, and thus apply integently the rem
edies which it needs
New colonies NAV be formed in less time than Is
usually required for hiving natural swarms; or the
hive may be- managed on the common swarming plan,
or enlarged (withoutany alteration existing parts
90 as to afford ample accommodation to non-swarm-
ing stock.
By a very simple arrangement, the queen may be
confined while the workers have their liberty, 80 that
bees may be left ut any time, without the least FISK
Of their swarmng in the absence of the bee-keeper
The drones when in full flight may by the same de-
vice. be excluded from the hive and destroyed.
The surplus honey may be stored in an upper pox,
in frames go secured to admit of safe transporta
tion any one of which may be taken out separately
and disposed of or if preferred IL may be stored IN
small boxes or glasses, In convenient, beautful anu
Colonies may be safely transferred from any other
hive to this at all Of the year. as their combs
with all their contents be removed with them, and
easily fastened in the frame and if this operation is
skifully performed in the gathering season. the col
ony, in few hours will work as vigorously in the
new as they did in the old.
If the combs of the beehive can be easily removed,
and with safety both to the bees and the operator,
then every enlightened bee-keeper will admit, that's
plete revolution must efectually be effected in
the management of bees.
This hive has been in use for sufficient length Of
time to test its value and is beginning to be adopted
by some of the largest beekeepers The Inventor can
safely say that since the issue of the patent he has
spent tenfold as much time in efforts to perfect the
hive as he has in endeayoring to introduce 1t to the
public. This hive can be made in a simple, cheap
and durable form, OF ma be constructed with glass
on all sides
Al individual or farm right to use this invention
will be sold tor FIVE dollars. Such right the
purchaser to use and construct for his own use, on
his own premises and not otherwise, any number OF
hives Ministers of the Gospel permitted to use
the hive without any charge
Applications for Rights to use Hives may be made at
the .sStaunton Spectator" office. Hives can be OBJ
tanned from JOHN S. PARENT, Staunton. Refer to
VIM. Carroll, Jacob Parent and VIM. Balthis, staun
ton. W. L. McGAhEf.
July 20, 1858.