Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-08-17
MISCELLANEOUS.
BEES! BEESi
L. l.. LangStrOth'S Movable Comb Hive.

Patented October 5th, 1852.
TACH comb in this hive is attached to a separate
T. movable Frame and by following the directions
given they may be all taken out in a few minutes
Without cutting or inuring them in the least or at al
engaging the bees. By this arrangement weak stock
may be easily strengthened by helping them to combs
honey or maturing brood taken from strong ones, and
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 bee
moth may be efectually prevented.
If the bee.keeper suspects that anything is the mat
ter with hive he open it, and by actual exami
nation of its combs, ascertain, in few minutes its
true condition, and thus apply intelgenty the rem
edies which it needs.
New colonies may be formed in less time than is
usually required for hiving natural swarms; or the
hive may be managed on the common swarmlng plan,
or enlarged, (withoutany alteration of existing parts
so as to afford ample accommodation to non-swarm.
ing stock.
By very simple arrangement, the queen may be
confined while the workers have their liberty, SO that
bees may be left at any time, without the least risk
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 box,
in frames so secured to admit of safe Transports
tion any one Of which may be taken out separately
and disposed Of Or if preferred, it may be stored in
small boxes glasses, in convenient besutiful and
saleable forms.
Colonies may be safely transferred from any other
hive to this at all of the year. their com
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 beeAeeper will admit, that
complete revolution must efectually be effected in
the management of bees.
This hive has been in 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 he has in endeavoring to introduce it to the
public This hive can be made in a SIMPLE, cheap
and durable form, or may be constructed with glass
on all sides.
An individual or farm right to use this invention
will be sold tor five dollars Such right entities 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 are permitted to use
the hive without any charge.
Applications for Rights to use Hives may be made at
the ssStaunton Spectator Office. Hives can be OBJ.
tanned from JOHN s. PARENT, Stanton Refer to
VIM Carroll, Jacob Parent and VIM. Balthis, Steun.
ton. w. L. McGAHEI.
JuIv On 1883