Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-07-27
prepared by Dr. j. c. AVER,
BEES! BEES
l., l.. LaDgStroth'S Movable Comb Hive
Patented October 5th, 1852.

Patented October 9Th, 1852.
TACu comb in this hive is attached to separate
T. movable frame, and by following the directions
given, they may be all taken out in few minutes
without cutting iDjurDg them III the least or al III
euraging the bees BY this arrangement weak stock
ay 10 easily heightened, by helping them to combs,
honey or maturing brood taken from strong ones, and
.eness colonies saved from certain ruin by giving
them the means Of obtaining another queen.
AS all the stocks n the Apiary, by the control Of
the Comrs be kept strong in numbers and in the
possession Of fertile queen the ravages of the bee
moth may be effectually prevented
1.-THE bee keeper suspects that anything the mat
ter with hive, he can open 1t, and by actual exami-
nation OF its combs ascertain, In few minutes lts
true condition, and thus apply lnteilgenty 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 swarming plan,
or enlarged (withouta alteration OF existing parts
SO 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 hoert9 so that
bees may be left at any ,ime 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 secured as to admit OF safe Transports
ton, anv ore of which may be taken out separately
and disposed of Or preferred, it may be stored IN
small boxes glasses, in convenient, beautiful AND
saeable forms.
Colonies may De SaIely LrOm any otnoA
hive to this at all of the year, as their combs
with all their contents be reno, u with them, and
easily fastened in the frame and If this operation
sfully performed in the gathering season, the col
ony, in a 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 hee-keeper will admit that
com pete revolution must eGeetualy be effected in
the management of bees
Thus 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 bee keepers The inventor
safely say that since the issue of the patent he has
spent tenfold as much time in efforts to perfect the
hive us he has in endeavoring to introduce 1t to the
public. This hive can be made i'll mple, cheap
and durable form, or ma be constructed with glass
on all sides.
IA individual or farm right to use this invention
will be sold Tor five dollars. Such right the
purchaser 10 USE and construct for his 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 Hives may be made at
the ''Staunton Spectator office. Hives can be OBJ
tained from JuBN S. PARENT, stanton. Refer to
VIM Carroll Jacob Parent and WIN. Balthis ,taun
ton. W. l.. mC1Ahci'
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