Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-10-19
MISCELLANEOUS.
BEES! BEES!
L. L. LaDgStrOth's Movable Comb live

Patented October 5th, 1852.
MACH comb in this hive is attached to q separate
~ movable frame, and by following the directions
given, they may be all taken out in few minutes,
gthout cutting or nuring them in the least at II
enraeing the bees By this arrangement, weak stock
he easily strengthened by helping them to combs,
honey or maturing brood taken from strong Ones and
oneeless colonies saved from certain ruin by giving
them the means OF obtaining anotner queen. 3
As all the stocks in the Apiary, by the control OF
the Combs can be kept strong in numbers and in the
nossessop of fertile queen the ravages OF tho bee
moth may be efectuaily prevented.
If the keeper suspects that anything is the mat
ter with hive he can open II, and by actual exami-
nation of its combs ascertain in few minutes, its
true condition, and thus apply inteigently the rem
edies which 1t 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 fwthoutany alteration fexisting parts
30 as 10 ford ample accommodation to non swarm.
ing stock. .
By a very simple arrangement, the queen may be
confined while the workers have their loertS 80 taat
bees NAV be left at any time, without the least rlsk
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 Us to admit of safe transporta
lion, any one of which may be taken out separately
and disposed Of Or if preferred, 1t may be stored IN
small boxes or glasses, in convenient, beautiful ana
saleable forms.
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 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
complete 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 Theinventor can
safely say that since the issue of the patent he mas
spent tenfold as much time in efforts to perfect the
hive as he has in endeavoring to introduce 1t to the
public. This hive can be made in SIMPLE, cheap
and durable form, ma be constructed with glass
on all sides.
Al individual or farm right to use this invention
win be sold Tor Eve dollars Such rghtentitles the
purchaser 10 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 .Staunton Spectator" Office Hives can be OBJ
tained from JONI S. PARENT, Staunton. Refer to
VIM. Carroll, Jacob Parent and VIM .SBalthis, staun
ton. >.,. W. 1. mC0hnEA'