Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-09-28
MISCELLANEOUS.
BEES! BEES!
T., l.. LangStr0th'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 inurng them in the least or at
enrapinp the bees By this arrangement, weak stock
NAV be easily strengthened by helping them to combs,
honey or maturing brood taken from strong ones and
gueeness colonies saved from certain ruin by giving
As all the stocks in the Apiary, by the control OF
the Combs, can be kept strong in numbers and in the
possesson of fertile queen, the ravages OF the bee
moth may be efectually prevented.
If the keeper suspects that anything is the mat
ter with hive he can open it, and by actual exami-
nation of its COMBS ascertain, in few minutes, It's
true condition, and thus apply inteigenty the rem
edies which it needs.
New colonies may be formed in less time than is
usually required for hiving natural swarms the
hive NAV be managed on the common swarming plan,
or enlarged fwthoutan alteration existing parts
so as to afford ample accommodation to on-swarm.
ing stock.
By very simple arrangement, the queen may be
confined while the workers have their liberty 30 that
bees NAV be left ut any time, without the least FISK
of their syarming 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 po4'
in frames 30 secured to admit Of safe transporta-
ton 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 beautiful ana
salesble forms.
Colonies may be safely transferred from any other
hive to this at all seasons of the year. as their combs
with all their contents can be removed with them and
easily fastened in tho Frame and if this operation is
skfuly performed in the gathering season, the col
ony, in few hours, will work as vigorously in tho
new as they did in the old.
If the combs of the beehive 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. 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 endeavoring to introduce 1t to the
public This hive can be made in simple, cheap
and durable form, mag be constructed with glass
on all sides.
An individual or farm right to use this invention
will be sold for 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 Hives may be made at
the tsStaunton Spectator office. Hives can be OBJ
tanned from JOHN s. PARENT, Staunton. Refer to
VIM. Carroll, Jacob Parent and VIM Balthis, Staun'
ton. ". L. McdAnEA' &
TrJ, 1879