Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-12-14
MISCELLANEOUS.
BEES! BEES!
l., l., LangStrOth'S Movable Comb Hive.
Patented OctOber 5th. 1852,


Patented October 5th, 1852.
mach comb in this hiveis attached to o separate
~ movable frame, and by following the directions
given, they may be all taken out in few minutes,
without cutting nurng them in the least or 81 al
engaging 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
oueenless 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 ana IN tae
possession of fertile queen, the rayages OF inc pee
moth may be efsctually prevented.
If the bee keeper suspects that anything is the
ter with hive, he can open 1t, and by actual exami-
nation of its combs ascertain, in few minutes its
true condition. and thus apply inteligenty the rem
New colonies may be formed in less time than is
usually required for hiying natural swarms or the
hive may be managed on the common swarmng pian,
or enlarged (withoutany alteration OF exlsung paf
so as to afford ample accommodation to non-swafm'
ing stock. /.
BY very simple arrangement, the queen may De
confined while the workers have their liberty, so tnat
bees may be left at any time, without the least FISK
of their swarmng in the absence of the bee-keeper
The drones when in full fight 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 20 secured as admit of safe transporta-
tion any one Of which may be taken out separately
and disposed Of or if preferred 1t may be stored In
small boxes or glasses, III conVenieh1, peausui "n
saleable forms.
Colonies may be safely transferred from any other
hive to this at all of the year, as their
with all their contents be removed with them, and
easily fastened in the Frame and if this operation is
skilfuly 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 beekepers The Inventor can
safely say that since the issue of the patent ne mas
spent tie MOLD 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, or may be constructed with glass
on all sides.
An individual or farm right to use this invention
will be sold for five dollars. Such Alright 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 az
the ssStaunton Spectator Office. Hives can be op-
tanned from JOHN S. PARENT, Staunton. Refer TO
VIM. Carroll, Jacob Parent and VIM. Balthis, ataun
tom W. T. McGAHEY.
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