Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-11-30
MISCELLANEOUS.
BEESi BEES!
L. l.. LangStr0th'S Movable Comb Hive.

Patented October 5th, 1852.
TACH comb in this hive is attached to separate
t. movable frame, and by following the directions
given, they may be all taken out in a few minutes,
without cutting inuring them in the least at all
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
oueenless colonies saved from certain ruin by giving
them the means of obtaining another queen.
As all the stocks in the Apary, by the control Of
the Combs can be kept strong in numbers and IN the
possession Of fertile queen, the rayages of the bee
moth may be efectually prevented.
1.-THE bee keeper suspects that anything is the at
ter with hive, he can open It, and by actual exami-
nation of its combs, ascertain in few minutes its
true condition, and thus apply ntellgently the rem
odies which it needs. :.
New colonies may be formed in less time than il
usually required for hiving natural swarms or the
hive may be managed on the common swarming plan,
or enlarged (withoutany alteration existing parts
SO as to afford ample accommodation to nonswarm-
| ing stock.
By a very simple arrangement the queen may be
confined while the workers have their liberty, that
bees may be left at any time, without the least rsk
of their swarming 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 upper box,
in frames secured to admit Of safe transporta
tion any one Of which may be taken out separately
and disposed Of or, preferred it may be stored in
small boxes or glasses in convenient, beautiful and
saleaDle forms. -
Colonies may be safely transferred from any other
hive to this at all of the year. their combs
with all their contents be removed with hem 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 bee-hive be easily oved
and with safety both to the bees and the OPERATOR
then every enlightened beekeeper 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 test its value and is beginning to be adopted
by some of the largest bee-keepers The Inventor can
safely say that since the issue of the patent he has
spent tenfod 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 right entities the
purchaser 10 use and construct for his own use,
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, Staunton. Refer to
VIM Carroll, Jacob Parent and VIM. Balthis, Staun
ton. w. L. McGAHEf.
July 20, 1853.