Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-06-17
Patented Nov. II, 1865.

1t was the design of the Patentee in con
structing this hive to furnish Bee-raisers
| with hive that would meet the appreciation
| of that class which keeps for the honey only,
and to overcome the mislOrtuhes IhaC nave 10 Oh
late years bctallen bees namely-dying in the
winter from changes of temperature, and de-
| struction by worms in the summer
The reason the bees die of in the winter is
| chiefly on account of the exc ass OF animal heat
| that arises from their bodies causing an un-
healthy hive. When the weather becomes
| changeable the animal heat will condense and
turn to frost in the hive, and when the wealth
| er turns warmer this frost returns to water
and running down over the comb and bees
| cause them to become wet, and II the weather
| turns suddenly cold, as it often does the bees
will perish. BY the comfortable ventilation
of the cottage hive this difficulty can be avoid
| ed In the working season the bees VIII wax
! ND the wire cloth over the ventilation hole IN
! the top of the end boards A, but in the fall at-
| ter the bees quit working the roof board Is,
THAT is secured by four screws is to be taken
OFF and the WAX removed from the wire cloth,
| and the bees will not require any more atten-
tiOn through the winter, except that the pee
entrance does not get stopped up by snow or
other matter, this ventilation VIII Keep the
hive dry and healthy and the bees will re-
main more inactive and will not require as
much honey to sustain them through the WIN
ter.
The hanging covers of the gouze covered
the inner side so as to admit the passage Of
sufficient air for ventilation, but exclude snow
and the passage of too much air in winter.
At are seen slides by which the commu-
nieating passages between the body OF the
hive and the honey boxes may be regulated
or may be closed when desired This slide is
operated by Il lever o extending through the
side of the hive.
The Patentee claims by experience there
with that by the use of the ventilated cottage
iun bpn will ba M In
two to four weeks earlier in the spring than
by any other hive in use. BY the advantage
of the ventilation in keeping the hive dry, the
egg, gruhb. or young bee will not perish in the
months of February and March, They will
therefore swarm if the weather will permit
by the last of April or the first May.
The construction Of the bee entrance II f,
enables the bees to guard against the miller
that trequents the hive to deposit the egg for
the worm, the entrance being of a hopper
shape, the bees in the evening will hang Orlie
in this hopper or alighting- board. in a com
pact mass which will shield them from the
dew; and as in this condition they have ad-
vantage over the millels, the latter will keep
out of the hive, As the hive is of cottage
shape, and forms u house of its self, and there
fore will not require any she'd so the miller
COnnot find accommodation to shelter from
the hot sun, or wind, Orrain, through the day.
The honey boxes are at the back of the
hive, and can be removed without disturb ing
the bees, and are so constructed that the bees
cannot wax them fast to the hive, and so that
they can be easily removed without any jar
to the hive. The construction of the honey
boxes is such. that the honey can be re-
moved by drawing four screws The inside
or the bee chamber is the same as that of the
old fashion Gum" or Box Hive, with these
impr0ve comfortable ventila-
tt0n-the construction of the Honey Boxes
the construction of the inclined bee or alight-
ing -board-and the cottage shape OF the hive,
The hive is nearly as simple in structure as
the old fashioned Gum or Box Hive"
A side light gives an entire view Of the in
terror of the bee-chamber. The honey boxes
have glass on one side so that the progress Of
the bees can be seen at any time,
BGBn Individual Township, County and
State Rights can be had by applying to
j. II, TIURSTON, Patentee,
Athens, Athens County Ohio
or to JOHN MILLIKAN,
Washington G. H., Fayette County, Ohio
April 15, 1869. 21*m3