Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-04-29

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| Itwas the design of the Patentee in con
| structing this hive to furnish Bee-raiSers
with a. hive thatwOuld. meet the appreciation
| of that class which keeps for the honey only,
and to overcome the misiertunes thathaYe OF
| late wears befallen bees namely-dying i'll the
winter from changes Of temperature and de-
| struetion by worms in the summer.
| The reason the bees die OH in the winter IS
| chiefly ON account Of the eXc9 ass OF animal heat
| that arises from their bodies causing an u1-
healthy hive. When the weather becomes
| changeable the animal heat Will condense ana
| turn to frost in the hive, and when the wealth
erturns warmer this frost returns to water
! and running down over the comb and bees
| cause them to become wei and II the weather
| turns suddenly cold, as it often does, the bees
will perish By. the oontrolable ventilation
5f the cottage hive this difficulty can be avoid
| ed In the. working season the bees will wax
| up the wire cloth over the ventilation hole in
the top Of the end boards A, but in the fall af-
ter the bees quit working the roof board Is,
(thatis secured by four screws is to be taken
OH and the wax removed from the wire cloth,
and the bees will not require any more atten-
ton through the winter, except that the bee
entrance does not get stopped up by snow OF
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 I 4st& tittsl | t- lt.l
The hanging covers of the gouze covered
ventilation holes are readially grooyed upon
the inner side so as to admit the passage OF
suifielent air fdrVehtilation. but exclude snow
and the passage of too much air in winter;
At N are seen slides by which the commu-
nicating passages between the body OF the
hive and the honey boxes q may be regulated,
or may be closed when desired. This slide is
operated by u lever o extending through the
side Of the hive 49, .s
The Patentee claims by experience there
with, that by the use Of the ventilated cottage
| .aA rIa fttftdA
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 G II f,
| enables the bees to guard against the miller
that frequents the hive to deposit the egg for
the worm, the entrance being of Il hopper
shape, the bees in tho evening will hang orlie
in this hopper or alighting board in a com
pact mass which will shield them from the
| dew; and us in this condition they have ad-
| vantage over the millers, the latter will keep
out of the hive. AS the hive is of cottage
shape, and forms ahouse of its self, and there
fore will not require any shed, so the miller
connot find accommodations to shelter from
| the hot sun, or wind, or rain through the day,
The honey boxes g are at the back Of the
hive, and can be removed without disturb ing
inc Dees, anu are 50 cOnsbfuCl6u bHbB t16 Dees
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
Improvements -viz++the comfortable ventila-
tion--the construction of the Honey Boxes
the construction the inclined bee oralight-
ing -boaId-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,
GgP Individual, Township County and
State Rights can be had by applying to
| AE3 ,fi j. II. THURSTON, Patentee.
Athens, Athens County, Ohio,
-0 4-4t9tigl or tOJOHN MILLIKAN,
Washington G, H., Fayette County, Ohio.
April Is, 1860 91*m3 urIE