Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-05-27

It was the design of the Patentee in con
structing this hive to furnish Bee-raiser
with II hive that would meet the appreciation
Of that class which keeps for the honey only
and to overcome the misiortunes that have 0
late years betallen bees namely-dying in thu
winter from changes Of temperature and de
| struCtiOn by worms in the summer,
The reason the bees die of in the winter il
chiefly on account of the exc oss of animal hea
| that arises from their bodies causing an I'm
healthy hive. When the weather becomes
changeable the animal heat will condense ant
| 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 vet and if 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 will wax
up the wire cloth over the ventilation hole in
the top of the end boards A, but in the fall Gf-
ter the bees quit working the roof board B.
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 bee
entrance does not get stopped up by snow or
other matter, this ventilation will keep the
hive dry and healthy and tho 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
ventilation holes are readially grOoyed upon
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 N are seen slides by which the commu-
nlcating passages between the body of the
hive and the honey boxes Z may be regulated
or may be closed when desired. This slide is
operated by lever o extending through the
side Of the hive.
The Pateutee claims by experience there
with, that by the use of the ventilated cottage
hive, the bees will be made to swarm from
two to four wesks earlier in the spring than
by any other hive in use. BY the advantage
OF the ventilation in keeping the hive dry, the
egg, grub, or young bee win notperish in the
months Of February and March. They will
therefore swarm il the weather win permit
by the last of April or the first May.
The construct on of the bee entrance G IT I,
enables the bees to guard against the miller
that trequents the hive to deposit the egg for
the worm, the entrance being of hOpper
shape, the bees in the evening will hang 6rlie |
in this hopper or alighting board in com
pact mass which will shield them from the
dew; and as in this condition they have ad- |
vantage over the millers, the latter will keep
out of the hive. As the hive is Of a COttage |
shape, and forms house of its self and there |
fore VIII not require any shed, so the miller
connot find accommodation to shelter from |
the hot sun, or wind, or rain, through the day. |
The honey boxes are at the back of tile |
hive, and can be removed without disturbing
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 eCchnmber is the same as that of the
old fashion Gum or BOX Hive" with these
proyemcnts-viz-the comfortable ventila-
ylon-the construction Of the Honey Boxes
5he construction ofthe inclined bee or alight-
nE -hOard-and the cottage shane of the hive