Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-06-03

It was the design of the Patentee in con-
| structing this hive to furnish Bee-rasers
with hive that would meet the appreciation
of that class which keeps for the honey only,
and to overcome the m'slortunes that have OF
| late years beallen bees namely-dying in the
winter from changes of temperature, and de-
! structiOn by worms in the summer.
| The reason the bees die oil in the winter is
| chiefly on account Of the exc 9ss OF animal heat
that arises from their bodies causing an I'M
| 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 1t often does, the bees
will perish. BY the controlable 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 af-
ter the bees quit working the roof board b,
(that is secured by four screMs) is to be taken
of 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 or
other matter, this ventilation will 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 gouae covered
ventilation holes are readially groOved 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-
nicatiug 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 lever 0 extending through the
side of the hive.
The Patcntee 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 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, grubb, or young bee win 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 T,
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 0rlie
in this hopper or alightng- board, in COM
pact mass which will shield them from the
dew; and as in this condition they have ad-
vantage over the millGrs, the latter will keep
out Of the hive. As the hive is Of u 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 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 he 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 us that of the
old fashion Gum or BOX Hive. " with these
provcments-vi2-thc comfortable ventla-
tiOn-the construction of the Honey Boxes
the construction Of the inclined bee or alight-
ng-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.
Bslgn Individual, Township, County and
State Rights can be had by applying to
j. IL. THURSTON. Patentee,
Athens, Athens County Ohio,
or to JOHN MILLIKAN,
washington G. H., Fayetto County, Ohio
April 10, 1869. 9t*m3