Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-04-22

1t vas tiis dssisn ~ tie ratehtee "a con.
structing this hive 70 furnish Bee-ralsers
with a hive that would meet the appreciation
Of that class which keeps for the honey only,
and TO overcome the misiOrtnnes that have Of
late years befallen bees pamely-dying in the
winter from changes Of temperature, and de-
lBtructiOn BY worms in the summer.
/ The reason the bees die OF in the wiDter 10
chiefly on account Of the excess Of animal heat
that arises IRON their bodies causing an un-
healthy hive When the gweRtheE becomes
chan geabie flfe anhndl iieatwiii eohdenBe and
[ turn to frost in the hive, and when the wealth
I er turns warmer this frost returns to water
and running down over the comb and bees
cause them 70 become wet, and il the weather
turns Suddenly cold, as itQfteA does, the 5gea
will perish. By the cOnu0laDle YeHti iatiOn
Of the eottAge l1ige this dih Gnlty ean be aYoiaa
ed. In the working season the bees viii wax
up the wire cloth over the ventilation hole in
the top Of the end boards A, but in the fail af-
ter the beeyq working the zrgyfTbeart is5
| that Is seeafed by foSf8creNs9 Is TO DO taEois
| OF and the wax removed frem the wire cloth,
and the bees will not require any more atten-
ton through the winter except that the bee
entrance dOesngt get stepped pp 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 rs
much honey e sustain then through the vim
ter ill lAet ~ .el83nfG9Q W9a NHia4 na&
The hanging covers Of athe sbdzs covered
ventilation holes arc readially groOyed upon
the inner side 50 as to admit the passage Of
sufficient air for ventilation, but exclude snow
and the passagelf teomuch,a ID winter
At&afeseen siides ny which the eoiufnli
nieating passages between the body Of the
hive and the honey boxes Z may be regulated.
or may be closed when desired, This slide is
oPerEEed BY = etfefO 'eAtendmg thpngh tile
side Of the hive
The Patentee claims by experience there
fkat 4 "a +aI
hive, the. bees will be- made 70 swarm from
/ two 70 fodrhyscE eaflitrin the spring than
BY any other hive il nses BY the advantage
of the ventilation In keeping the hive dry the
egg gruhb, or young bee will nOtperIsh IN the
months Of February and Marehl & They VIII
therefore swarm ii the weather wilt pefufit,
by the last Of April or the first May.
The construction Of the bee entrance G II 7,
enables the bees to guard against the miller
that irequents the hive to deposit the egg for
the worm. the entrance being Of q hopper
shape, the bees III Che evening win hang or lie
in this hopper or alighting board in G. M
paqt nus WhlGh viii 6hieldg them ffonf thu
dew; aud as III this condition tlfey nave ad-
vantage over the milleTs, the latter will keep
out Of thghive, ksthe hive is of aieoftage
shape and forms ahouse It's self and there
fore will not require any shed. so the miller
the bot rh. ~ wind 6ffail. III f6dg III tiie DIV.
The honey boxes Q are at the back. Of tho
NiFe. auuHdn DC removed A1thOub' df8Juft INK
the bees and are s0coDstfucted that the bees
cannot wax them fast to the hive, and so that
they can Dgehsil5 removed without any jar
to the hive. HE construction Of the honey
boxes is such, that the honey can be re-
5bg driving four sereBSs Fhe dnsiGe
or the bee -chaufberb the same as thiat 6f the
old fashion "Gum' or BOX Hive. with these
provements-Yiz-the eontfoiable ventiIa-
tion-the construction OF The Honey Boxes
the construction of the inclined bee OF. alight-
ins- hoard And Ehe eOttsge shape 0i the Size.
The hive is nearly as simple In structure rs
the old fashioned GHmH on Box Hive"
A sideight gives an. entire view Of theinr
teriOr OF the bee-ehaniber The honey bo1es
nave glass on one Side So that the progress of
the hees can be seen at any time. elA
BSIsr Individual, Township, County snd
State Rights can be had BY applying to
J. H. THURSTON Patentee.
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