234 THE bee-keeper's guid^ ; 



cold Northern climate, a piece of thick factory cloth should 

 rest on the frames as before stated. This is just the size of 

 the hive, and when properly adjusted no bee can pass above it. 

 By cutting- on three sides of an inch square, we form a flap in 

 this cloth which may be turned back to permit the bees to enter 

 the feeder, when feeding is desired. In fall, winter and spring, 

 a section-case left on the hive and filled with fine sawdust or 

 chaff is a most desirable substitute for a heavy, awkward chaff 

 hive. Dr. Miller covers the year through with a cloth cover. 



THE HUBER HIVE. 



The other type of hives originated when Huber hinged 

 several of his leaf or unicomb hives together so that the frames 

 would open like the leaves of a book. In August, 1779, Huber 

 wrote to Bonnet as follows : " I took several small fir-boxes, a 

 foot square and fifteen lines wide, and joined them togther 

 by hinges, so that they could be opened and shut like the 

 leaves of a book. "When using a hive of this description, we 

 took care to fix a comb in each frame, and then introduced all 

 the bees." (Edinburgh edition of Huber, p. 4.) Although 

 Morlot and others attempted to improve the hive, it never 

 gained favor with practical apiarists. 



In 1866, Mr. T. F. Bingham, then of New York, improved 

 upon the Huber hive, securing a patent on his triangular-frame 

 hive. This, so far as I can judge, was the Huber hive made 

 practical. Mr. Bingham now uses a modification of this hive 

 (Fig. 101). 



In 1868, Mr. M. S. Snow, then of New York, now of Minne- 

 sota, procured a patent on his hive, which was essentially the 

 same as the hives now known as the Quinby and Bingham 

 hives. 



Soon after, the late Mr. Quinby brought forth his hive, 

 which is essentially the same as the above, only differing in 

 details. No patent was obtained by Mr. Quinby, whose great 

 heart and boundless generosity endeared him to all acquaint- 

 ances. Those who knew him best never tire of praising the 

 unselfish acts and life of this noble man. If we except Mr. 

 I^angstroth, no other man, especially in the early days, did so 

 much to promote the interest and growth of improved apicul- 



