THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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A friend, who is a bee-ist, called and pro- 

 nounced them the handsomest he ever saw. He 

 says he saw none at the State Fairs, last fall, that 

 were as well marked ; and then they are as gentle 

 as flies, and almost as harmless. I never had 

 bees that were so quiet on the combs while being 

 handled, as they are. The queens are large and 

 handsome, and so far very prolific. 



H. 0. Barnard. 



Charleston, 111. 



[For the American Bee Journal.] 



Price's Revolvable, Reversible, Movable- 

 comb, Double-eased, Sectional Bee-Hive. 



THE CASKET. 



This invention is destined to mark a neio era 

 for successful wintering and profitable bee-keep- 

 ing. 



1. It is the best hive for wintering and stimu- 

 lating bees, and for early breeding. It has the 

 best sectional surplus honey boxes and the best 

 storage facilities. 



2. It can be used either in horizontal or ang- 

 ling position, and is the best hive for wintering 

 either on the summer stand or in bee-house, 

 cellar or other repository. 



3. It is the best and safest ventilated hive ever 

 made. A swarm cannot be suffocated in it un- 

 der any circumstances. 



4. It has all the advantages of frame hives 

 without their disadvantages. The size of the 

 brood-chamber can be made small or large at 

 will, to suit the requirements of the colony. 



5. It is on an entirely new principle, and is 

 warmer in winter and cooler in summer, and of 

 a more equable temperature night and day than 

 any other hive. The bees cannot gum or pro- 

 polis them so that the sections and comb cannot 

 be handled separately. 



6. The surplus honey sections are in close con- 

 nection with the brood-chamber, and with one 

 another, and the bees are certain to work in them 

 when there is honey to store. The sections can 



be used to the full capacity of the hive, or of the 

 bees to fill them, and the bees can be forced to 

 work in any number at once, thereby greatly 

 increasing the yield in short honey seasons. 



7. It is the only hive that can be used angling 

 and always secure straight combs, and can be 

 made by any one who can use square, saw and 

 hammer, and drive a nail. 



8. Its facilities for breeding and for stimulat- 

 ing the queen to the production of brood ensure 

 large, vigorous swarms at the honey harvest. 



9. It is the only hive that saves bees from de- 

 struction, from falling on the snow on warm 

 days of spring. 



10. It is the best self-cleaning hive, and afibrds 

 the best facilities for the removal of dirt. 



11. The surplus honey can be had in boxes or 

 sections, and can be taken from the top or side 

 of the hive. 



12. It is easier handled and moved than any 

 other large exterior case in use, as the casket is 

 removable from the case. 



In brief, its combinaticm will suit all tastes, a's 

 it has all the advantages without the imperfec- 

 tions of other hives. 



John M. Price. 



Buffalo Orove, Iowa, May, 1870. 



[For the American Bee Journal/ 



Novice. 



Dear Bee Journal : — We are sorry to inform 

 you that our plans for 1870, as regards bees, are 

 considerably marred by the disastrous fire which 

 visited our town on the 14th of April. With the 

 ruin of our store and business, our Quiuby hive 

 and a number of American hives, lumber, &c., 

 which were stored in an upper room, were 

 burned. And now, more than that, our bee- 

 house, for want of a better place, is now used 

 temporarily, as a receptacle for the tools, »fec., 

 saved from our manufactory. Well, to make the 

 best of it, we are nearly as well off as far as 

 facilities for the bees are concerned, as we were 

 last year. Artificial incubation and many other 

 matters, liave to be laid "on the shelf" for the 

 present. 



We regret the loss of the Quinby hive, as we 

 were quite anxious to test it ; so much has been 

 said on the subject, and one correspondent thinks 



