Trade Notes 

 The A. I. Root Company, Medina, Ohio 



ROOT OBSERVATION HIVE 



In recent years there has been an ever-increasing interest in 

 bees as a subject for nature study in the schools, and a correspond- 

 ing demand for observation hives to facilitate the study of bees at 

 work, without exposing the student directly to them, as is necessary 

 with ordinary hives. To meet this demand we offer several styles 

 and sizes of observation hives. These are made with skeleton frame, 

 with glass in sides and ends of the brood-chamber, and in sides only 

 of the super. Shutters are provided to cover the glass. These 

 shutters have brass rings to handle them by and brass buttons to 

 hold them in place. Brass hooks are also provided to hold the sev- 

 eral sections of the hive together. The hives are finished in the 

 natural wood, oiled and varnished, and altogether they are very 

 attractive in appearance. We furnish them regularly in 8-frame, 

 Langstroth depth. The super is fitted for the 4x5x1?^ plain section. 

 Hives are usually furnished put together and finished. We can sup- 

 ply material in the flat, but it is work for a cabinet-maker who un- 

 derstands his business to put them up, and we do not care to fur- 

 nish them in flat unless you order one complete as a model. 



The bottom is no longer than the hive, and a covered extension is provided to lead the bees out-doors under the window- 

 sash or other opening provided. In the full-sized hive a colony of bees can be kept by a window the year round, or for only a 

 part of the season, as may be desired. The work of the hive, including the building of comb in the sections, can be watched 



at intervals without opening the hive or disturbing the 

 bees. For work in the school-room before a class we rec- 

 ommend the one-frame hive. With the one-frame observa- 

 tion hive it is necessary to remove the frame of bees and 

 put in a fresh one about once a week at least, for the best 

 results. As a rule, arrangements may be made with a 

 local bee-keeper to provide a frame of bees each Monday 

 morning, returning at end of week. 



We make one-frame observation hives for L. frames 

 or for Danz. frames and a row of sections above, or the L. 

 frame with a row of sections above. These are provided 

 with a wood case to slip over to shut out the light when 

 you are not watching the bees. We show this one-frame 

 hive and the case in accompanying illustration. This con- 

 j^ists of turned-wood corners with glass inserted in grooves 

 (in ends as well as the sides. 



Observation Hive with Paneh Removed. 



Ohservation Hive Inside a Room with Entrance under the 

 Raised Hash. 



PK.ICE3-LjIST of OBSER.'VA.TION' KIVEiS 



Observation Hive (8-frame), complete with super, including 



frames, sections, glass — and bees with queen $15.00 



Observation Hive (S-frame), complete with super, including 



frames, sections, glass — no bees 7.50 



Observation Hive (S.frame), without frames 7.00 



" Super " complete, with sections 2.50 



" Hive " without super 5.00 



" Brood-chamber, complete, with frames — no cover 



or bottom 3.75 



Observation brood-chamber without frames 3.25 



One-frame Observation Hive for Danz. frame, no super, with 



case 2.50 



One-frame Observation Hive for Hoffman L. frames, no super, 



with case 2.50 



One-frame Observation Hive for Danz. frames, with super, 



with case 3.00 



One-frame Observation Hive for Hoffman L. frame's, with su- 

 per, with case 3.00 



(For bees and queen in one-frame hive, add $3.00.) 



One-frame Obsen'atiou IL 



THE A, L ROOT CO., Medina, Ohio 



