Vol. XV 



HARCH, 1905. 



No. 3 



HERSHISER COMBINED HIVE STAND AND BOTTOM BOARD 



(Patent Applied For.) 



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By Orel L. Hershiser, Esq. 



''HE COMBINED hive stand and 

 bottom board here illustrated 

 and described, were designed 

 'or certain de.sirable objects and pur- 

 |)oses; not provided for in any of the 

 iiives,'or in the stands or bottom boards 

 )elonging thereto. 

 These objects and 

 >iu'pO'Ses will clear- 

 y appear in the fol- 

 owing description 

 n which reference 

 s made to the ac- 

 •ompanying illu«- 

 rations. 



The object of this 

 live stand and bot- 

 om board may be 

 nnimarized as fol- 

 3ws: 



I'irst, to provide 



lietter and >safer 

 ee hive for use in 

 rintering bees in 

 ellars or special 

 epositories. 



Second, to pro- 

 ide a bee hive in 

 ■hich the safe and 

 jasy moving of 

 ees is accomplish- 

 :1, cont r i b u ti n g 

 le most important item of safety and 

 omfort to the apiarist engaged in 

 ligratory bee keeping or who runs one 

 r more out-apiaries. 



Third, to provide a structure in 



hlch the size of the entrance may be 

 uickly and effectually regulated to 

 ny desired size to suit the needs of 

 le colony. 



OREL L. HERSHISER 



Fourth, to provide a hive in which 

 it is possible to bring the bees under 

 the absolute control of the apiarist, 

 should they engage in robbing. 



P'ifth, to provide, a bottom board 

 which will prevent the clogging of the 

 entrance to the 

 hive with dead bees 

 in outdoor winter- 

 ing; which will en- 

 able the removal of 

 the dead bees from 

 the hive oy the bees 

 of the colony with- 

 out the latter going 

 outside of shelter; 

 and a bottom board 

 which will prevent 

 the beating of rain, 

 snow or sleet into 

 the hive. 



Sixth, to provide 

 a ready and expedi- 

 tious means of pre- 

 venting the melting 

 down of the combs 

 of the hive and the 

 consequent ruin of 

 the colony during 

 periods of intense 

 heat. 



While the foregoing are the more 

 salient features it may be stated that 

 this stand and bottom board have num- 

 erous other important properties which 

 are self-suggesting to the thoughtful 

 apiarist but which space forbids to 

 detail here. 



Fig. 1 i-s a perspective view of a hive 

 embodying the features of the stand 



