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; nd or above the mortise, ehould be filled. Every part of the epout, before it is 

 1 1 together, is to be washed with the above mentioned whitewash. It must be 

 ■11 fitted into the walls and set in mortar. 



One foot above the lighting-stool is to be a a board, c, c, one foot wide, sloping 

 enty-two degrees, intended to shelter the bees. Once in ten feet, along the 

 ver story, is to be a ventilator, d ; secured on the outoide by a shutter, and on 

 ■ inside by a screen of wire or thin perforated metal, fine enough to e.\clude the 

 ?-moth. When it is intended to multiply artificial swarms, a kind of balcony, 

 frame, t, one foot square, should be attached at the lower extremity of the 

 nit projecting four inches, secured on the outside by two shutters, /, /, the 

 ver one to be hung at the bottom with hinges, so as to serve when open lor a 

 hting-stool ; the upper one to be hung at the top on pivots, — the upper edge 

 ng rounded and fitted to roll in a half circle, made in the frame. In the centre 

 the upper shutter is to be a screen, /, inserted of half its size, to serve as a ven 

 itor ; the upper shutter to close upon the lower one by a rabbet. In case ihe 

 11 should be brick, or sufficiently thick, the frame should be sunk rather than 

 jjected ; and in either case the spout should extend no further than the inside 

 the frame. These shutters are useful for the greater security of the bees when 

 ^y are not sufficiently numerous to keep guard at the end of the spout, — conse 

 ently they should be kept closed at night during the season of the moth's depre- 

 :ion. In case of multiplying, the bees should pass and repass through the same 

 )ut ; which should, consequently, be proportionably larger. 

 The hives should be about sixteen inches square, and of any required height ; 

 Ihout doors, or mouths, because they set on the board, plate 2, fig 14, which is 

 be made precisely the same as the cover to the top of the hive, (and should be 

 ished with the above named white-wash,) with the addition of a mortise corres- 

 nding with the mortise in the cement floor, two inches from the wall, for tht 

 nvenience of securing them at the bottom with plaster lime. The top of the 

 .e should be provided with two parallel bars, g, plate II. fig. 3, one inch square, 

 iced \\, inches from the centre, for the purpose of supporting the cover, fig. 1, 

 lich is to be made ol a board | of an inch in thickness, — thirteen inches uf the 

 nlre is to be divided into nine equal squares, with amortise in the centre ol each, 

 inches long, and \ wide. Opposite the centre of each monise, at the distance 

 one fourth of an inch from each side, is to be a hole three fouiths of anincli indi 

 loter. Over this is to be placed an adapter, fig. 2, three fourths of an inch 

 ick, with holes 2J inches in diameter, corresponding with the holes in the cover 

 the holes of the adapter are to be inserted the mouths of glass quart specii 

 3, to be covered with asuitable box, or cover, to exclude the light while the 

 .; are at work in them. At the approach of cold weather the bottles should be 

 moved, to prevent the rarified air from condensing and destroying the bees, and 

 hive siiould be again covered with the same box. 



The proprietor, in order to avail himself of a portion of the honey without de 

 ■oying the bees, — which is in no case necessary, — and also for the purpose ot 

 ;nnging the comb, must use double covers, between which he may introduce 

 viders, for the purpose of separating the tiers. In all cases ol taking honey, the 

 ipcr tier must be removed and empty ones inserted at the bottom. To multiply 

 iitioial swarms, without the trouble of swarming and hiving, place two empt> 

 ves, plate 2, fig. 4, (connected with the spout) as usual near the wall, with a full 

 ve, j, behind them, (or a full hive, fig. 5, may he placed on the top of two or 

 "-e; with a suitable communication for the bees to pass through the empty hives 

 the spout. When the new hives beL-omes filled with comb and young brood, 

 ey must be separated, and will become independent colonies. All the hives 

 ust be of equal dimensions as to length and breadth, with tops like other hives, 

 lat they may at any time be used as tier hives. 



In order to e-nnloy bees profitably when they cannot collect honey from abroad 

 le fec'^mg machine, plnte 2. fig. 6, must be used ; to construct which prepare s 

 Liardof the size of the bottom of the hive, fig. 7; then make a frame of lour sides 

 qual to size to the board, fig. 8, three inches deep, the front side of plank, with a 

 ale through it to correspond with the mortiee in the cement floor, with a groove in 



the upper edge extending from one end so far that a slide, fig. 9, may be intro- 

 duced, to cut off the communication with the spout, in order to prevent robberies, 

 &c. On the upper edge of this frame is to be fastened tin, or other smooth metal, 

 projecting inwardly one inch, and sloping forty-five degrees, as may be seen in 

 the sections of the frame and board, figs. 10 and 11. The object of the tin is to 

 prevent the grub from ascending. Over this the board is to be placed, with the 

 hole, i, fig. 7, corresponding with that in the plank of the frame, i, fig. 8. All 

 that part of the board, m, n, o, p, fig. 7, which covers the inside of the frame, is 

 to be cut into openings, three eights of an inch wide and one inch asunder, cor- 

 responding with the mortises in the cover. Between the cover and the tin is to 

 be a slide, fig. 12, of the size of the inside of the frame, for the purpose of exclu- 

 ding the light when clearing the machine. The back side of the frame is to be 

 used as a door, and kept in place by the springs, g, r, fig. 13. This machine is 

 to be placed near the walls, with the hole in the plank over that in the floor, and 

 the hive kept on it at all times when there is a scarcity of flowers. By the use 

 of this machine, a hive infested with grubs, or other foreign matter, may be 

 cleared of them, as they will fall through the openings in the fore part of tha 

 season, and may be taken out without disturbing the bees. It is also to be used 

 whenever it may be necessary to feed the bees. On the approach of cold weather, 

 the machine with the hive on it, is to be moved back from the walls so far as to 

 close the avenue ; the hole in the plank must be closed by the small slide, fig. 9 ; 

 the large slide removed, and the machine filled with cut straw, or other dry ma- 

 terial, and the space between the wall and the hives filled with straw. Other 

 covering should be placed on and about the hives, and removed in the spring. 

 The hives should be made in a workman-like manner, of good limber, and all 

 parts smooth except the bottom of the cover. 



RECOMMENDATION. 



The subscribers have for some years i^abt resided near John Searle, Esq., of 

 Franklin, N. H,, the inventor of a new and improved method of " constructing 

 Bee Houses and Bee Hives " 



We have hid occasion to examine one of the houses, and the hives in the same, 

 built upon the principles laid down in this patent, and to notice the operations of 

 the bees in the eame. 



We find one oi" the greatest advantages of this system to consist in the preser- 

 vation of the life of this useful insect. We rejoice to find it no longer necessary 

 to destroy this pattern of industry, when we would enjoy the fruits of its labor. 

 By adopting this improvement " we can live and let live," making a division of 

 capital when interest and convenience shall demand. 



We a]so find this improvement to be a safe defence to the attacks of most of 

 the enemies of the Bee, more especially the moth or miller. The House is so con 

 structcd as to preserve an even temperature of air about the hives, avoiding 

 diercby the dangerous effects of cold, or heat, or of an atmoephere too moist. 

 The house is also so constructed as to allow easy access to any or all ot the hives, 

 so that neceseary food may be supplied, honey taken away, additional hives oi 

 boxes placed where found necessary, and all robbere or plunderers can at any time 

 be barred out, and good order be constantly preserved in the family. 



Geo. W. Nesmith, Attorney at Law. Cor.. James L. Peabodt. 



JoH.N- L. Sanbob.v, Town Clerk. 



Caleb Merrill, Esq. 

 B. M. TvLER. Preceptor. 

 Job Wilsox, M. D. 

 Stephen Kenrick, Trader. 

 Asa p. Cate, Attorney at Law. 

 Rev. Isaac Knight, A. M. 



E. F. Bean, Trader. 



Joshua Fifield, Esq. 



Geo. M. Phelps. Attorney at Law. 



Jesse Merrill, M. D. 



Joseph Morrill, Esq. 



franldin, Feb. 21, 1839. 

 The cost of erecting one of these Bee Houses with 36 hives, together with the 

 right of the patent, is little more than about $50. 

 Dh. Adam Paoe ii agent tor the patentee at Rochester, iV<>. 86 Exchrmgt->i. 



