122 BEES AND BEE-KEEPTNG. 



failed to sec them. The moth will go wherever bees 

 can ; the best that can be done is to assist the bees 

 to remove them when they have made a lodgment. 



I have thus noticed some of the principal advan- 

 tages pertaining to this hive, and which renders it 

 worthy the notice of all bee-keepers who favor the 

 march of improvement in apiarian pursuits. It is 

 true, that a person who is too ignorant or careless to 

 manage bees properly, need not expect splendid re- 

 sults from this or any other hive. Bee-keeping, to 

 be either successful or profitable, must first be under- 

 stood, and if then proceeded with, with care and 

 perseverance, success is certain to follow. The pecu- 

 liarities of this hive are such as have suggested them- 

 selves, from time to time, through a long series of 

 years of practical and successful bee-keeping, both 

 on a small and large scale, in the Atlantic States and 

 in California ; no part of it is founded on theory, but 

 a test has been applied to prove every point, and it is 

 submitted to the public, believing that it will give 

 full satisfaction. 



SPECIFICATIONS. 



By the peculiar arrangement of this hive, air, with- 

 out light, is admitted into the hive, so that the bees 

 are well supplied with the necessary material for 

 respiration ; and by being kept in the dark, they are 

 continually in repose, and require less food for their 

 sustenance than if they were in a state of activity. 

 This economizes their winter's store, and saves the 

 lives of many bees who would otherwise die of star- 

 vation, and prevents the ravages of the neighboring 



