THE PROTECTIVE BEE-HIVE. 390 
one individual who has used it $25.00 for the proceeds of one swarm 
during a single year. In this Hive the natural instincts of the Honey- 
bee are not obstructed or changed, but directed into a profitable chan- 
nel for the benefit of the keeper. 
PRINCIPLE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Karly in the author’s experience in Bee-keeping, he discovered that 
the trouble which is occasioned by the Bee-moth, arises chiefly in con- 
sequence of the animal heat which naturally emanates from the Bees, 
as it escapes from the hive, or as it issues through the joints, cracks, 
and crevices, and results in the hatching of the eggs of the Bee-moth. 
Such being the fact, any remedy, to be successful, must meet the 
exigencies of the case. It must prevent the ill effects which this 
animal heat produces. The Protective Bee-hive is constructed with 
this special object in view. In its construction, an attempt is made to 
imprison or intercept, er prevent the escape of that animal heat which 
_eauses the mischief; and with what success it is done, the reader (or, 
_ rather, the one who examines and uses the hive) must judge. 
MODE OF PROTECTION. 
Every joint which communicates directly with the interior of the 
hive is protected by a tongue and groove, or their equivalents. The 
same is true of the joint which usually exists around the base of the 
hive; so that it is virtually a hive without joints. The animal heat 
naturally emanating from the Bees is so effectually imprisoned that the 
eggs of the Bee-moth will not hatch at any place or point about the 
exterior of the hive. ‘This new result cannot be too highly appreciated 
in its bearing upon Bee-culture.. No hive is suitable for use which has 
not this protection, or what is equivalent to it. 
MATERIALS. 
Clear stock and well seasoned should be selected. Ji should be dry, 
and free from shakes and cracks. The best stock is none too good, and 
will be the cheapest in the end. 
MAKING. 
In the construction of this hive, the best workmanship should be | 
employed which it is possible to obtain. No part which is found in the 
