US84232A - Improvement in bee-hives - Google Patents

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s tlnitml tam % @atmt J. H. T'HURs'ToN, OF RAINSBOROUGH, OHIO.- Lette 'rsftttent No. 84,232, dated November 17, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVES.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all it may concern! Be it known that I, J. H. THURSTON, of Rainsborough, in the county of Highland, and State of Ohio,

have invented a new and improved Bee-Hive; and I heirs-g had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

This invention relates to a new and useful improve merit-in bee hives,and it consists in the construction of levers and slides, pivoted to the side of the vertical partition. which divides the hive into two compartments, whereby communication is regulated between the honey-boxes and hive.

In the accompanying sheet of drawings- Figure 1 is a vertical section of my invention. taken-- in the line y y, fig. 3.

Figure 2, a vertical section of the same, taken in the linexx,fig.l.

Figure 3, an elevation of the rear'of the same, with the door open, and part of one of the spare-honey boxes broken away.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The body or main quadrilateral form, roof or top, B.

The interior of the hive is divided into two compartments, at b, by suitable partitions, c c',.the compartment a beingthe main or breeding one, and b, the compartment in which the spare-honeyboxes 0 G are placed, the compartment 1) communicating withthe space under the inclined top of the hive, above the horizontal partition 0 of compartment a. (See fig. 1.)

In. the partition 0 there is an opening, cl, covered with wire cloth; and similar openings, 2-, also covered with wire cloth, are made in the sides of the hive, near its top, above the compartment a. (See figs. 1 and 2.)

The bottom, j, of the compartment a is inclined, as shown more particularly in fig. 1, and the lower part, 9, of the fi'ont side of the hive is inclined inward, and extends towithin a short distance of j, leaving a space, h, which extends the Whole Width of the hive;

To the under side of g there is attached, by a screw,

portion, A, of the hive maybe of and provided with a double-pitch the main compartment of the" i, aboard, j, having a notch, 75, made in the centre of its lower edge, to serve as a bee-entrance, when a small one is only required, as in winter, for instance.

In summer, the board j may be removed, and the whole space h made to serve as a bee-entrance.

In hiving, also, j is removed.

of the bottom, f, and the bees, owing to'the inclination of this alightingboard, are enabled to eject the moth with the greatest facility, and also prevent the entrance of the miller, which deposits the eggs.

an opening, 1, in their sides, which abut against the partion c of the compartment a, and similar openings, m, are made in c, in line with the openings 1.

The openings m are each provided with an adjustable cover, or a slide, 11, having lovers, 0, attached, which project through the sides of the hive.

The lever o is pivoted at a to the side of the partition 0, and works, together with the slide n, in recesses cut in the side of said partition.

The slide is attached to the inner end of the lever, and as the latter is moved up and down from the outside of the hive, it moves the slide correspondingly, to open and close the openings;

By means of these covers or slides the capacity of the holes I m may be varied, as desired, and, when and the compartment a cut ofi.

By constructing the hive in this'manner perfect ven- 'tilation is obtained, and consequently a dry hive, and

the bees kept in a healthy condition.

purpose specified.

J. H. .THU'RSION.v Wit nesses:

MARTIN RAKEY,

JAMES W. GEORGE.

By this arrangement a large surface of the lower part is made. to serve as an alighting-board,

The spare-honey boxes 0 0 are each provided with necessary, all communication between the boxes O (l I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters.

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