. Bees and honey; or, The management of an apiary for pleasure and profit. Bees. 36 BEE riTLTURE. THE LANGSTROTII HIVE. Though movable-frame liivos were in use in Europe, in rude form, as early as 1795, they were not at all practical until the illustrious German, Dzierzon, invented a hive, in 1848, and our own distinguished and honored Langstroth, in 1852, presented the world with one that has, with his system of management, completely revolutionized bee-keeping everywhere, making it a practical science. The patent which was issued to the llev. L. L. Langstvcth in 1852 expired in 1873, and the
. Bees and honey; or, The management of an apiary for pleasure and profit. Bees. 36 BEE riTLTURE. THE LANGSTROTII HIVE. Though movable-frame liivos were in use in Europe, in rude form, as early as 1795, they were not at all practical until the illustrious German, Dzierzon, invented a hive, in 1848, and our own distinguished and honored Langstroth, in 1852, presented the world with one that has, with his system of management, completely revolutionized bee-keeping everywhere, making it a practical science. The patent which was issued to the llev. L. L. Langstvcth in 1852 expired in 1873, and there is now no patent either vn his hive or frame. Willi the movable-frame hive, all the combs can be taken out and replaced, or exchanged with other hives at will, without the least detriment to the boos. The combs having a surplus of honey can be emptied with the J^^xtractor, with-. PiG. li'.— Langstroth Hive. out injury, and returned to the hive to be refilled,—thus saving labor for the bees in making new combs, and honey for their keeper. The Queen can be found, examined, and, when necessary, can be replaced by one more prolific, or one in some other way more desirable ; and artificial colonics can be made at will, as we shall see hereafter. If a colony be weak, it can be strengthened by giving it a frame or two of brood from some other hive. In fact, the movable frame makes the bee-keeper " the master of the .;. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Newman, Thomas Gabriel, 1833-1903. Chicago, American Bee Journal
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