The Beehive & Bee Equipment Patent Archive

The patented pursuit of the perfect hive

19th century apiary patent

Patent drawing of a wooden 'bee palace' beehive shown in three perspective views: a full exterior box with hinged lid and rear windows, a front detail with sliding drawer and inclined entrance planes, and a cutaway section revealing internal compartments, tubes, and honeycomb-lined passages labeled with letters A through m.BeehiveAbraham Decker · July 30, 1845Patent drawing of a wooden bee hive shown in top view and cross-section, with honey boxes on top, a perforated landing plate at the entrance, and the hive resting on a bench supported by pins topped with inverted acorn-shaped glass bulbs to block moths.IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVESJames H. Valentine · July 1, 1862Patent drawing showing two vertical sections of a wooden bee-hive: Fig. 2 depicts a top view with parallel slatted comb-frames and side ventilator boxes, while Fig. 1 shows a front cross-section with a triangular internal frame, side honey boxes, and a lower feed drawer with labeled parts.IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVESEdward Y. Chevalier · August 5, 1862Four line-drawing perspectives of a wooden bee-hive box, showing the enclosed comb-frames with wire-gauze fronts, a hinged sloped lid, an interior feeding frame with small troughs and tubes, and the fully closed hive with a small projecting entrance box at its base.IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVESHenry Baughman · May 26, 1868Patent drawing of a cylindrical wooden bee-hive with a domed top and handle, vertical slatted walls, a padlock at the base, and a cutaway view revealing internal round honey-boxes and a central locking shaft.Bee Hive.Charles E. Spaulding · May 11, 1869Patent drawing of a wooden bee-hive box hanging inside a tall triangular A-frame stand, with a tapered lower trap box, hinged door, and small entrance holes near the top.IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVESHomer M. Dunham and Bishop Addington · September 7, 1869Patent drawing of a pagoda-roofed multi-chambered beehive on a central post, shown in perspective with an open outer door revealing inner doors (Fig. 1), and in cross-section showing internal boxes and ventilating tubes (Fig. 2).IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVES.James F. Broomfield · May 16, 1871Two technical line drawings of a wooden beehive: Fig. 1 shows a long cross-section with rows of tapered wooden sashes and cross braces labeled with letters, and Fig. 2 shows an angled front view of the peaked-roof hive box with a hinged sash lid and sliding front gate.IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVESEdward D. Pugh · September 12, 1871Line drawing of a wooden bee-hive box with a perforated cupola on top, vertical metal side plates, an entrance trough and wire mesh screen at the front, alongside two cutaway side-section views labeled Figure 2 and Figure 3 showing internal comb racks and perforated ventilation openings.IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVESAbraham Mutersbaugh · November 7, 1871Patent drawing of a peaked Gothic-style bee-hive shown in longitudinal section with triangular comb-frames, stacked honey-boxes, a double-bottom base with feed drawers, and two triangular end-view cross-sections labeled Fig. 2 and Fig. 3.IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVESTandy S. Collins and Hiram Senseman · November 14, 1871Patent drawing of a wooden bee-hive case with front elevation, two internal cross-sections showing stacked comb boxes and a central brood chamber, and a bottom detail of a pivoting button mechanism, along with a small attached moth-trap box.IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVESSamuel V. Greer · June 4, 1872Patent drawing sheet showing a multi-tiered wooden bee-hive case with stacked boxes labeled B, B', B'', a separate feeding box with a hinged pan and perforated floor, and several detail views of slides, pins, and partitions used in the hive assembly.IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVESCharles H. Potter · June 4, 1872Patent drawing showing a diamond-topped wooden bee-hive with removable narrow vertical side boards, angled internal comb-frames, and a horizontal section view revealing the frame spacing and central honey-box compartment.Improvement in Bee-HivesGeorge F. Hixson · September 24, 1872Front elevation drawing of a wooden beehive showing two triangular pivoted comb-frames inside a divided chamber, ledges labeled K, small moth-trap boxes q along the base, and a hive cap H above with square honey-box openings.IMPROVEMENT IN MOTH-TRAPS.Jacob Neal · June 8, 1875Patent drawing of a square wooden beehive divided into nine compartments over a shared pyramidal floor, showing a central removable brood chamber flanked by round-holed honey chambers, sliding knives, glass-fronted doors, and a peaked roof with metal ridge cap.IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVESCharles H. Elliott and Robert T. Lucas · June 13, 1876Patent drawing of a wooden bee-hive box shown in cross-section with internal metal chambers, cross-braced supports, and a narrow guarded entrance passage at the bottom, alongside two top-view diagrams of the upper and lower metal chambers.IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVESJohn A. Barker · January 23, 1877Patent drawing showing two vertical sections of a wooden bee-hive with an outer case, inner bee-chamber, stacked honey boxes with glass inspection windows, hinged vent doors, and labeled parts A through N.IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVESHiram Hatfield · January 30, 1877Patent line drawings of a wooden bee-hive shown in vertical section with a peaked roof, comb-frames hanging inside a rectangular brood chamber, sliding front door with entrance holes, and detailed corner hardware including angular catches and dovetailed joints.IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVESAdolphus E. Wenzel · April 16, 1878An exploded perspective drawing of a wooden beehive box with a hinged alighting board, latched cap, screened front panel, and a sliding drawer beneath the brood chamber, alongside detailed sectional views of internal comb-frames and a ventilator cap.IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVESCharles W. Gale · September 3, 1878