The Beehive & Bee Equipment Patent Archive

The patented pursuit of the perfect hive

Movable frame hive

An exploded perspective drawing of a wooden beehive box with one door open, showing rows of sliding comb-frames suspended on rods inside, alongside a cross-section detail and a small honey-board with four round holes.BEEHIVEHorace Gushee and John G. Dawes · October 11, 1859Patent drawing of a wooden beehive with a hinged back, stacked movable comb frames, and a small attached rectangular drone/robber trap box fitted with hinged doors and glass side panels.BEEHIVEOrlando Miller · April 2, 1861Patent drawing of a wooden bee-hive with a square main box, a removable glazed surplus-honey box on top holding double comb-frames, and detailed cross-sections of separators and comb-frames labeled with letters A through K.IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVESP. J. Severson · February 25, 1868Exploded perspective drawing of a wooden bee-hive box showing the front glazed door open, a raised cap with comb-frames inside, a sloping honey-board, and a drawer-like feeding box beneath, alongside a rear view showing wire-gauze ventilation and a hinged access door.IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVESAlbert Claypool · January 24, 1871Patent drawing of a diamond cross-section beehive showing a rear elevation with vertical comb-frames and alighting boards, a triangular internal frame section, a plan view of the hive floor, and a small bottom board diagram with hexagonal comb marks.IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVESJohn Longgrear and James E. Clark · August 13, 1872Patent drawing of a wooden bee-hive showing a front elevation with hinged door and legs, a cross-section revealing internal honey frames and an inclined bee-landing board, and a top plan view with the cover removed exposing rows of frames.IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVESCaleb E. Bost · April 18, 1876Isometric line drawing of a rectangular wooden bee-hive with a peaked roof, a cord and spring-catch fastening system wrapped around it, and labeled internal frames, end boards, and entrance notches, accompanied by smaller detail drawings of individual comb frames and a screen insert.IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVESAllen T. Wright · October 2, 1877An 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, 1878Patent drawing of a wooden bee-hive shown in perspective with stacked honey-boxes on top, a hinged front alighting-platform lowered, and detail views of the clamping rack, separators, and button mechanism.IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVESElvin Armstrong · December 10, 1878Patent drawing of a wooden bee-hive dividing apparatus showing a table with guide slots, two connected hive sections labeled B, C, and D with sliding vertical walls and locking hooks, plus detail views of the locking mechanism and a perspective view of the assembled hive.IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVESThomas Porter Williamson · January 21, 1879Patent drawing sheet showing a pyramidal-roofed wooden bee-hive in perspective, a cutaway side section, top views of the comb-frame arrangement and surplus honey boxes, and small detail drawings of the division board, false bottom, and pivoting wire.IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVESJoseph Truax · June 10, 1879Patent drawing showing a slant-sided wooden bee-hive in cross-section with movable comb frames, a wire-cloth false bottom, and two honey-boxes on top each fitted with a sliding glass cover and a perforated stationary lid, along with a separate perspective view of one honey-box and its cross-section.IMPROVEMENT IN HONEY-BOXES FOR BEE-HIVESCharles H. Connolly · November 4, 1879