Lorenzo Lorraine Langstroth

Lorenzo Lorraine Langstroth (1810 -1895) is considered "the Father of American Beekeeping." Langstroth is popularly credited with discovering the "bee space." He was the inventor of the Langstroth Hive, the most commonly used hive design today. Moses Quinby (1810-1875) is known as "the father of commercial beekeeping in the United States. He is credited with the invention of the modern bee smoker with bellows. At his peak, Quinby managed over 1,200 hives

Lorenzo Lorraine Langstroth (1810 -1895) is considered "the Father of American Beekeeping." Langstroth is popularly credited with discovering the "bee space." He was the inventor of the Langstroth Hive, the most commonly used hive design today. Moses Quinby (1810-1875) is known as "the father of commercial beekeeping in the United States. He is credited with the invention of the modern bee smoker with bellows. At his peak, Quinby managed over 1,200 hives See less