Category Archives: Honeyfest
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Due to an oversight our paypal account has not been working for a while. Well we’ve got it up and running now, so if you’ve been wanting to donate to the Langstroth Marker Fund now is your chance!
David Hackenberg to speak at Honeyfest
Noted Pennsylvania beekeeper David Hackenberg will speak at the Circle of Hope movie event on Saturday evening during the Honeyfest. Mr. Hackenberg was the first US beekeeper to recognize and raise the alarm about Colony Collapse Disorder in the winter … Continue reading
CANCELLED: Mead and honey-based beer tasting
Mead and honey-based beer tasting at Cliveden of the National Trust.
History and Honey: A Delicious Match
Philadelphia has a long history of “firsts†– from the first hospital to the first zoo to the discovery of electricity, innovations of all kinds have happened here. Beekeepers across the city and the United States are buzzing away, preparing … Continue reading
The Father of American Beekeeping
Lorenzo Lorraine Langstroth was born at 106 South Front Street in Philadelphia on Christmas Day in 1810. He never lost his childhood curiosity for nature. The eldest son, Langstroth attended the preparatory school of the University of Pennsylvania and went … Continue reading
