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Category Archives: Langstroth Celebration 2010
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
Ken Finkel's Take on the Langstroth Marker and Similar Projects–Pricey History
http://philly.brownstoner.com/2010/04/redbricker_a_wing_and_a_prayer.php Redbricker: Pay to Play History? “We don’t know if a honey lobby sweetened the pot for the Langstroth marker, but we can imagine we’ll see more like last year’s Milton Hershey marker, at his first candy store, 935 Spring … Continue reading
New Ideas concerning the "Queen Bee."
As reprinted on page one of the San Francisco Bulletin on 6 Dec. 1856.
L. L. Langstroth's Accident
(Greenfield) Rev. L.L. Langstroth, formerly of this town, now of Oxford, Ohio, one of three former members of Prof. Olmstead’s household at New Haven, was caught between two cars and badly injured in the foot while on his way from … Continue reading
L. L. Langstroth's Invention at Philadelphia Still Critical to Sustainable Beekeeping Globally
For more information on why the Langstroth Hive still makes a difference see the Frequently Asked Questions page of the Honey Care Africa website: http://www.honeycareafrica.com/files/faqs.php
A Beautiful Discovery in the Management of Bees
Original pub. in the North American newspaper at Philadelphia; reprinted in the Barre Gazette, 12 Sept. 1851
Langstroth the educator, Principal of a Young Ladies' Institute in Philadelphia located at Chestnut St. above Broad
from The North American, 28 June 1848, page 4, pub. at Philadelphia The Blight Houses, also known as Colonnade Row, have long since been demolished. These row homes were built by renowned Philadelphia architect John Haviland for developer George Blight … Continue reading