Bees in America: How the Honey Bee Shaped a Nation

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DRAMATIS PERSONAE Atchley, Mrs. Jennie: Nineteenth-century Texas beekeeper who edited The Southland Queen. Bacon, Francis: This English philosopher wrote during the 1620s, comparing the unemployed masses to “swarms.” Bromenshank, Jerry: Twentieth-century researcher who does research with pollen detection of chemical weapons and electronic hive tracking devices. Bruckish, Wilhelm: Nineteenth-century disciple of Johann Dzierzon, immigrates to New Braunfels, Texas, in the 1830s and begins beekeeping in the Texas cattle cradle. Butler, Charles: Queen Elizabeth I’s beekeeper and author of The Feminine Monarchie (1609) argued that there were three types of bees—the queen, her female workers, and the male drones. His book broke the traditional alliance with ancient Greek and Roman writers and focused on an English audience. Cabet, Etienne: Nineteenth-century writer who wanted to create a utopia based on his novel, A Voyage to Icaria. Cobey, Sue: Contemporary researcher who focuses on genetic breeding of New World Carniolans, a line of bees that shows mite resistance, winters well, and builds honey stores. Cooper, James Fenimore: Eighteenth-century writer who popularized the bee hunter archetype. Crèvecoeur, Jean Michael: Eighteenth-century French writer who compared the Nantucket society to a hive of bees. A bee hunter, he idealized the American society, often using bees as his social metaphor. Dadant, Charles: Nineteenth-century French socialist immigrant to Illinois in 1865 who opened a bee supply company and edited the American Bee Journal , both of which are still active. Dzierzon, Johann (last name pronounced tziertzon): Nineteenth-century Ger- 298
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man (Silesian) reverend and bee master; he was on the verge of discovering bee space and publishing his findings in German magazines. Samuel Wagner translates his work, only to meet Langstroth later and promote Langstroth’s concept of bee space. Dzierzon and Langstroth became friends. Eburne, Richard: Seventeenth-century English clergyman who encouraged his parishioners to go to the New World by using bee terms in his sermons. Fonda, Peter: Son of a beekeeper (Henry), Peter starred in Ulee’s Gold and accepted Florida Beekeeper of the Year on behalf of his character, Ulee Jackson. Harbo, John: Contemporary researcher who studies suppressed mite resistance, a genetic trait that prevents varroa mites from reproducing. Hartlib, Samuel: Seventeenth-century writer who wanted the English to use only honey as a sweetener and thus break England’s reliance on sugar and slaves. He published a book about English beekeeping that was the first source about English conditions. Hinkley, Gordon: President of the Church of Latter-day Saints during the 1970s; the use of the bee skep symbol tended to decline during his leadership. Hruschka Major Francesco de: Member of Italian army who invented the honey extractor in 1865. Hubbell, Sue: Twentieth-century beekeeper and writer. Huber, Francois: Blind Swiss beekeeper who was in the process of discovering bee space. His writings help Langstroth think of the right distance and the moveable comb. Irving, Washington: Nineteenth-century writer who wrote about honey bees on the Oklahoma frontier and chronicled the social uses of the word bee in New York society. Kelley, Walter: Twentieth-century beekeeper who began his supply business in Louisiana, using bald cypress as his primary wood for hives. He moved his business to Kentucky in the 1930s and published Modern Beekeeping. Keokuk: Nineteenth-century chief of the Sac and Fox Indians. He signed a treaty that allowed settlers into Wisconsin to the Mississippi River. Laidlaw, Harry, Jr.: Twentieth-century researcher who pioneered artificial insemination and developed insemination instruments. His research furthered genetic testing with honey bees. Langstroth, Lorenzo: Nineteenth-century descendant of French Huguenot grandparents . Langstroth invented the moveable frame hive, making commercialized beekeeping possible. He also imported Italian queens. Mehring, Johannes: Nineteenth-century beekeeper who invented the honey extractor. Owen, Robert: Nineteenth-century industrialist who wanted to create the per- 299
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fect society, so he immigrated to American, founded New Harmony, and sold honey and beeswax as frontier commodities. Pellett, Frank: Twentieth-century editor of the American Bee Journal and writer of History of American Beekeeping (1938). Phillips, E. F.: Twentieth-century beekeeper who conducted workshops for World War I veterans. Pratz, Antone le Page du: Eighteenth-century French overseer of a Louisiana sugar plantation. Quinby, Moses: Nineteenth-century New York Quaker who invented the smoker in 1875. Robinson, Gene: This researcher completed the Honey Bee Genome Sequence at Baylor University in 2003. Root, A. I.: Nineteenth-century beekeeper who...