More than 150 years after L.L. Langstroth
invented the movable-comb hive and
brought beekeeping into the modern
age, we can still learn from this historic
book. The original book, preserved in its
original text and illustrations, is updated
and annotated by one of the foremost
researchers in apiculture, Dr. Roger
Hoopingarner. This book keeps alive, for
future generations, beekeeping techniques
from the past and offers many
lessons for modern beekeepers.
Dr. Roger Hoopingarner, Michigan State
University Professor Emeritus of Entomology,
has specialized in Apiculture
for 65 years. His teaching, Cooperative
Extension, and research interests in the
biology and management of the honey
bee include seminal work in pollination
of orchard crops. He has been the author,
or co-author, of numerous research
articles on bee diseases, varroa population
dynamics and control, pollination
systems, and more.
