The Hive and the Honey Bee Revisited

More than 150 years after L.L. Langstrothinvented the movable-comb hive andbrought beekeeping into the modernage, we can still learn from this historicbook. The original book, preserved in itsoriginal text and illustrations, is updatedand annotated by one of the foremostresearchers in apiculture, Dr. RogerHoopingarner. This book keeps alive, forfuture generations, beekeeping techniquesfrom the past and offers manylessons for modern beekeepers.Dr. Roger Hoopingarner, Michigan StateUniversity Professor Emeritus of Entomology,has specialized in Apiculturefor 65 years. His teaching, CooperativeExtension, and research interests in thebiology and management of the honeybee include seminal work in pollinationof orchard crops. He has been the author,or co-author, of numerous researcharticles on bee diseases, varroa populationdynamics and control, pollinationsystems, and more.