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Lorenzo L. Langstroth historical marker at 106 S. Front St., Philadelphia PA. Lorenzo Lorraine Langstroth (December 25, 1810 – October 6, 1895) was an American apiarist, clergyman, and teacher, who has been called the father of American beekeeping. [1] He recognized the concept of bee-space, a minimum distance that bees avoid sealing up.
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In 1851, the Reverend Lorenzo Lorraine Langstroth (1810–1895), a native of Philadelphia, noticed that when his bees had less than 9 mm (3 ⁄ 8 in) but greater than 6 mm (1 ⁄ 4 in) of space available in which to move around, they would neither build comb into that space nor cement it closed with propolis. This measurement is called bee space.
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June 22, 1976. Designated NHL. December 21, 1981. Langstroth Cottage is a historic building on the Western College campus of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. It was designated a National Historic Landmark on June 22, 1976. The cottage, built in 1856, is now the home for the Oxford office of the Butler County Regional Transit Authority.
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Lorenzo Lorraine Langstroth was an early contributor and advisor. Charles Dadant contributed articles on beekeeping to numerous bee journals, both American and European. In 1867, his first article appeared in the American Bee Journal. He defended the Langstroth patented beehive in the journal.