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L. L. Langstroth, American apiarist, clergyman and teacher (died 1895)

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L. L. Langstroth

American apiarist (1810–1895)

Lorenzo Lorraine Langstroth was an American apiarist, clergyman, and teacher, who has been called the father of American beekeeping. He recognized the concept of bee-space, a minimum distance that bees avoid sealing up. Although not his own discovery, the use of this principle…
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December 25

Day of the year

December 25 is the 359th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; six days remain until the end of the year.
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