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FOLLOWING THE BEE LINE 
moving honey, as a comb of honey in its frame can 
be lifted out readily and the bees brushed or shaken 
off with little disturbance and seldom a casualty. 
With this easy removal of honey and opportunity 
to diagnose a colony’s needs and condition, began 
the era of commercial honey production. 
Since the Reverend Lorenzo Langstroth invented 
his famous movable frame in 1851, beekeeping has 
made great strides. Instead of being just a backyard 
hobby, it is now a full-fledged industry, and thou¬ 
sands of tons of honey are annually shipped in car¬ 
load lots from different parts of the country to mar¬ 
keting centers. 
Rightly is the venerable old Swiss pastor from 
Ohio called “The Father of American Beekeeping.” 
