A.I. Root and Beekeeping Legacy
Amos Ives Root was inspired by a swarm of bees that landed on his window to begin his very first business – beekeeping. For 150 years, the Root name has been synonymous with beekeeping, honey, pure beeswax, and the highest quality candles. Some refer to Root as “America’s First Family of Beekeeping”.
Amos Ives Root became involved in candle-making through his interest in beekeeping. He was behind many advances in beekeeping, leading the movement to standardizing beekeeping equipment. His Airline Honey was known nationally as the “finest honey on the market”. He wrote a popular book on bees — The ABCs of Bee Culture — and founded a magazine for beekeepers named Gleanings In Bee Culture. Little wonder A.I. Root was known as “the bee man” in fifteen languages the world over. Today, Root is actively involved in advancing the knowledge and science of beekeeping still publishing A.I.’s monthly magazine Bee Culture, and now in the 42nd edition of A.I.’s ABC and XYZ of Bee Culture, which has become known as “The Beekeeper’s Bible”.
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