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Frank Benton
1852–1919
A practical writer on beekeeping as well as a pioneering entomologist, his work helped bring expert apiculture guidance to a wide American readership. He is especially remembered for clear manuals on honey bees and for innovations that shaped modern bee culture.
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Bee Keeping
by Frank Benton
The honey bee: a manual of instruction in apiculture
by Frank Benton
About the author
Frank Benton (July 5, 1852 – February 28, 1919) was an American entomologist, beekeeping innovator, and author. Born in Coldwater, Michigan, he studied at Michigan Agricultural College and later pursued further study at the University of Tennessee, the University of Munich, and the University of Athens.
His writing centered on practical apiculture. Works associated with him include The Honey Bee: A Manual of Instruction in Apiculture and Bee Keeping, books that helped explain bee culture in a straightforward, useful way for farmers and beekeepers.
Beyond his books, Benton is known for expanding beekeeping knowledge through research, travel, and invention. He is often credited with helping introduce and study important bee strains and with developing the Benton cage for mailing queen bees, linking his name to both the science and everyday practice of beekeeping.