Geo. S. (George S.) Demuth

George Sidney Demuth was an American beekeeper and agricultural writer best known for practical publications on honey production and bee management. Records from Project Gutenberg, the University of Pennsylvania's Online Books Page, and library catalogs identify him as the author of works including Comb Honey, Commercial Comb-Honey Production, and Swarm Control, as well as coauthor of wintering guides written with Everett Franklin Phillips.

His writing is closely tied to the United States Department of Agriculture. In the introductory material to Comb Honey, he is identified as an apicultural assistant in the Bureau of Entomology, and the bulletin presents his work as part of the department's effort to improve beekeeping methods. That background helps explain the tone of his books: direct, useful, and centered on field-tested advice rather than theory alone.

Although not much biographical detail was easy to confirm beyond his dates, 1871–1934, Demuth's reputation survives through the durability of his manuals. They remain of interest because they capture a moment when American beekeeping was being organized into practical, teachable methods for both professional and serious amateur beekeepers.