Geo. S. (George S.) Demuth

George Sidney Demuth, often published as Geo. S. Demuth, was an American beekeeper and agronomist born in Indiana in 1871. He became interested in bees while still very young and went on to build a long career in apiculture, combining hands-on experience with a gift for explaining useful methods clearly.

Demuth worked in migratory beekeeping for many years, later served as Indiana state bee inspector, and then joined the United States Department of Agriculture, where he helped produce practical bulletins for beekeepers. His writing covered subjects such as comb honey production, preparing bees for outdoor wintering, and swarm control.

He also became editor of Gleanings in Bee Culture, one of the best-known beekeeping magazines of its time. After his death in 1934, many of his answers to readers' questions were gathered into Five Hundred Answers to Bee Questions, a fitting reflection of the plainspoken, useful style that made his work endure.