The next addition to The Hive and the Honeybee electronic library will
be the first 20 volumes of the American Bee Journal, covering the
years 1861-1884. The ABJ was the first bee magazine ever published in
the English language. It began as a monthly magazine, presenting
theoretical and practical articles, engravings and sketches, as well
as lively comments from readers, who contributed both their questions
and their expertise. Its pages reported on new inventions of the day,
such as the extractor, the smoker, and comb foundation. Featured
contributors included L.L. Langstroth, Henry Alley, Moses Quinby, A.I.
Root, Charles Dadant, C.C. Miller and other beekeeping leaders of the
19th century. Still being published today, the ABJ exists as a
monument to the long history of beekeeping and the ingenuity of its
practitioners.
The cost of digitizing the first 20 volumes of the American Bee
Journal is estimated to be about $3000. Mann Library welcomes the
participation of beekeeping professionals and enthusiasts in making
this important addition to the Hive and Honeybee collection possible.
At present, a total of $2,150 has already been raised towards this
goal. Contributing friends include: Dr. Dewey Caron (Newark,
Delaware), Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County (New
York), The Finger Lakes Beekeepers Club (New York), Mike Griggs
(Ithaca, New York.), the Maine State Beekeepers Association (Maine),
the Merrimack Valley Beekeepers Association (New Hampshire), the Mid-
York Beekeepers Association (New York), the Montgomery County
Beekeepers Association (Maryland), the Nevada County Beekeeper's
Association (California), the Pawtuckaway Beekeepers' Association (New
Hampshire), the Seacoast Beekeepers of New Hampshire (New Hampshire),
the Sonoma County Beekeepers' Association (California), and the
Southern Adirondack Beekeepers Association (New York.), as well as
Dadant & Sons, Inc. of Hamilton, Illinois--who continue to publish the
American Bee Journal.
The Hive & the Honey Bee
http://bees.library.cornell.edu/b/bees/index.html
Mike Griggs
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