One of my favorite quotes, which is a prophecy 
of sorts, is from one of the all time greats in 
beekeeping.
Pellett, Frank Chapman 1879-1951.

Prior to becoming famous in beekeeping, Pellett 
was admitted to the Missouri bar in 1905.  Soon 
after, this young Missouri lawyer lost a civil law 
suit for a client — Mrs. William McKinley, widow
of the former president of the United States.

But this former attorney, who could find no 
“contentment” in the law profession, gained high 
praise for his “superior achievements in agriculture.

Pellet, a great conservationist, maintained a 
honey plant test garden where he grew a large 
variety of plants to determine their value as nectar 
and pollen producers for honeybees and their 
agricultural and commercial potential. He was the
managing editor of the American Bee Journal, and 
wrote a monthly column called Postscript in the 
Bee Journal describing his experiences with plants.  
He wrote 11 books on bees, wild flowers, birds 
and nature studies in general and hundreds of 
articles on beekeeping subjects. His most celebrated 
book was American Honey Plants, a thorough treatise 
on hundreds of plants, which I highly recommend as 
an absolute MUST have for all beekeepers.

In a 1947 interview with this celebrated conservationist 
beekeeper, Pellet makes the statement:

“White man is the most destructive
creature on earth.  In these centuries.”

“We got to learn conservation
.  .  .  or we will commit national
suicide by the destruction of our 
resources.” (Pellet, 1947)

Best Wishes
Joe Waggle
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/HistoricalHoneybeeArticles/

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