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Moses Quinby
Moses Quinby (April 15 or 16, 1810 – May 26, 1875) was an American beekeeper from the State of New York. He is remembered as the father of practical beekeeping and the father of commercial beekeeping in America. He is best known as the inventor of the bee smoker with bellows. He was the author of numerous articles and several books on beekeeping.
Moses Quinby was born on April 15 or 16, 1810, in a Quaker family to William and Hannah Sands Quinby in New Castle, NY. In 1820-1822, his family moved to Greene County, New York. As an adult, he ran a lathe and woodworking equipment at the Pazzi Lampman sawmill.
In Coxsackie, NY, he took on beekeeping in 1828 to complement his income and started experimenting with woodware and leveraging his woodworking skills. This is where he kept bees, hosted beekeepers, and taught.
He married Martha Powell Norbury (also a Quaker) on September 8, 1832, at the Norbury homestead known as Grimeles where she was born. She was born on December 18, 1813, to John Norbury and Mary Norbury née Fosdick. He earned a living in the early years by doing turning-lathe and cabinet work as well as building hives and other bee equipment. He remained true to his Quaker heritage and was part of the Temperance Movement and was anti-slavery. He believed in God and that He had made all things possible. He felt obligated to share what He had given him and therefore never patented his inventions or copyrighted his books or publications.
My uncompromising hostility to every sort of patent hive is known. I am glad to see resistance to them anywhere, not because they are always worthless, but because, generally speaking, they have been one unmitigated swindle.
— Moses Quinby
They had two children:
He started experimenting with bees such as drilling holes in the top of hives. He found that bees would fill large boxes above the hives over those holes with honey, allowing harvesting it without damaging the hive. He did not have much knowledge in the beginning but through careful scientific observation, an open mind, and time, he was able to become an expert beekeeper.
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Moses Quinby
Moses Quinby (April 15 or 16, 1810 – May 26, 1875) was an American beekeeper from the State of New York. He is remembered as the father of practical beekeeping and the father of commercial beekeeping in America. He is best known as the inventor of the bee smoker with bellows. He was the author of numerous articles and several books on beekeeping.
Moses Quinby was born on April 15 or 16, 1810, in a Quaker family to William and Hannah Sands Quinby in New Castle, NY. In 1820-1822, his family moved to Greene County, New York. As an adult, he ran a lathe and woodworking equipment at the Pazzi Lampman sawmill.
In Coxsackie, NY, he took on beekeeping in 1828 to complement his income and started experimenting with woodware and leveraging his woodworking skills. This is where he kept bees, hosted beekeepers, and taught.
He married Martha Powell Norbury (also a Quaker) on September 8, 1832, at the Norbury homestead known as Grimeles where she was born. She was born on December 18, 1813, to John Norbury and Mary Norbury née Fosdick. He earned a living in the early years by doing turning-lathe and cabinet work as well as building hives and other bee equipment. He remained true to his Quaker heritage and was part of the Temperance Movement and was anti-slavery. He believed in God and that He had made all things possible. He felt obligated to share what He had given him and therefore never patented his inventions or copyrighted his books or publications.
My uncompromising hostility to every sort of patent hive is known. I am glad to see resistance to them anywhere, not because they are always worthless, but because, generally speaking, they have been one unmitigated swindle.
— Moses Quinby
They had two children:
He started experimenting with bees such as drilling holes in the top of hives. He found that bees would fill large boxes above the hives over those holes with honey, allowing harvesting it without damaging the hive. He did not have much knowledge in the beginning but through careful scientific observation, an open mind, and time, he was able to become an expert beekeeper.
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