Charles Dadant

Charles Dadant ( born May 20, 1817 in Vaux- sous -Aubigny the French Haute -Marne, † July 26, 1902 in Hamilton, Illinois, USA ) is considered one of the pioneers of modern beekeeping.

Curriculum vitae

Dadant came in 1863 at the age of 46 years in the USA, without speaking a word of English, which he learned with the help of the New York Tribune. First, he wanted to grow wine, but turned to winter beekeeping. Towards the end of the Civil War he owned nine hives. Together with his youngest son, he began selling them across the Mississippi, honey and beeswax.

In the following years published Dadant repeatedly articles in professional journals and translated Lorenzo Langstroths work, The hive and the honey -bee into French. Finally, he took over the American Bee Journal and founded Dadant and Sons one of the first companies for beekeeping tools worldwide. The company is still family owned; as well as the magazine still being published by Dadants heirs.

Dadant measure

Charles Dadant used the Quinby boxes using the honeycomb dimensions ( without ears ) of 480 x 285 mm. His son Pierre Dadant Camil modified to 1920 Quinby - Dadant frames in which he reduced the top bar to the length of Langstrothrähmchen.

This modified Dadant frames has never been enforced in America and is now used mainly in German-speaking countries in connection with the bred by brother Adam brut joyful Buckfast bee.

A disadvantage of this large Rähmchenmaßes However, the need of separate Rähmchenmaßen for brood and honey room to be seen.