In 1880, with limited technology and only wagons to use for transportation, William L. Coggshall was the biggest beehive owner in Ithaca, NY and probably the biggest beehive owner in the U.S., owning more than 4,000 beehives. This article describes the technology of beekeeping and on page 5 mentions William L. Coggshall’s hives in Ithaca, […]