Bees Honey and BeesWax





Coggshall Family History and Contributions in this field include:

  • The Golden Age of Beekeeping took place largely in New York State.
  • The first William L. Coggshall was the largest beekeeper in North America and the World in 1904.
  • The Coggshalls invented several important things, e.g. the brush used to rid bees from the honey-holding frames.
  • My father (William L. Coggshall Sr.) did a lot with beeswax (sometimes with other materials), e.g., Sheets and foundations for hives.
  • Making candles traditionally by dipping wicks into liquid wax,
  • Then he extruded candles and other objects.
  • William Coggshall also co-authored with Morse the famous landmark book Beeswax: Production, Harvesting, Processing, Products
    Coggshall and Morse Book






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