Ludwig Huber (beekeeper)

Ludwig Huber (born February 2, 1814 in Kippenheimweiler ; † October 10, 1887 in Hohberg - Niederschopfheim ) was a German beekeeper . He is known as the "father of Baden beekeepers".

Life

Ludwig Huber was born in Kippenheimweiler in 1814 as the son of a teacher. Since he became an orphan after the early death of his father at the age of 16 after the death of his mother, he was only able to attend the teachers' college in Rastatt from 1830 to 1832 with the help of his local teacher . Initially a sub-teacher in Friesenheim with a meager salary, he was transferred to Oberschopfheim as a main teacher for an equally meager pay . In search of additional income, the young teacher came across the ribbon from the Baden pastor Johann Baptist Vogelbacher (1785–1850) on "Instructions for useful beekeeping, especially for farmers and schools", which had been distributed to all teachers in the Grand Duchy of Baden in 1838 . Soon afterwards, Ludwig Huber kept over 50 bee colonies, around 1870 there were around 200. In theory and in practice, Ludwig Huber dealt with the beekeeping that was in need at the time and became the “Baden father of bees”. He procured in 1847 as the first beekeepers in Baden the new Dzierzon - booties with mobile frame. Huber died in Hohberg - Niederschopfheim in 1887 .

He wrote the handbook on The New, Most Useful Beekeeping , which had its 10th edition during his lifetime and 19 editions by the middle of the 20th century. Huber became a pioneer of the Baden bee association, which had only eleven members when it was founded in 1857. Huber worked as editor of the monthly newspaper Die Biene und their Zucht until his death in 1887.

His son Ludwig Huber (1847–1909) and his grandson Friedrich Huber (1880–1931) were also well-known beekeepers.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Festschrift 150 Years of the Badischer Beekeepers Association 1857 to 2007 , pp. 12–13 (pdf)