TIL modern beekeeping rests on a single measurement discovered by a Philadelphia clergyman in 1851: leave bees a gap between about 6 and 9 mm and they will neither build comb in the space nor glue it shut — which is the only reason a beekeeper can lift frames out of a hive instead of destroying it.

A 1851 discovery by a Philadelphia clergyman enabled modern beekeeping via the 'bee space' principle.

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