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Harry J. Whitcombe
HARRY J. WHITCOMBE was born on October 21, 1915 in Corona, California and studied at the University of California College of Agriculture and the University of California. He moved to Davis in 1934 ...view moreHARRY J. WHITCOMBE was born on October 21, 1915 in Corona, California and studied at the University of California College of Agriculture and the University of California. He moved to Davis in 1934 to begin his career as a beekeeper. He met his wife Marie and the couple had three children. During World War II, Whitcombe headed a successful program in conjunction with UCD to use active pollination to increase crop yields. He was elected to the Davis City Council in 1954 and served on the City Council from 1954-1958. He was later appointed to be the Davis Police Commissioner. He died on October 11, 1987, aged 71.
JOHN SCOTT DOUGLAS, a native of California, has contributed to many magazines and collaborated on numerous books. He was the author of The Secret of the Undersea Bell (1951), The Story of the Oceans (1952) and Summits of Adventure: The Story of Famous Mountain Climbs and Mountain Climbers (1954). He met Harry J. Whitcombe after reading a piece in The Reader’s Digest on Mr. Whitcombe’s business. Himself an enthusiastic beekeeper, John Scott Douglas subsequently suggested collaborating on the present book, Bees Are My Business, which was first published in 1955.view less