Everett Franklin Phillips (14 November 1878 – 21 August 1951) was an American apiculturist who served as an influential professor of apiculture at Cornell University.

He took on a position with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) where he spearheaded efforts to bring the U.S. beekeeping industry to modern scientific standards.

Not only did this work help beekeeping practitioners and scholars, it also played a part in the 400% increase in commercial honey production that Phillips oversaw during World War I.

[3] In 1932 professor E. F. Phillips was invited to the Soviet Union, Republic of Georgia and spent a month visiting various beekeeping and bee research establishments.

E. F. Phillips paid special attention to the unique characteristics of the Apis mellifera maucasia (Caucasian honey bee) and its potential in Georgia.