Beekeeping at Buckfast Abbey

Beekeeping at Buckfast Abbey book

Beekeeping at Buckfast Abbey

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Methods used by Brother Adam, creator of the Buckfast Bee strain, to manage bee colonies in Devon, England. Emphasis on general observation. Includes a section on mead making.

"Karl Kehrle OBE, known as Brother Adam, was a Benedictine monk, beekeeper, and an authority on bee breeding, developer of the Buckfast bee.

In 1919, after Brother Columban retired, Brother Adam was put in charge of the bees, and he set about rebuilding the colonies. His intention was to use cross-breeding to develop a new bee which would be hardy like the black bee, but disease-resistant like the Italian bee, and a good honey producer.

Brother Adam made extensive journeys all over the world to get breeding stock. He concentrated on countries with a distinct indigenous race of bees, going chiefly to isolated country regions where the purity of the native strains had been maintained. He even went to the Sahara. Over the years, he traveled more than 100,000 miles in search of bees."

Paperback. 122 pages.

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