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On Sun, 7 Apr 1996, David. E. Goble wrote:
 
> Brother Adam was a bee researcher that was investigating the
> Italian strain of bees, near the end of his life the Buckfast
> bee strain was place in a number of location in the World to
> make available this strain.
 
Steady on with the past tense David, Bro. Adam was retired (at
93?) by the Abbot of Buckfast, so he now does much less work
than he used to. But I'm pretty sure he's still around! I met
him about 3 years ago and I'm sure I'd have heard if he wasn't.
 
Regards,
--
Gordon Scott
 
To Gordon Scott and other Bee-liners
 
Brother Adam is now retired.  He is very frail but quite alert.  He has no
say or control over Buckfast beekeeping but is quietly taking a well deserved
rest in a Nursing Home just down the road.  The Abbey beekeeping is managed
by Peter Donovan, who is not a monk but has worked the bees at Buckfast  for
about 40 years himself as Brother Adam's Apiary manager.  Peter has asked a
few local beekeepers, myself included, to help out with some routine
management this season.
 
Glyn Davies, Ashburton, Devon UK.