I met his right hand man recently (his name will come to me at about 3am!) who was beekeeping with Bro Adam before I was born!  Ah,,the brain's working faster this evening - must be the alcohol - Peter Donovan.

I'm not sure that reactivating the apiary is such a good idea. The Buckfast Bee has a reputation for producing a very cross cross. The last time I was at Buckfast Abbey and saw bees working the garden flowers they seemed to be a good mix of colours so I suspect that they don't have Buckfast at Buckfast.  I supped some of Brother Adam's mead a couple of years ago: it's ok, but I think mine's better!

Chris

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Martin Braunstein <[log in to unmask]>
To: BEE-L <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:02
Subject: Re: [BEE-L] Re-activation of the Buckfast mating station on Dartmoor.


I have a question regarding the reactivation of the Buckfast mating station in 
the UK.

Does it also include the resuscitation of Brother Adam Kehrle?

Unless he is back alive and on duty, I doubt the current people there will be 
able to replicate his unique breeding work.

Sincerely,


Martin Braunstein

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