Bees in our time Nature in harmony. Talk By Chris Park
Bees in our time Nature in harmony. Talk By Chris Park
"Parson Musicologist Beekeeper - This is the story of a humble local parson Charles Butler, who studied at Magdalen College Oxford and, after a short time teaching in Holy Church School, Basingstoke, became the parson in Wootton St Lawrence, Nr Basingstoke, Hampshire in 1600 until his death in 1647.
What makes Butler stand out is his deep curiosity about the natural world and that patient observation to record his discoveries methodically, about the practical craft of beekeeping. In 1623 Butler published “The Feminine Monarchie” which included his music treatise the Bee Madrigal. It is due to the significance of this book used by generations of beekeepers that Charles Butler is known as “The Father of English Beekeepers”.
As our bees and pollinators come under increasing environmental pressure, we are forced to consider ways to look for a more sustainable approach. Diminishing green spaces and pressures on forage mean it is incumbent upon us to understand the impacts we may have including our own wellness and what we may be able to learn from bees".
Chris Park is a skep maker and skep beekeeper based on an organic farm in Wiltshire. Chairman of the newly former British Beekeeping Heritage Society. www.acorneducation.com
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