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Karl Kehrle OSB | |
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 1991 photo | |
| Born | 28 August 1898 Mittelbiberach, Germany |
| Died | 1 September 1996 (aged 98) Buckfast, Devon, England, UK |
| Other names | Brother Adam |
| Known for | Developer of the Buckfast bee |
| Awards | Order of the British Empire, German Bundesverdienstkreuz |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Apiculture |
Karl Kehrle OSB OBE (3 August 1898, Mittelbiberach, Germany – 1 September 1996, Buckfast, Devonshire, England, UK), known as Brother Adam, was a Benedictine monk, beekeeper, and an authority on bee breeding, developer of the Buckfast bee.
"He was unsurpassed as a breeder of bees. He talked to them, he stroked them. He brought to the hives a calmness that, according to those who saw him at work, the sensitive bees responded to." – The Economist, 14 September 1996[1]