Karl Showler

Thomas John Karl Showler (November 1932 – 3 August 2022) was a British beekeeper and writer who was director of the International Bee Research Association. Showler was president of the British Bee Keepers Association from 1989 to 1990.^[1] He resided in Brecon in Wales.^[2] With his late wife Betty Showler was a partner in B & K Books of Hay on Wye.^[3] Karl Showler died at a care home in Brecon on 3 August 2022, at the age of 89.^[4]

Selected publications

Practical bee-keeping. Ward Lock, London, 1977. (With Herbert Mace) ISBN 0706353919
The observation hive. Bee Books New & Old, Steventon, 1978. ISBN 0905652037
Some hints on the art and mystery of skep making. Northern Bee Books, 1990.
Swarming: Its control & prevention. Bee Books Old & New, Burrowbridge, 1995. ISBN 9780905652283
Tales from the Wye. 2000. (Illustrated by Ben McKee) ISBN 0953878805
Essays in beekeeping history. BeeCraft, Warwickshire, 2011. ISBN 9780900147128
Honey bee drone congregations. Central Association of Bee-Keepers, Upminster, 2012. ISBN 9781904379218
James Atlay. Hereford's forgotten bishop a private study. 1868-1894. Karl Showler, 2012.

References

^ BBKA - The History. Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine Stoneleigh Park, British Beekeepers Association, 2011.
^ Better news on the bee front. FarmingUK, 31 March 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
^ IBRA Trustees. International Bee Research Association. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
^ "Karl Showler". BBKA. Retrieved 18 September 2024.

External links

http://www.lagergaard.dk/books/rev/shwatsonpastiche.html

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[1] BBKA - The History. Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine Stoneleigh Park, British Beekeepers Association, 2011.

[2] Better news on the bee front. FarmingUK, 31 March 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2016.

[3] IBRA Trustees. International Bee Research Association. Retrieved 24 January 2016.

[4] "Karl Showler". BBKA. Retrieved 18 September 2024.

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