Karl Showler Explained

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

External links

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

Notes and References

1. BBKA - The History. Stoneleigh Park, British Beekeepers Association, 2011.
2. http://www.farminguk.com/news/Better-news-on-the-bee-front_13966.html#! Better news on the bee front.
3. http://www.ibrabee.org.uk/about-us/ibra-trustees IBRA Trustees.
4. Web site: Karl Showler . BBKA . 18 September 2024.