“The telling of the bees is a traditional European custom in which bees would be told of important events in their keeper’s lives, such as births, marriages, or departures and returns in the household.”
Here we remember our fellow Beekeepers.
David Charles – President BBKA 1992
A tribute from BBKA Chair, Anne Rowberry
“It was with great sadness I learnt of David’s death on the 31st Dec 2020.
“David had been suffering from poor health for several years and the final trip to hospital resulted in returning home with palliative care to ease the pain in his final phase of life. Incredibly, David remained cheerful, welcoming emails and phone calls and speaking frankly about arrangements he wanted to make and to ensure were in place for when he was no longer able to oversee them.
“David went to school in Altrincham, Cheshire, before studying Horticulture at RHS Wisley from where he gleaned his amazing knowledge abo…
