We invite you to come and join us to celebrate Charles Butler, The Father of English Beekeepers, and his publication of “The Feminine Monarchie” in 1623 at his pastoral home of Wootton St Lawrence, Basingstoke, RG23 8PE, over the weekend of Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th August 2023. For details, please visit www.charles-butler400.co.uk
The organisers will be bringing the best of beekeeping speakers, performers and bee craft to these Celebrations with presentations inside the Church and stall holders and specialists outside in the Church Meadows. They include;
- Stile Antico, the world’s leading early music vocal ensemble will be performing on both days Charles Butler Bee Madrigal within his own church
- Bostjan Noc and Peter Kozmus, from the Slovenian Beekeepers Association, who proposed 20th May as World Bee Day to the UN assembly and was adopted worldwide
- Speakers from Europe, UAE, and the UK will be presenting their expert views from bee sound vibrations to the value of honey.
- “The Hive” Education Centre designed by beekeepers to tell the bee story to adults & children.
- Stallholders, Bee Craft, Organisations who want to tell their part of the bee story
Come and share your love of bees to help communities understand the need to create a sustainable environment for bees to thrive.