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Charles Butler | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1571 |
| Died | 29 March 1647 |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation | Beekeeper |
| Known for | Father of English Beekeeping |
Charles Butler (1571[1] – 29 March 1647),[2] sometimes called the Father of English Beekeeping,[3] was a logician, grammarian, author, priest (Vicar of Wootton St Lawrence, near Basingstoke, England), and an influential beekeeper. He was also an early proponent of English spelling reform. He observed that bees produce wax combs from scales of wax produced in their own bodies; and he was among the first to assert that drones are male and the queen female, though he believed worker bees lay eggs.
- ^ Crane, Eva (1999). The World History of Beekeeping and Honey Hunting. London: Duckworth. p. 591. ISBN 0-7156-2827-5.
- ^ Mabbe, James (1 October 2013). The Spanish Bawd. Modern Humanities Research Association. p. 412. ISBN 978-1907322099.
- ^ The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Beekeeping, Roger Morse and Ted Hooper, 1985, E.P. Dutton, Inc.