Karl Kehrle

German-born British Benedictine monk and apiculturist (1898-1996)

Karl Kehrle OSB OBE (3 August 1898, Mittelbiberach, Germany – 1 September 1996, Buckfast, Devonshire, England, United Kingdom), known as Brother Adam, was a Benedictine monk, beekeeper, and an authority on bee breeding, Developer of the Buckfast bee.

Karl Kehrle OSB
Kehrle in 1991
Born(1898-08-28)August 28, 1898
DiedSeptember 1, 1996(1996-09-01) (aged 98)
Other namesBrother Adam
Known forDeveloper of the Buckfast bee
AwardsOrder of the British Empire, German Bundesverdienstkreuz