Peter Donovan started working at Buckfast Abbey in 1939 when he was only 12 years old. Peter worked with Brother Adam during his teenage years and then returned to Buckfast in 1972 and remained there until 2004. He is said to be the person who knew Brother Adam the best. Peter kept bees with a passion until he passed away in 2013. Today I am speaking with his son, John Donovan, who, as a child, spent time at Buckfast with his father and Brother Adam. John lives in Buckfast to this day.2:57 - Peter’s early life10:25 - Peter’s Military service 14:10 - Keeping bees while on service 16:50 - Returning to Buckfast17:26 - Brother Adam and Peter, a funny military story22:08 - John’s memories of Brother Adam’s mating station27:50 - Brother Adam’s trips looking for bees28:40 - John remembers the Buckfast bee32:00 - The honey yields and extraction room35:50 - Ordering honey from Buckfast39:50 - Peter loved teaching people about bees42:30 - Peter’s book about beekeeping46:10 - John’s collection of Buckfast photos 47:20 - How Brother Adam maintained his hive boxesJoin the podcast Facebook community groupwww.facebook.com/groups/breedingthehoneybeePodcast proudly brought to you by Brent Nixon at Nixon Queen Bees (Ballarat VIC, Australia)https://nixonqueenbees.com.au/Email Brent [email protected]: https://www.instagram.com/nixonqueenbees/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nixonqueenbees/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NixonQueenBeesEpisode Musichttps://audionautix.com/

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