Karl Showler

Thomas John Karl Showler (November 1932 – 3 August 2022) was a British beekeeper and writer who was director of the International Bee Research Association. Showler was president of the British Bee Keepers Association from 1989 to 1990. He resided in Brecon in Wales. With his late wife Betty Showler was a partner in B & K Books of Hay on Wye. Karl Showler died at a care home in Brecon on 3 August 2022, at the age of 89.

Selected publications Practical bee-keeping. Ward Lock, London, 1977. (With Herbert Mace) The observation hive. Bee Books New & Old, Steventon, 1978. Some hints on the art and mystery of skep making. Northern Bee Books, 1990. Swarming: Its control & prevention. Bee Books Old & New, Burrowbridge, 1995. Tales from the Wye. 2000. (Illustrated by Ben McKee) Essays in beekeeping history. BeeCraft, Warwickshire, 2011. Honey bee drone congregations. Central Association of Bee-Keepers, Upminster, 2012. James Atlay. Hereford's forgotten bishop a private study. 1868-1894. Karl Showler, 2012.