Welcome to the
Charles Butler 400 Foundation
Bees in our time
Harmony in Nature
Wellness in the Community
We are bringing nature and our bee story to inspire schools and communities to tell your story, and encourage a new generation of environmental activists and beekeepers to sustain our natural world.
How?
By sharing with fellow environmentalists our love of nature, all bees and pollinators
By providing a beacon of support to help you bring your projects alive
Helping you to create attention, interest, excitement and action with your groups
Giving you confidence in your own journey - telling your story and making a difference
Through the Charles Butler 400 Foundation we can help young people, see and appreciate the importance of a sustainable environment that will enable all bees and pollinators to thrive in the natural world.
Why Charles Butler?
Charles Butler, like his great great nephew Gilbert White, was one of the foremost foundation environmentalists of his time.
In 1623, Charles Butler published “The Feminine Monarchie” a masterful book of his detailed observations, recordings, and understanding how weather and the environment influence beekeeping.
He was the first person to confirm that the queen was the head of the colony.
He composed his Bee Madrigal based on the sounds made by honey bees inside and outside their hives.
His teachings remain just as relevant to modern beekeepers worldwide today.
We believe by upholding Charles Butler’s incredible honey bee observations and recordings during his lifetime, our approach to provide educational training support will encourage and inspire future generations of beekeepers and wildlife activists to create their own sustainable biodiverse wildlife habitats within our natural world.
What life skills do the bees teach us?
Bees, through complex and patient communication, work together to ensure that their colony thrives. Honey bees provide a model for balanced community - achieved through empathy, co-operation and hard work. Bees model attentiveness to others within a teamwork structure.
What life lessons can we learn from our honey bees?
“Move slowly and breathe”. When holding a frame of bees you have a living world in your hands. Moving slowly allows us to observe the calmness and harmony of nature without disturbing it.
We want everyone to:
Understand the importance of this bee story
The learnings we can take for our own sustainable wellness
Working together, build an environment where all bees, nature, and humans can thrive
Our helping hand to you
Creating opportunities for anyone wishing to learn more about their relationship with the natural world to enable them to acquire skills from within themselves.
Working to keep young people healthy in mind and spirit and develop interest to be the conservationists of the future
Help them to understand the importance of all bees, and the need to create and protect them with a sustainable biodiverse environment, so they may thrive.
Inspire future generations of beekeepers and wildlife activists to create their own sustainable biodiverse wildlife habitats within our natural world.
Nature’s helping hand
Nature helps improve focus and attention
Nature provides a calming effect, helping all feel more relaxed and happier
Nature can reduce feelings of isolation and foster a sense of belonging by connecting to the environment
We believe our approach will foster a genuine love of nature and give personal growth improvement, well-being, and resilience for all.
Charles Butler Foundation
