The 1609 book "The Feminine Monarchie" by Charles Butler is known as the first work in English about what subject?

The science of Beekeeping


https://gilbertwhiteshouse.org.uk/the-feminine-monarchie/

Hello All,

I did a bit of digging and found an earlier work in English on Bees. "A Profitable Instruction on the Perfite Ordering of Bees", was published in 1568 and written by Thomas Hill. I think the difference is that "The Feminine Monarchie" is a truly scientific work whereas Hill's and others like it was more like collections of ancient wisdom.

So I think that the scope for the claim on "The Feminine Monarchie" needs to be narrowed a bit.

J

Sorry, meant to include the link to the information on the above answer

https://scolarcardiff.wordpress.com/2017/04/05/buzzing-in-the-stacks/

J