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I think it's highly unlikely that August doesn't know that Baelfire is Henry's father. August has been playing puppet-master right alongside Rumplestiltskin for years. In fact, I wouldn't be shocked if it were revealed that August was involved in Rumple's acquisition of Henry for Regina knowing full well that the child was the key to getting Emma to Storybrooke. He may not have realized that Rumple was seeking a child for Regina to adopt, as giving the grandchild of Snow White & Rumplestiltskin to the Evil Queen to raise might not be the most brilliant of plans if you know the full history. But I'm willing to bet August heard that Rumple was looking for a child that was up for adoption and found a way to put Henry on Rumple's radar. It doesn't take much to predict that Emma would eventually try to find her son, which would lead her to Storybrooke and her destiny, so ensuring that Henry wound up there is a logical move for August to make.

The fact that Bae is Henry's father is just a bonus feature in that scenario:  August knew that Bae wanted to find Emma later, and would doubly wish to do so if/when he found out that he'd fathered a child with her. This would draw Bae to Storybrooke, which means possible leverage over one of the two beings with the potential power to get everyone home once the curse is broken. It ties everything up in a neat little package.

Too bad all of Pinocchio's plans seem to go so horribly, terribly awry.