The Keeper of the Bees: 127 x 202 · Spine 18mm, Gutter 9, Wrap 17 · Buckram finish
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Or that the Brehon Laws included judgements about the rightful ownership of swarms? And why Irish beekeepers plant bluebells around their hives? From the perfection of their hexagonal honeycombs to their
ordered matriarchal society, bees have been revered for thousands of years. In this beautifully illustrated book, beekeeper’s daughter and student of folklore Eimear Chaomhánach weaves folktales about bees with memories of growing up in a beekeeping
The KeepEr Of The bees
100 million years?
Be e s a nd Be ek e epi ng i n I r ish Fol k lore
Did you know that bees have been around for over
household, collecting swarms with her father and learning how to harvest honey.
customs such as ‘telling the bees’, this is a fascinating look at the beliefs and traditions about bees and beekeeping.
Illustrated by Jane Carkill
obrien.ie NATURE/FOLKLORE
Also available as an eBook
E ime ar C haom há nac h
With legends about Aristotle and Irish saints, and accounts of
Bees and Beekeeping in Ir ish Folklore E im e a r Ch aom h á nac h