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## [A Heartfelt Beekeeping Tradition - BA6 and Beyond on GWS Radio](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fba6.org%2Fa%2Dheartfelt%2Dbeekeeping%2Dtradition%2F&rut=a1a193c10d8e3f315bc87d8d36c197051a91978c24f931b211e876f6889c1fe7)

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[When Welsh **beekeeper****Margaret Bell** passed away at **eighty-two**, her son Colin followed a heartfelt beekeeping tradition: he visited her hives to tell the bees. Telling the bees is a centuries-old practice in Britain—when a **beekeeper** dies, a family member is graciously expected to inform the bees, or they might leave or stop producing honey.](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fba6.org%2Fa%2Dheartfelt%2Dbeekeeping%2Dtradition%2F&rut=a1a193c10d8e3f315bc87d8d36c197051a91978c24f931b211e876f6889c1fe7)

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[When Welsh **beekeeper****Margaret Bell** died at **eighty**- **two**, her son Colin did what beekeeping tradition demanded: he went to her hives and told the bees. "Telling the bees" is a practice dating back centuries in Britain â€" when a **beekeeper** dies, a family member must visit the hives and inform them, or the bees will leave or stop producing.](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fjulia.b.griffin.9%2Fphotos%2Fwhen%2Dwelsh%2Dbeekeeper%2Dmargaret%2Dbell%2Ddied%2Dat%2Deighty%2Dtwo%2Dher%2Dson%2Dcolin%2Ddid%2Dwhat%2Dbee%2F10165497260333083%2F&rut=2d69b9fa4a235aac943725e538655b8896c42cd0299eeea1bc6bd33a184940c0)

## [Carlita Shaw (@planetaryandhumanwellbeing): "When Welsh beekeeper ...](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack.com%2F%40planetaryandhumanwellbeing%2Fnote%2Fc%2D265950945&rut=00b47b09d19277883ff1209dc89d94cf4f206b5cfe930225d566f562c355161c)

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[When Welsh **beekeeper****Margaret Bell** died at **eighty-two**, her son Colin did what beekeeping tradition required: he went to her hives and told the bees. The practice dates back centuries in Britain. When a keeper dies, a family member must visit the hives to inform them, or the bees will leave or stop producing. Colin stood at his mother's hives the morning of her funeral, knocked three times, and ...](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack.com%2F%40planetaryandhumanwellbeing%2Fnote%2Fc%2D265950945&rut=00b47b09d19277883ff1209dc89d94cf4f206b5cfe930225d566f562c355161c)

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