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## [When Welsh beekeeper Margaret Bell... - Julia Boyd Griffin | Facebook](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fjulia.b.griffin.9%2Fposts%2Fwhen%2Dwelsh%2Dbeekeeper%2Dmargaret%2Dbell%2Ddied%2Dat%2Deighty%2Dtwo%2Dher%2Dson%2Dcolin%2Ddid%2Dwhat%2Dbee%2F10165497268173083%2F&rut=22d59b9bf85c3161d1be30fe0e4ef5c7fc039c5f62b62f18c2903b2490eb920b)

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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%2Fposts%2Fwhen%2Dwelsh%2Dbeekeeper%2Dmargaret%2Dbell%2Ddied%2Dat%2Deighty%2Dtwo%2Dher%2Dson%2Dcolin%2Ddid%2Dwhat%2Dbee%2F10165497268173083%2F&rut=22d59b9bf85c3161d1be30fe0e4ef5c7fc039c5f62b62f18c2903b2490eb920b)

## [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. On the morning of her funeral, Colin gently stood by ...](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fba6.org%2Fa%2Dheartfelt%2Dbeekeeping%2Dtradition%2F&rut=a1a193c10d8e3f315bc87d8d36c197051a91978c24f931b211e876f6889c1fe7)

## [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)

## [Julia - When Welsh beekeeper Margaret Bell died at eighty ... - Facebook](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)

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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. Colin stood at his mother's hives the morning of her ...](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)

## [A Heartfelt Beekeeping Tradition - The Joe & Sylv Show on GWS Radio](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fjoeandsylv.com%2Fa%2Dheartfelt%2Dbeekeeping%2Dtradition%2F&rut=5b1dce7187c06b8d683f6f6fd4f9275f21132e66ebdc046fcd726a306eef41e6)

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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%2Fjoeandsylv.com%2Fa%2Dheartfelt%2Dbeekeeping%2Dtradition%2F&rut=5b1dce7187c06b8d683f6f6fd4f9275f21132e66ebdc046fcd726a306eef41e6)

## [Ludlow's Mourning Bees | Haunted Places in Ludlow, Shropshire | Haunted ...](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fhauntedhosts.com%2Fhaunted%2Dplaces%2Fshropshire%2Flocation%2F8271%2Dludlows%2Dmourning%2Dbees%2F&rut=ecec4e089d40a25af358782d39fc6abef3f4c676ddeb017fbddc18f4ecaf89c3)

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[This eerie event occurred following the death of local **beekeeper****Margaret Bell**. It's said that bees will often mourn the loss of their keeper, and in this instance, it seems they paid their respects in a most remarkable way. **Margaret Bell**, a well-known figure in Ludlow's beekeeping community, had recently passed away.](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fhauntedhosts.com%2Fhaunted%2Dplaces%2Fshropshire%2Flocation%2F8271%2Dludlows%2Dmourning%2Dbees%2F&rut=ecec4e089d40a25af358782d39fc6abef3f4c676ddeb017fbddc18f4ecaf89c3)

## [Bees who pay their respects - Margaret Bell, who kept bees in ...](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fposts%2Fmichael%2Dj%2Dmartin%2D300353a_bees%2Dwho%2Dpay%2Dtheir%2Drespects%2Dmargaret%2Dbell%2Dactivity%2D6339544178061557760%2DWrYM&rut=535bb74f76d529371049832b0696213776333581f52abcc130cd31ed8f040028)

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[Bees who pay their respects - **Margaret Bell**, who kept bees in Leintwardine, about 7 miles from her home in Ludlow, Shropshire (England), died in June 1994. Soon after her funeral, mourners were ...](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fposts%2Fmichael%2Dj%2Dmartin%2D300353a_bees%2Dwho%2Dpay%2Dtheir%2Drespects%2Dmargaret%2Dbell%2Dactivity%2D6339544178061557760%2DWrYM&rut=535bb74f76d529371049832b0696213776333581f52abcc130cd31ed8f040028)

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