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## [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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[**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)

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