#WorldHoneyBeeDay In Cumbrian dialects, 'bummel' is honey bee There's a custom of 'telling the bees' when a family member has died, and you can read more in my "Folklore of the Lake District" bardofcumberland.com/folklore/ #bees #folklore #lakedistrict art: Hans Thoma
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A man sits beside a beside, telling the bees of the death of a family member