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The Keeper of the Bees @beefolklore.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Beauty on Lughnasa, 1st August, the ancient festival of the first harvest ☆ Taken today, #Dublin ♡ #gratitude #lughnasa #butterflies #flowers #nature #ireland

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The Keeper of the Bees @beefolklore.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Just a bee having a feed on a perfect flower ♡☆♡ Today, National Botanic Gardens #Dublin #flowersonfriday #beefriday #bloomscrolling #nature #summer

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The Keeper of the Bees @beefolklore.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Let's take a moment to appreciate this speckled Martagon Lily 🧡 Folk tradition says that if you treat this lily with respect it will bring good fortune & protection from mountain storms ✨ #YellowSunday #SundayYellow #Stunday #Folklore #Nature #Bloomscrolling #Flowers

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The Keeper of the Bees @beefolklore.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

As children, we used to hold a buttercup under eachothers' chins If it glowed yellow it meant you loved butter! Buttercups = fearbán in Irish ♡ Photographed yesterday by Dollymount Strand #Dublin #folklore #irish #wildflowers #bloomscrolling #memories #ireland #speirghorm

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The Keeper of the Bees @beefolklore.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Bellflowers or Campanula generally signify hope in folklore, perhaps because they flourish at this time of year While their bell shape is said to be a portal to the fairies ☆♡☆ Found this honeybee investigating earlier today! #folklore #plants #flowers #nature #photography #bees #pollinators

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The Keeper of the Bees @beefolklore.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

#Soft #BlueskyArtShow Taken in Dingle (An Daingean) last weekend during #feilenabealtaine What a peaceful, happy little lamb! ☆♡☆ #Kerry #Ireland

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The Keeper of the Bees @beefolklore.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Hawthorn epitomises this time in May for me Known as the 'lone bush' in Irish folklore, it is said to be connected to the Sí (or fairies) & serve as a gateway to the Otherworld ♡☆♡ #folklore #fairies #myths #legends #flowers #plants #nature #photography #Ireland

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The Keeper of the Bees @beefolklore.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

I took a pick of these yesterday...so pretty & delicate, nearly humble!

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The Keeper of the Bees @beefolklore.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

I had Glendalough to myself this morning. All the history & beauty in one location still blows me away after all the years visiting this site ♡ #speirghorm #ireland #history #archaeology #wicklow

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The Keeper of the Bees @beefolklore.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

I watched this beautiful bumble for quite a while today... ◇ Howth coast, Dublin #stunday #bees #nature #macro #photography

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The Keeper of the Bees @beefolklore.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Spotted yesterday in the Botanic Gardens in Dublin First bee I've seen this year with pollen sacs on hind legs! And the season begins! ♡ #InsectThursday #nature #photography #macro #bees #springtime #bloomscrolling

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The Keeper of the Bees @beefolklore.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Folklore describes #StDavid granting Irish monk Modomnoc permission to bring bees from his monastery in #Wales to #Ireland in the 6th century David prayed that bees would flourish in Ireland from that day forth Thank you St David! ♡ #StDavidsDay #folklore #tradition #stainedglasssunday #bees

St David is seen blessing a straw skep of bees being brought by a monk in a wheel barrow by ship from Wales into Ireland

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The Keeper of the Bees @beefolklore.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

My reflection in Walter De Maria’s Seen/Unseen Known/Unknown ◇Naoshima, Japan #Round #Blueskyartshow

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The Keeper of the Bees @beefolklore.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

The rain stopped for just long enough to fully take in this special example of Neolithic art ♡ It's found inside Cairn T in Loughcrew, an area known as 'Sliabh na Cailleach' or 'Mountain of the Witch' & is 5000 years old ☆♡☆ #history #archaeology #folklore #heritage #Meath #Ireland

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The Keeper of the Bees @beefolklore.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

As well as #StValentine's connection with romantic love, he is also said to be patron saint of beekeepers, charged with protecting beehives and ensuring the sweetness of honey... #Honey being a synonym for a beloved... Happy Valentine's Day ♡ #folklore #legend #love #bees

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The Keeper of the Bees @beefolklore.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Today is #StGobnaits feastday 💛 A beloved woman whose story is mostly known via #folklore she has inspired as a fierce warrior, tenacious female & patroness of the #bees But Ireland's landscape remembers her. Holy sites & townlands bear her namesake across #Ireland to this day #LegendaryWednesay

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The Keeper of the Bees @beefolklore.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Looking forward to speaking at the launch of #FéileGhobnatan in Ballyvourney #Cork on Friday ✨ A weekend dedicated to the patron saint of the #bees 🐝 What's not to love! 💛 #festivals #ireland #speirghorm #gaeltacht #irishfestivals #folklore #béaloideas #countycork @udarasnag.bsky.social

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The Keeper of the Bees @beefolklore.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

#Brigid, the Celtic goddess, is said to have brought bees to Ireland from her apple orchards in the Otherworld, providing a nurturing foodstuff, sweetness & a healing agent through her honey ✨💫 #FolkloreSunday #Imbolc #StBrigid #CelticGoddess #Folklore #Ireland #honey #myth #legend #fire #bees

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The Keeper of the Bees @beefolklore.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Today 1Feb is #Imbolc, the start of Spring & celebration of #Brigid - celtic goddess & Irish saint It's a magical coming together of folk traditions from making crosses, Biddy Boys & the placing of a brat bhríde This is her #holywell in #Kildare, said to be her hometown Happy #StBrigidsDay x

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The Keeper of the Bees @beefolklore.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

'Sheela-na-Gigs' have evoked much mystery in terms of their use, meaning & symbolism They are carvings of naked females found on buildings between 11th-16th c. One belief (which I favour) is that they symbolise fertility, others say they ward off evil spirits 💫 #LegendaryWednesday #WyrdWednesday

A 'Sheela-na-Gig' carving found at St Gobnait's Church, Ballyvourney, Co. Cork

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The Keeper of the Bees @beefolklore.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

An Irish tradition on #NewYearsEve that says you should open the back door to let the old year out & when midnight strikes, open the front door to let the new year in! Happy New Year ♡ #legendarywednesday #wyrdwednesday #irishfolklore #Ireland #traditions #customs #beliefs Photo: Co. Cork

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The Keeper of the Bees @beefolklore.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Beautiful Lough Tay, Co. Wicklow Squeezing the last bit of winter sunshine in ♡ #hiking #outdoors #wicklow #ireland #photography #nature

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The Keeper of the Bees @beefolklore.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

The beautiful stone walls of the west of Ireland I love that each stone is put in place by the human hand #AranIslands #InisOírr #Galway #Ireland #landscape #heritage #culture #tradition

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The Keeper of the Bees @beefolklore.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

My view this morning from Inis Oírr, the smallest of the three Aran Islands #Ireland #AranIslands #gaeltacht #photography #Galway #spéirghorm

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The Keeper of the Bees @beefolklore.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Honey harvesting! We emptied the last super, extracted the honey & bottled the liquid gold ✨️💫🐝 It's a bitter sweet moment (pardon pun) as the season is well & truly over But yummy honey gets us through 🍯💪🐝 #honey #harvest #bees #nature #beekeeping #ireland #seasons #autumn #honeycomb

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