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The Keeper of the Bees

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www.beefolklore.ie IG: eimear_beefolklore Sharing folklore & pictures of things I like. Lover of nature, bees, animals & the wonderful world of myths & legends across all folk traditions. Eimear Chaomhánach, author of 'The Keeper of the Bees' #booksky💙📚

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The Keeper of the Bees @beefolklore.bsky.social · Nov 19

My book is out in the world since Oct '24 & available in all bookshops & online:
obrien.ie/the-keeper-o...

Published by the O'Brien Press & Illustrated by Jane Carkill 🐝🐝

#Folklore
#Bees
#Beekeeping

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The Keeper of the Bees @beefolklore.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks for having me Sharon. It was such a pleasure chatting with you & Yodit

The Keeper of the Bees @beefolklore.bsky.social · 5d

There's still some goodness to be got! 💫

📍Today in Howth, North Dublin

#daisies #bumblebee #autumn #flowers #bloomscrolling #stunday #sundayyellow #outdoors #hiking #photography

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The Keeper of the Bees @beefolklore.bsky.social · 5d

Retail, I would say approx 9euro...it can be higher than that of course, up to 11/12euro in places

The Keeper of the Bees @beefolklore.bsky.social · 5d

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

A yellow begonia for #SundayYellow

The last bulb to flower in my garden this year 💛

#stunday #nature #bloomscrolling #photography #autumn #ireland

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The Keeper of the Bees @beefolklore.bsky.social · 16d

Bringing folklore & wildlife together and in great company with Shane Lehane and Éanna Ní Lamhna

Looking forward to this!
Oct 9th - 12th: Dromineer Nenagh Literary Festival

www.tipperarylive.ie/news/arts---...

#nature #folklore #wildlife #festivals #speirghorm #DNLF
@theobrienpress.bsky.social

Festival in Tipperary celebrates Irish folklore, wildlife, and traditional customs

Shane Lehane, Éanna Ní Lamhna, and Eimear Chaomhánach bring Ireland’s past and nature to life

www.tipperarylive.ie

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West Cork Literary Festival @wcorklitfest.bsky.social · 17d

How wonderful does this sound! @newislandbooks.bsky.social is launching The Hare's Corner by @janeclarke.bsky.social and Catherine Cleary, illustrated by Jane Carkill. Books Upstairs, Friday 26 September at 6.30pm
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New Island cordially invites you and a guest to the official launch of The Hare's Corner by Jane Clarke, Catherine Cleary illustrated by Jane Carkill. Books Upstairs, Friday 26 September at 6.30pm

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The Keeper of the Bees @beefolklore.bsky.social · 18d

What a gorgeous message to receive! Thank-you Sharon 💫💛🐝

#bees #nature #outdoors #goodness #booksky

Sharon Kathryn D'Agostino💞 @sharonkdagostino.bsky.social · 19d

@beefolklore.bsky.social Thanks to your beautiful book, The Keeper of Bees, I now stop and watch bees whenever I see them. 🐝 Thank you for this gift!

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The Keeper of the Bees @beefolklore.bsky.social · 24d

Beautiful

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The Keeper of the Bees @beefolklore.bsky.social · 25d

Simply beautiful 🌿💚

#macromonday

📷taken last week in Tavira, Portugal
#photography #nature #beauty #flowers #plants

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The Keeper of the Bees @beefolklore.bsky.social · Sep 4

Yes, Tim applied it to be able to identify her quickly...

The Keeper of the Bees @beefolklore.bsky.social · Sep 4

There she is. Dressed in green. In all her glory. The Queen 👑

#InsectThursday 🐝

📍Tim Regan's bees in Killarney #Kerry
📸me

#nature #photography #bees #honey #apiary #Ireland #autumn

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The Keeper of the Bees @beefolklore.bsky.social · Sep 3

Looking forward to this 🌿✨

#nature #booksky #writers #biodiversity #dublin #speirgorm #wildlife #citylife #hiddengems

The O’Brien Press @theobrienpress.bsky.social · Sep 3

Hidden within the hustle and bustle of Dublin city is a secret world of wildlife.

Beautifully illustrated throughout with over two hundred photographs, drawings and maps, the new edition of ‘Wild Dublin’ is being released this September.

Brown background with book cover and animals in the corners

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The Keeper of the Bees @beefolklore.bsky.social · Sep 3

There's no better place for #storytelling than JohnB's hometown✨

#Listowel International Storytelling Festival: 18-21 Sept💫

Delighted to be part of it🐝

🎟️https://kerrywritersmuseum.com/book-now/
#Folklore #Speirgorm #Festivals #Kerry #Art #Ireland
@theobrienpress.bsky.social @kerrycoco.ie

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The Keeper of the Bees @beefolklore.bsky.social · Aug 30

#Shiny Blackberries 😋

#Blueskyartshow
📍Killarney, Co Kerry #Ireland

🌿🌱🌿

#Autumn #photography #nature #Eastcoastkin #foraging #wildfruits

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The Keeper of the Bees @beefolklore.bsky.social · Aug 28

The girl can dance! 💃

The worker bees' waggle dance, telling the others where pollen & nectar can be found

Can you spot her?
#InsectThursday #joy 💫
📽 #Killarney #Kerry

#bees #nature #communication #hive #dancing

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The Keeper of the Bees @beefolklore.bsky.social · Aug 27

How lovely

The Keeper of the Bees @beefolklore.bsky.social · Aug 25

How had I never seen crimson clover before?

Just beautiful 🤎

#wildflowers #nature #bloomscrolling #photography #killarney #thekingdom #speirgorm #simplicity #beauty

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The Keeper of the Bees @beefolklore.bsky.social · Aug 24

I couldnt recommend it more Shannon...a little gem just a few km's from Killarney town. A breath of fresh air.

(Tim's wife had homebaked scones too! 😋)

The Keeper of the Bees @beefolklore.bsky.social · Aug 24

This is Tim Regan. He runs Killarney Bee Walks & Honey Tastings

A lovely way to spend the day 🐝🐝🐝

#Kerry #tours #tasting #honey #nature #wildflowers #beekeeping #spéirghorm #ireland #thekingdom

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The Keeper of the Bees @beefolklore.bsky.social · Aug 24

A bumble with a gorgeous yellow rump, carrying yellow pollen baskets on a yellow Bird's-foot trefoil

#sundayyellow #stunday
✨️💛💫

📍Kilarney, Co. Kerry
#nature #photography #beauty #Ireland #macro

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The Keeper of the Bees @beefolklore.bsky.social · Aug 22

Lovely image

The Keeper of the Bees @beefolklore.bsky.social · Aug 22

Wonderful!

The Keeper of the Bees @beefolklore.bsky.social · Aug 22

Maybe some people still believe it to this day 😊🤔

The Keeper of the Bees @beefolklore.bsky.social · Aug 22

I found another very similar rhyme (from UK also):

Honeybees, honeybees
Hear what I say
Your master JA has gone away
His wife now begs you to freely stay
And make honey for ever and a day
Honeybees, honeybees hear what I say