#beekeepers

July 2026 - A short video covers the resilience of Gaza's beekeeping community, hanging on and rebuilding, despite Israel's ongoing war crimes of purposefully destroying Palestinian farmland and nature. [video]

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Beekeeper are a race that live in a meadow field outside of Void Forest. They are hive mind creatures that prioritize their queen over anything else. The population is around 100-200 people, most of them are women(>70%). Their leaders are call “Queen’s guardians”, whose duty is to serve and protect the queen that lives inside their body. The guardians have their own favorite flowers and the keepers will stitched their robes with that flowers to congratulate their new guardian. There are 4 of them which are lilies (the eldest), opiums, strawflowers, and feather reed (the youngest and the only man)

The custom of "telling the bees" is a charming and ancient tradition where beekeepers inform their bees about significant events in their lives, such as deaths, births, marriages, and other major occurrences. This practice is believed to have its roots in Celtic mythology, where bees were seen as messengers between the human world and the spirit world. The presence of a bee after a death was thought to signify the soul leaving the body. The tradition became particularly prominent in the 18th and 19th centuries in Western Europe and the United States. To tell the bees, the head of the household or the "goodwife" would approach the hives, gently knock to get the bees' attention, and then softly murmur the news in a solemn tone. This ritual was believed to keep the bees informed and prevent them from leaving the hive or dying. The custom underscores the deep connection and respect that people historically had for bees, viewing them as integral members of the household and community.

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