12 minutes agoStrange tradition, royal bees announced the death of Queen Elizabeth II
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)A strange ancient tradition requires that the royal beekeeper tell the palace bees that the Queen is dead. With whispers, insects have been informed that they have a new master, King Charles III. The bitter news was given to the bees at the hive on the grounds of the Bouckingham and Clarke House Palace. John Chappple, 79, official beekeeper of [...]
John Chapple, 79, the official buyer of the palace, made the touching journey to the hives' sites on Friday after the news of the queen's death.
Black strips were then tied to bows in the hives, where thousands of bees live.
The ritual went on to tell the bees that the Queen was dead and a young master would now be in charge.
The bees were then encouraged to act well with their new master, King Charles.
The unusual and ancient superstition came because it was believed that not informing bees about a new landowner would lead to honey failure, abandoning the hive, or death.
Mr. Chappple told MailOnline: “I'm at the hive now and it's a tradition when someone loves you to go to the hive and say a little prayer and put a black ribbon in the hive. ”
