Today my sweet friend, Stephanie, sent me this lovely nod to beekeepers. On today's Writer's Almanac, Garrison Keillor declares that tonight is Midsummer's Eve or St. John's Eve, St. John being the patron saint of beekeepers! Here's the link. Be sure to listen to Wed. June 23 (which is the actual day it is when I am posting this.
Curious, I looked up more about St. John - in searching I found that St. Valentine as well as St. Ambrose are also known as patron saints of beekeepers - popular little insects, aren't they? There's an old post on Beemaster that names Michael Bush as the patron saint of organic beekeepers! Bees are popular with a number of saints: Saint Gobnait (St. Deborah) and Saint Bernard of Clairveaux.
So on Midsummer's Eve, let's hope some of my empty hives spend the night making honey!
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