The Keeper of the Bees
@beefolklore.bsky.social
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💙📚
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💙📚
Pinned
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
obrien.ie/the-keeper-o...
Published by the O'Brien Press & Illustrated by Jane Carkill 🐝🐝
#Folklore
#Bees
#Beekeeping
#Bright by night
♡ Clontarf, North Dublin
#Blueskyartshow
#photography #cityscape #seascape #Ireland #moonlight
♡ Clontarf, North Dublin
#Blueskyartshow
#photography #cityscape #seascape #Ireland #moonlight
November 15, 2025 at 10:06 AM
#Bright by night
♡ Clontarf, North Dublin
#Blueskyartshow
#photography #cityscape #seascape #Ireland #moonlight
♡ Clontarf, North Dublin
#Blueskyartshow
#photography #cityscape #seascape #Ireland #moonlight
November 11, 2025 at 12:19 PM
I'm always appreciative of my Mahonia delivering a burst of yellow in November
#sundayyellow #stunday #nature #autumn #bloomscrolling #photography #ireland #feastfortheeyes #allsoulsday
#sundayyellow #stunday #nature #autumn #bloomscrolling #photography #ireland #feastfortheeyes #allsoulsday
November 2, 2025 at 11:10 AM
I'm always appreciative of my Mahonia delivering a burst of yellow in November
#sundayyellow #stunday #nature #autumn #bloomscrolling #photography #ireland #feastfortheeyes #allsoulsday
#sundayyellow #stunday #nature #autumn #bloomscrolling #photography #ireland #feastfortheeyes #allsoulsday
October 22, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Reposted by The Keeper of the Bees
💫So grateful to Eimear Chaomhánach for her inspiring episode of The Power of Stories podcast! Eimear discusses her book, The Keeper of Bees — Bees and Beekeeping in Irish Folklore, and many other topics.
You can listen to @beefolklore.bsky.social’s stories here-> www.buzzsprout.com/1422796/epis...
You can listen to @beefolklore.bsky.social’s stories here-> www.buzzsprout.com/1422796/epis...
October 19, 2025 at 7:17 PM
There's still some goodness to be got! 💫
📍Today in Howth, North Dublin
#daisies #bumblebee #autumn #flowers #bloomscrolling #stunday #sundayyellow #outdoors #hiking #photography
📍Today in Howth, North Dublin
#daisies #bumblebee #autumn #flowers #bloomscrolling #stunday #sundayyellow #outdoors #hiking #photography
October 5, 2025 at 2:16 PM
There's still some goodness to be got! 💫
📍Today in Howth, North Dublin
#daisies #bumblebee #autumn #flowers #bloomscrolling #stunday #sundayyellow #outdoors #hiking #photography
📍Today in Howth, North Dublin
#daisies #bumblebee #autumn #flowers #bloomscrolling #stunday #sundayyellow #outdoors #hiking #photography
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
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
October 5, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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
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
A yellow begonia for #SundayYellow
The last bulb to flower in my garden this year 💛
#stunday #nature #bloomscrolling #photography #autumn #ireland
The last bulb to flower in my garden this year 💛
#stunday #nature #bloomscrolling #photography #autumn #ireland
September 28, 2025 at 5:50 PM
A yellow begonia for #SundayYellow
The last bulb to flower in my garden this year 💛
#stunday #nature #bloomscrolling #photography #autumn #ireland
The last bulb to flower in my garden this year 💛
#stunday #nature #bloomscrolling #photography #autumn #ireland
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
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
September 24, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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
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
Reposted by The Keeper of the Bees
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
www.eventbrite.com/e/book-launc...
www.eventbrite.com/e/book-launc...
September 23, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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
www.eventbrite.com/e/book-launc...
www.eventbrite.com/e/book-launc...
@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!
September 22, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Simply beautiful 🌿💚
#macromonday
📷taken last week in Tavira, Portugal
#photography #nature #beauty #flowers #plants
#macromonday
📷taken last week in Tavira, Portugal
#photography #nature #beauty #flowers #plants
September 15, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Simply beautiful 🌿💚
#macromonday
📷taken last week in Tavira, Portugal
#photography #nature #beauty #flowers #plants
#macromonday
📷taken last week in Tavira, Portugal
#photography #nature #beauty #flowers #plants
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
#InsectThursday 🐝
📍Tim Regan's bees in Killarney #Kerry
📸me
#nature #photography #bees #honey #apiary #Ireland #autumn
September 4, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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
#InsectThursday 🐝
📍Tim Regan's bees in Killarney #Kerry
📸me
#nature #photography #bees #honey #apiary #Ireland #autumn
Looking forward to this 🌿✨
#nature #booksky #writers #biodiversity #dublin #speirgorm #wildlife #citylife #hiddengems
#nature #booksky #writers #biodiversity #dublin #speirgorm #wildlife #citylife #hiddengems
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.
Beautifully illustrated throughout with over two hundred photographs, drawings and maps, the new edition of ‘Wild Dublin’ is being released this September.
September 3, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Looking forward to this 🌿✨
#nature #booksky #writers #biodiversity #dublin #speirgorm #wildlife #citylife #hiddengems
#nature #booksky #writers #biodiversity #dublin #speirgorm #wildlife #citylife #hiddengems
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
#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
September 3, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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
#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
#Shiny Blackberries 😋
#Blueskyartshow
📍Killarney, Co Kerry #Ireland
🌿🌱🌿
#Autumn #photography #nature #Eastcoastkin #foraging #wildfruits
#Blueskyartshow
📍Killarney, Co Kerry #Ireland
🌿🌱🌿
#Autumn #photography #nature #Eastcoastkin #foraging #wildfruits
August 30, 2025 at 8:30 AM
#Shiny Blackberries 😋
#Blueskyartshow
📍Killarney, Co Kerry #Ireland
🌿🌱🌿
#Autumn #photography #nature #Eastcoastkin #foraging #wildfruits
#Blueskyartshow
📍Killarney, Co Kerry #Ireland
🌿🌱🌿
#Autumn #photography #nature #Eastcoastkin #foraging #wildfruits
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
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
August 28, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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
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
How had I never seen crimson clover before?
Just beautiful 🤎
#wildflowers #nature #bloomscrolling #photography #killarney #thekingdom #speirgorm #simplicity #beauty
Just beautiful 🤎
#wildflowers #nature #bloomscrolling #photography #killarney #thekingdom #speirgorm #simplicity #beauty
August 25, 2025 at 9:34 PM
How had I never seen crimson clover before?
Just beautiful 🤎
#wildflowers #nature #bloomscrolling #photography #killarney #thekingdom #speirgorm #simplicity #beauty
Just beautiful 🤎
#wildflowers #nature #bloomscrolling #photography #killarney #thekingdom #speirgorm #simplicity #beauty
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
A lovely way to spend the day 🐝🐝🐝
#Kerry #tours #tasting #honey #nature #wildflowers #beekeeping #spéirghorm #ireland #thekingdom
August 24, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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
A lovely way to spend the day 🐝🐝🐝
#Kerry #tours #tasting #honey #nature #wildflowers #beekeeping #spéirghorm #ireland #thekingdom
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
#sundayyellow #stunday
✨️💛💫
📍Kilarney, Co. Kerry
#nature #photography #beauty #Ireland #macro
August 24, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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
#sundayyellow #stunday
✨️💛💫
📍Kilarney, Co. Kerry
#nature #photography #beauty #Ireland #macro
The bees reaction to a smoker has ancient evolutionary origins
#Bees associate smoke with their forest being on fire
It prompts them to huddle up & eat honey in preparation for a potential flight & so they are less likely to sting 🐝
#forestfriday #scape #nature #photography
🌳Co. Wicklow
#Bees associate smoke with their forest being on fire
It prompts them to huddle up & eat honey in preparation for a potential flight & so they are less likely to sting 🐝
#forestfriday #scape #nature #photography
🌳Co. Wicklow
August 22, 2025 at 10:37 AM
The bees reaction to a smoker has ancient evolutionary origins
#Bees associate smoke with their forest being on fire
It prompts them to huddle up & eat honey in preparation for a potential flight & so they are less likely to sting 🐝
#forestfriday #scape #nature #photography
🌳Co. Wicklow
#Bees associate smoke with their forest being on fire
It prompts them to huddle up & eat honey in preparation for a potential flight & so they are less likely to sting 🐝
#forestfriday #scape #nature #photography
🌳Co. Wicklow
A bee working the heather in the Wicklow mountains last w/e 💜
In folklore it was said that bees sought out heather-laden areas, knowing that it made especially flavoursome honey ✨️🐝💫
#insectthursday #folklorethursday #nature #photography #hiking #spéirghorm #wildflowers #pollination #ireland
In folklore it was said that bees sought out heather-laden areas, knowing that it made especially flavoursome honey ✨️🐝💫
#insectthursday #folklorethursday #nature #photography #hiking #spéirghorm #wildflowers #pollination #ireland
August 21, 2025 at 12:01 PM
A bee working the heather in the Wicklow mountains last w/e 💜
In folklore it was said that bees sought out heather-laden areas, knowing that it made especially flavoursome honey ✨️🐝💫
#insectthursday #folklorethursday #nature #photography #hiking #spéirghorm #wildflowers #pollination #ireland
In folklore it was said that bees sought out heather-laden areas, knowing that it made especially flavoursome honey ✨️🐝💫
#insectthursday #folklorethursday #nature #photography #hiking #spéirghorm #wildflowers #pollination #ireland
Nature taking its course...
#InsectThursday
🕷🐝
#nature #photography #spider #bee #beedown #gardening #insects #spéirghorm
#InsectThursday
🕷🐝
#nature #photography #spider #bee #beedown #gardening #insects #spéirghorm
August 21, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Nature taking its course...
#InsectThursday
🕷🐝
#nature #photography #spider #bee #beedown #gardening #insects #spéirghorm
#InsectThursday
🕷🐝
#nature #photography #spider #bee #beedown #gardening #insects #spéirghorm