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💙📚
#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
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
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
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
Lovely to be part of such a fab, folklore-filled window display @chaptersbookstore.bsky.social
📚💕
#dublin #mythologymonday #booksky #nature #IrishFolklore #customs #beliefs #myths #legends #gardening #spéirghorm #buylocal #bookchatweekly
📚💕
#dublin #mythologymonday #booksky #nature #IrishFolklore #customs #beliefs #myths #legends #gardening #spéirghorm #buylocal #bookchatweekly
August 18, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Lovely to be part of such a fab, folklore-filled window display @chaptersbookstore.bsky.social
📚💕
#dublin #mythologymonday #booksky #nature #IrishFolklore #customs #beliefs #myths #legends #gardening #spéirghorm #buylocal #bookchatweekly
📚💕
#dublin #mythologymonday #booksky #nature #IrishFolklore #customs #beliefs #myths #legends #gardening #spéirghorm #buylocal #bookchatweekly
Gorgeous gorse surrounded by purple heather 💛💜
#SundayYellow #Stunday
📸me
📍Seefin, Co. Wicklow
#hiking #nature #photography #bloomscrolling #wicklowmountains #naturesky #heatherhoney #bees
#SundayYellow #Stunday
📸me
📍Seefin, Co. Wicklow
#hiking #nature #photography #bloomscrolling #wicklowmountains #naturesky #heatherhoney #bees
August 17, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Gorgeous gorse surrounded by purple heather 💛💜
#SundayYellow #Stunday
📸me
📍Seefin, Co. Wicklow
#hiking #nature #photography #bloomscrolling #wicklowmountains #naturesky #heatherhoney #bees
#SundayYellow #Stunday
📸me
📍Seefin, Co. Wicklow
#hiking #nature #photography #bloomscrolling #wicklowmountains #naturesky #heatherhoney #bees
'...there suck we,
alchemical, nectar-slurred, pollen-furred,
the world's mantra us, our blurry sound
along the thousand scented miles to the hive...'
✍️Carol Ann Duffy's 'Hive'
Happy #Worldhoneybeeday 💜🐝
📸me
#nature #photography #blueskyartshow #bees #biodiversity #poetry #bookchatweekly
alchemical, nectar-slurred, pollen-furred,
the world's mantra us, our blurry sound
along the thousand scented miles to the hive...'
✍️Carol Ann Duffy's 'Hive'
Happy #Worldhoneybeeday 💜🐝
📸me
#nature #photography #blueskyartshow #bees #biodiversity #poetry #bookchatweekly
August 16, 2025 at 12:09 PM
'...there suck we,
alchemical, nectar-slurred, pollen-furred,
the world's mantra us, our blurry sound
along the thousand scented miles to the hive...'
✍️Carol Ann Duffy's 'Hive'
Happy #Worldhoneybeeday 💜🐝
📸me
#nature #photography #blueskyartshow #bees #biodiversity #poetry #bookchatweekly
alchemical, nectar-slurred, pollen-furred,
the world's mantra us, our blurry sound
along the thousand scented miles to the hive...'
✍️Carol Ann Duffy's 'Hive'
Happy #Worldhoneybeeday 💜🐝
📸me
#nature #photography #blueskyartshow #bees #biodiversity #poetry #bookchatweekly
August 16, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Bees & butterflies were believed to be intermediaries between this world and the otherworld
They embodied the souls of the dead - becoming the celestial messengers of the gods
#Folkyfriday 💫
📸me
#nature #insects #photography #folklore #legend #celestial #lore
They embodied the souls of the dead - becoming the celestial messengers of the gods
#Folkyfriday 💫
📸me
#nature #insects #photography #folklore #legend #celestial #lore
August 15, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Bees & butterflies were believed to be intermediaries between this world and the otherworld
They embodied the souls of the dead - becoming the celestial messengers of the gods
#Folkyfriday 💫
📸me
#nature #insects #photography #folklore #legend #celestial #lore
They embodied the souls of the dead - becoming the celestial messengers of the gods
#Folkyfriday 💫
📸me
#nature #insects #photography #folklore #legend #celestial #lore
Bees-in-a-bag was a prosperity #charm used in Devon 🐝
It involved capturing bees in a bag & hanging it in the best room in the house (In #Ireland this would be the front room!)
This was said to bring health, happiness and sweet good fortune 🪄
#BookologyThursday #Folklore #Magic #Speirghorm
It involved capturing bees in a bag & hanging it in the best room in the house (In #Ireland this would be the front room!)
This was said to bring health, happiness and sweet good fortune 🪄
#BookologyThursday #Folklore #Magic #Speirghorm
August 14, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Bees-in-a-bag was a prosperity #charm used in Devon 🐝
It involved capturing bees in a bag & hanging it in the best room in the house (In #Ireland this would be the front room!)
This was said to bring health, happiness and sweet good fortune 🪄
#BookologyThursday #Folklore #Magic #Speirghorm
It involved capturing bees in a bag & hanging it in the best room in the house (In #Ireland this would be the front room!)
This was said to bring health, happiness and sweet good fortune 🪄
#BookologyThursday #Folklore #Magic #Speirghorm