Putting bee-hives into mourning 1856

Telling the bees, traditional European custom in which bees would be told of an important event in the beekeepers life, such as long journeys, births, marriages and deaths. Engraving showing black crepe fabric been draped over the hive to symbolize the death in the family

1856 Beehives Beekeeping Bees Births Crepe Custom Deaths Draping Funerals Hive Hives Informing Keepers Marriages Singular Telling Traditions