slavicafire: | When the man of the house dies, one of the household members must immediately relay t
slavicafire: | When the man of the house dies, one of the household members must immediately relay the news to the bees in the beehives or skeps, or else they immediately fall out, that is they die. To relay the news one must knock on the skep saying “Little bees, little bees, your master is bidding you farewell!” (belief from Ostrowąs, known also in Masovia, Pomerania and Volhynia)- from Kolberg’s Lud : jego zwyczaje, sposób życia, mowa, podania, przysłowia, obrzędy, gusła, zabawy, pieśni, muzyka i tańce. Ser. 3, Kujawy. Cz. 1 -- source link