nivrir:by-grace-of-god:The mystery of icon-preserving bees For a decade, a beekeeper near Athens
nivrir: by-grace-of-god: The mystery of icon-preserving bees For a decade, a beekeeper near Athens, has kept a tradition: every spring, he slips icons of Christ, the Holy Virgin and different saints in his beehives, in order to bless his bees and his yearly honey production. And every year, the very same mysterious phenomenon occurs: bees make their honeycomb cells around the pious images, meticulously avoiding covering them. -- source link