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You are mocking an old tradition that is not related to the Royals.
"Telling the bees" is an old tradition of beekeeping.
"The practice of “telling the bees” is a tradition in which a beekeeper notifies their honey bees of major events in the beekeeper’s life, such as a death or marriage. It has historically been most common in the U.S. and western Europe.
“It's certainly not a royal tradition,” Mark Norman, a folklore author and researcher, said. “It's not something that would only be done by beekeepers who were keeping swarms for the royal family or other members of that household.”
Instead, Norman said, this is a very old custom that has been practiced by common people who kept bees for their own purposes.
“The idea here is that when there's important news, both good and bad, whether someone is dying or moving away, or if there are babies being born, etc., that you share the news with the bees because they are part of your family and community,” said Debra Shutika, a folklorist and beekeeper.
The news shared by beekeepers who practice this tradition varies from place to place, but informing bees of a notable death is common everywhere it's practiced, says a 2018 article in JSTOR Daily, which uses research from its academic journal database to provide context for current events.
Some beekeepers will knock on their hives and tell the bees the news, Shutika said, while other beekeepers might just simply walk up to the hives and talk to them. "
We all know bees are insects and like all "animals" live in the moment.
I am sure the tradition provided some solace to the bee keeper which is probably why there are so many green bean casseroles at wakes.
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