Hey pagans!!! I went to town to get Mabon supplies for my ritual tonight and tomorrow and my house is swarmed by honey bees!! Hows that for an omen!! swarmed by honey bees on Mabon!!! They let me get back into the house but I can't leave it until it cools off in the evening and they become calm. I'm trying to figure out where the Queen is. By the density of the swarm I'd say she was near the back door. I called a few people but we just gotta wait them out.
2007-09-22 09:16:25 · 8 answers · asked by Praire Crone 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
this is a good omen for you PC, and you certainly could use some good vibes! Honey bees are givers of fertility, prosperity, and are a sign that the goddess is alive and well at your house.
talk to them, don't worry, they will know what to do
2007-09-22 10:19:47 · answer #1 · answered by Lady Morgana 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If you are at all interested in capturing the swarm and have a ready hive. Get two pint jars of pasteurized Honey and leave one open, next to the entrance to the hive that you want to fill and one INSIDE also open, of that same hive. they'll go right in and begin to make their new home nice and comfy and start to build a honeycomb and brooding comb. YOU'll have to feed them store bought honey, over the winter but they'll stay put for the whole summer next year. Just think of all the GOOD mead on the wing. Like has already been mentioned, that is one of the BEST omens for Mbon that you can possibly recieve. Godess is afoot at your place, for sure.
BB,
Raji the Green Witch
2007-09-22 15:03:50 · answer #2 · answered by Raji the Green Witch 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe they will bring you honey! That definately is quite the way to start your Mabon. You could try and smoke them out?
2007-09-22 10:10:46 · answer #3 · answered by Zaden W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you bbq or have a bonfire as part of your celebration it might make them go away, they don't like the smoke and lots of people in one place tend to make them leave. Another sneaky trick is to buy some flowers and set them where the guests and you aren't going to be, they'll go enjoy the flowers instead of pestering you. My sister likes to put an open cup of orange soda out so they can just fly down into it and have a drink. They also like rootbeer and cola, but not diet flavored.
2007-09-22 12:43:30 · answer #4 · answered by robin s 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like good news, bees are bearers of goodwill so you should have a lovely celebration tomorrow :)
Mabon Blessings
2007-09-22 09:30:26 · answer #5 · answered by Diane 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This time of year they are paniced. The flowers have all died back, but it is not yet cold enough for them to hibernate. They leave their normal areas and activities looking for any type of food source.
2007-09-22 11:49:40 · answer #6 · answered by Derail 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you smoke? Bees hate smoke. Maybe you could smoke them out...?
2007-09-22 10:03:30 · answer #7 · answered by Ymmo the Heathen 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That kinda sucks... oh well, you can go skyclad in the nearest forest ;-). Have you called a beekeeper?
2007-09-22 09:52:20 · answer #8 · answered by xx. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋