Heaving Up the Coffin and the Hive

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Heaving Up the Coffin and the Hive

January 20, 2008 by beelore

There is a tradition that when a beekeeper dies, then on the day of the funeral, as the funeral party is preparing to leave the house, the hive and coffin are both “heaved” or lifted at the same moment.

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