What do Bees have to do with Christmas? You ask a great questions.
Bees have a long and lovely friendship with Christianity and its older brother, Judaism.
Look around your local church and you are likely to find images of bees or honeycomb.
Bees have a long and lovely friendship with Christianity and its older brother, Judaism.
Look around your local church and you are likely to find images of bees or honeycomb.
In Scripture, Bees are specifically mentioned 6 times and honey or honeycomb 69 times!Throughout church history, bees have bee used as a natural model of the mystery of the faith, of the model of self-giving labor and of the Virgin Birth of Christ. The later because in early church history it was not yet known how the queen was able to rear the brood of the hive.
The symbolism furthers the comparisons as bees work without rest and readily offer their lives for the good of the hive. Bees militantly protect against the hive's enemies. The bee protects not only the hive, but the honey within it.
The honey, delicious, is a symbol of the sweetness of Life in the Spirit.
The symbolism furthers the comparisons as bees work without rest and readily offer their lives for the good of the hive. Bees militantly protect against the hive's enemies. The bee protects not only the hive, but the honey within it.
The honey, delicious, is a symbol of the sweetness of Life in the Spirit.
The purity of beeswax and honeycomb have provided a sacramental nature to the use of beeswax candles in many churches. Because worker bees are virginal, the comparison is made to the purity of the Church, which give its gifts to the world through spreading the Good News, the sacraments and ordinances. Likewise, the bees give us honey and wax. Their wax is considered worthy to burn in the candles on the altar and sanctuary, and as votive offerings because it is produced by pure, virgin labor.
Santa Bee
Lastly, as beekeepers and lovers of honey and beeswax and all things bee, we love to give the gift of our joint efforts with our favorite little creatures, to our favorite friends and relatives.
People appreciate our honey and beeswax and look forward to that special jar of love during Christmas. And we love to share -and tell our closest 20,000 bee-friends a mighty thank you!
Until next time!
Enjoy your Christmas!
tim
People appreciate our honey and beeswax and look forward to that special jar of love during Christmas. And we love to share -and tell our closest 20,000 bee-friends a mighty thank you!
Until next time!
Enjoy your Christmas!
tim
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