A 16th-17th Century Beekeeper Outfit

Napoleon & Merovingian Bees

The Merovingian ruling Dynasty of the Franks found the bee to be a most hallowed and sacred animal. This symbolism of immortality and royalty influenced Napoleon who took the bee as his own symbol, sewing it into his robes, and using it for his flag (The Bumblebee Flag of Alba). This was partly to escape the use of the Fleur-de-lys, though ironically he might have actually just gone to the older version of said symbol if some evidence is to be believed. While the symbol is associated with the Merovingians, it likely finds even older origins in the Diana and Artemis style cults of the Old Ones who used the Bee as a symbol of the goddess.-TLK

Artemis of Ephesus, with various symbols including bees.

There are as many kinds of honey as there are types of flower. Ranging from the sweet Thistle honey, the strong mead-perfect Buckwheat Honey, the mad Honey of Asia where a spoonful can get you high as a kite or even dead! These many varieties are made by bees visiting various plants, as a result in order to make specific honey one has to expose the bees to a contained area, or hope and pray whichever works.

Illuminations from the Middle Ages depicting Beekeeping