May Day will soon be upon us and I would like to gift you with a bit of Irish lore regarding attracting bees to the garden.
It is said that if you gather foxglove, raspberry leaves, wild marjoram, mint, chamomile, and valerian on May Day, and mix them with butter also made on May Day, you will attract the wonderful little bees to your garden. You must boil your herbs and butter together with honey, then rub the vessel into which you would like the bees to gather, both inside and out, with the mixture. Place it in the middle of a tree, and the bees will soon come. Foxglove or "fairy fingers" is called "the great herb" from its wondrous properties.
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