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Nancy at Delphi

BEE  PRIESTESS  ATTRACTS  HONEY BEE SWARM  

Nancy Macko is a visual artist and professor of art in southern California.  She's  been actively  called by the bees since 1994.  Nancy  describes herself as a 'Bee Priestess' and has recently visited the ancient sites of the Bee Goddess in Crete and Greece.  On my quest to learn of the Bee Goddess, I discovered her.  As we began 'talking bees',  she commented, "Despite the fact that the bees are disappearing,  a huge swarm of them came to me."  
 
From Nancy: >>July 5, 2007. 
"Here is the story so far:
About two months ago I was leaving my house via the front entry and notice a blanket of bees covering the wall and corner of an external wall. There were about 300-400 bees. I wasn't sure what their plan was but mine was to photograph them the next day.

The next morning I went out to look for them and they were all gone. But I saw a few flying around the vicinity. I just let it go. I noticed bees in the yard pollinating the flowers but that didn't seem unusual.

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Nancy while making her video, "Lore of the Bee Priestess"
Last week my neighbor Maria asked me if I knew I had bees. I sort of shrugged it off and admitted yes maybe but didn't really want to admit it so that they wouldn't be disturbed. She has small kids and the bees were flying in and out of an opening under the roof edge right near where they were a blanket. I figured out that they must have flown in there and built a hive and all those bees were inside now. But you can't hear them buzzing thru the wall inside the house.

Maria's husband Al told me he called a bee removal company to come by Friday morning to get an idea of what we needed to do. Turns out he knew they were there too but didn't want to disturb them but I guess if they stay in the wall too long it can cause damage and attract other insects. Because it is a common wall between our two homes, it was ok that he called.

I will interview the removal service people to be sure they are going to remove the bees and keep them alive not exterminate them to remove them because I know that can be done. I will let you know how things progress tomorrow. Thank you for your thoughts and guidance and watchfulness for our sisters and priestesses the bees."




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>>> From: "Maka" <maka@thebeegoddess.com> 07/06/07 5:36 AM >>>
Hi Nancy,
I phoned my friend, Sally Melon, in northern SAskatchewan, who's a traditional Cree Medicine Woman.  She was tickled to learn about you and the swarm that's nested into your house!  Sally suggests that you put out tobacco and ask the bees to leave the house. I said that tobacco may not be your 'way'.    ON the other hand, perhaps your neighbors could be happy with the bees there?  Sounds like they're flying high enough so the flight path is above where the children would be playing.

 
>>>From"  "Nancy Macko"< nmacko@ScrippsCollege.edu> 07/06/07  11:07 AM>>
I spoke to the bee removal people and they said they remove they don't exterminate so that is good. I just spent the last hour or so photographing and videoing the bees going in and out. I would love to leave them but my neighbor seems concerned about damages. The bee guys will be here soon. Maybe it will change. I would put out tobacco if I had some. more soon, N


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Nancy looking at her swarm
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Bees sawed out of roof

July 7th Crop Circle Resembles Ancient Bee Pendant
& More . . . .

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Crop Circle July7, 2007 Wiltshire
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Bee Pendant found at Mallia, Crete circa 1700 BC.

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On July 7th 2007  (07*07*07) a Crop Circle appeared which looks remarkably like a pendant. A gold-cast 'bee pendant' is the most marvelous artifact discovered from the Bee Priestess culture of ancient Crete. On this day a new friend and I have arranged an interview to record the story of her pilgrimage to the sacred sites on Crete. She returned from Crete with a replica of the original bee pendant and a jar of sumptuous Crete honey.
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Diana wearing her bee pendant from Mallia, Crete

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Bee 'medicine' from many dimensions

a significant book released in 2002
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"The Secret Life of Bees"
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Lily the Bee Priestess
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Crop Circle July 7, 2007








As I'm embarking on this journey to reveal the Bee Goddess, I attend a Sun Dance.  Bees are the sweet little emissaries of our Sun.  All the sunshine is necessary for plants to grow, however, many fruits, nuts and vegetables are designed be pollinated solely by the tiny bees.
   I pull into the Sun Dance parking area & the first person I meet introduces me to this young woman named 'Lily'.   I've just finished reading "The Secret Life of Bees".  Lily had just spent the previous afternoon visiting the new backyard beehive of a friend.  


Coincidentally, the main character in "The Secret Life of Bees" is a young gal by the name of Lily!