Honey Bees in Paris - Urban Beekeepers
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Nicolas Géant on the roof of the bishop's palace of the cathedral Notre Dame of Paris. “I have realized a childhood dream: have bees at Notre Dame. When you think about the importance of bees for the Catholic Church throughout history, the importance of wax for candles to light the church, for me it's full of meaning... The symbolism of the bees and their honey in the Catholic bestiary is powerful. They represent the unputrefiable body of Jesus Christ combined with the purity of...
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