The role of bees and honey in religion
As pollinators, bees are central to the preservation of our ecosystems and ensuring our food security. But even beyond that, they and their products play an important role in many religious traditions. Throughout human history, we find various examples of the religious importance of bees: From their function as role models for Buddhist and Christian monks to offerings of honey to gods in the religions of the Yoruba, the ancient Greeks and the Maya.
In this section, we provide you with a constantly growing overview of the role of bees and honey in religions in different places and throughout time. Here you will learn about the role bees have played in your own religious community and learn about their place in other religious traditions. We explore the differences and similarities of the symbolism and uses of bees and honey in different religious traditions. Check out excerpts from various religious texts and the role bees play in them.
Religious traditions are subject to processes of change. Thus, we provide you with discussions about these changes throughout history and in different contexts. In this spirit, you can also find interviews with members of various religious communities active in bee protection on our website. We want to highlight how they combine their spirituality, religious practice and traditions with the protection of bees and how this overlaps with and diverges from historical understanding of the human-bee relationship.
Do you have further information or material on the importance and role of bees in your religious community or tradition? Do not hesitate to reach out to us via mail or social media.
In this section, we provide you with a constantly growing overview of the role of bees and honey in religions in different places and throughout time. Here you will learn about the role bees have played in your own religious community and learn about their place in other religious traditions. We explore the differences and similarities of the symbolism and uses of bees and honey in different religious traditions. Check out excerpts from various religious texts and the role bees play in them.
Religious traditions are subject to processes of change. Thus, we provide you with discussions about these changes throughout history and in different contexts. In this spirit, you can also find interviews with members of various religious communities active in bee protection on our website. We want to highlight how they combine their spirituality, religious practice and traditions with the protection of bees and how this overlaps with and diverges from historical understanding of the human-bee relationship.
Do you have further information or material on the importance and role of bees in your religious community or tradition? Do not hesitate to reach out to us via mail or social media.