Hi Folks,
Just saw this at that historical site:
The ancient word for Bee Master or Beekeeper is Bienenvater or Immenvaterr.
Superstition tells us, a Bienenwater, when he takes honey must give some to his neighbours, because the bees have taken nectar from their flowers; if he does not give any away, in the next season he will have bad harvest. He who refuses honey to the sick will also next season have sick bees and empty combs. And he who will not give honey to children sins against Mary and Joseph, the parents of the Christ-child.
Source:
c. 2004 - The Sacred Bee in Ancient Times and Folklore
By Hilda M. Ransome. Page 169,
Sal