The mystery of the bees on the roof of Our Lady who survived the fire was revealed

April 22, 2019

The company in charge of hives confirmed that the community of 150,000 bees had survived the fire.

A week ago, Notre Dame Cathedral caught fire, apparently by a short circuit inside the premises during repairs. The fire consumed much of the roof of the building. However, few visitors knew that on the roof of the sacristy, there was three hives of bees.

In a few hours, while the fire was already under control, the company Beeopic, which is supported by more than 150,000 bees, published a message on their social networks: "The pictures taken by different drones show that the three hives are still in place. Obviously intact!"

It sounded like a miracle, but they revealed the truth about a detail of the fire of Our Lady.

"As for the occupants, the mystery remains intact"They said Beeopic and added:"Smoke, heat, water … we'll see if our brave bees are still with us as soon as we have access to the place, which can take a lot of time. "

Along with the display, the company shared an aerial image in which the exact location where the hives are intact and very close to the areas destroyed by the fire was traced with a red circle.

The next day, the good news came to us through a post on Instagram: "Our bees in the cathedral of Notre Dame are still alive, as confirmed by the officials of the place!"

The the beekeeper Nicolas Géant He told AFP: "At first, I thought the three hives had been burned, I had no information. But then, I saw in the satellite images that it was not like that and the spokesman of the cathedral confirmed that they had come in and out of their hives. "

On the messages and calls he received from people around the world asking if he knew how they were going, he said, "It was unexpected. I have of course received calls from Europe, but also from South Africa, Japan, the United States and South America. "

They claim that the figure of Christ appeared among the flames of Our Lady

In In case of fire and first signs of smoke, bees take a lot of honey and protect their queen. But Giant, who hopes to see the bees again next week, said "this species does not leave its hive".

The hives of Notre-Dame were installed in 2013. Since then, each produces an average of 25 kilos of honey a year, sold to the staff of Notre-Dame. But in the French capital, there are also hives in various and unexpected places, such as the Paris Opera.