This section is from the book "Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms, And Superstitions Of Ireland", by Jane Francesca Wilde. Also available from Amazon: Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms, And Superstitions Of Ireland.
Gather foxglove, raspberry leaves, wild marjorum, mint, camomile, and valerian; mix them with butter made on May Day, and let the herbs, also be gathered on May Day. Boil them all together with honey, then rub the vessel into which the bees should gather, both inside and out, with the mixture ; place it in the middle of a tree, and the bees will soon come. Foxglove or " fairy fingers " is called " the great herb " from its wonderful properties.