.
‘bee gloves
are not purchased
on the Rue de la Paix’
– Mary Louise Coleman
(I) Edwardes Bee-Coat
buttoning to the neck
like a soldier’s tunic
four large pockets
with buttoned-flaps
containing
a box of matches
empty match-boxes
for surplus queens
cyanide, for disposing of
undesired queens
vinegar, for rubbing
on the hands
tobacco tin containing calico
moistened with carbolic acid
a leather-knife
(II) Cheshire’s advice for the prevention of bees crawling up legs
a string tied
around
the ankles
of trousers
& for ladies
divided skirts
(after Cheshire)
Edwardes avers: the fashion is now for bicycle clips.
Mary Louise Coleman, Bees in the Garden and Honey in the Larder
Tickner Edwardes, Bee-Keeping for All
Frank R. Cheshire, Bees & Beekeeping, Vol. 2
are not purchased
on the Rue de la Paix’
– Mary Louise Coleman
(I) Edwardes Bee-Coat
buttoning to the neck
like a soldier’s tunic
four large pockets
with buttoned-flaps
containing
a box of matches
empty match-boxes
for surplus queens
cyanide, for disposing of
undesired queens
vinegar, for rubbing
on the hands
tobacco tin containing calico
moistened with carbolic acid
a leather-knife
(II) Cheshire’s advice for the prevention of bees crawling up legs
a string tied
around
the ankles
of trousers
& for ladies
divided skirts
(after Cheshire)
Edwardes avers: the fashion is now for bicycle clips.
Mary Louise Coleman, Bees in the Garden and Honey in the Larder
Tickner Edwardes, Bee-Keeping for All
Frank R. Cheshire, Bees & Beekeeping, Vol. 2
.