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(I) Departure, after Cheshire
liking bells & quiet times
it is often on Sundays
that the bees
say their goodbyes
(II) Succession, after Jackson & Gregg
honey
fruit blossom
plum
pear
cherry
apple
viburnum
willow
flows
almond & dandelion
oilseed rape
clover
through
horse chestnut
lime
the
& heather
seasons
(III) Zen and the Art of Bee-keeping
the time to prevent swarming
is not swarming time
(IV) Virgilian motto
swarms should be tended
at evening, after sundown
(V) Winter days, after Edwardes
the tit raps
the hive
& snaps up
the bees
(VI) Teale says
each hive
each caste
each bee
has its own odour
a bee's eyes
never close
sight & memory combine
to form a beeline
Frank R. Cheshire, Bees & Beekeeping, Vol. 1
I. H. Jackson, Bee-keeping for Beginners
A. L. Gregg, The Philosophy & Practice of Bee-Keeping
Tickner Edwardes, The Lore of the Bee
Tickner Edwardes, Bee-Keeping for All
Edwin Way Teale, The Golden Throng
(I) Departure, after Cheshire
liking bells & quiet times
it is often on Sundays
that the bees
say their goodbyes
(II) Succession, after Jackson & Gregg
honey
fruit blossom
plum
pear
cherry
apple
viburnum
willow
flows
almond & dandelion
oilseed rape
clover
through
horse chestnut
lime
the
& heather
seasons
(III) Zen and the Art of Bee-keeping
the time to prevent swarming
is not swarming time
(IV) Virgilian motto
swarms should be tended
at evening, after sundown
(V) Winter days, after Edwardes
the tit raps
the hive
& snaps up
the bees
(VI) Teale says
each hive
each caste
each bee
has its own odour
a bee's eyes
never close
sight & memory combine
to form a beeline
Frank R. Cheshire, Bees & Beekeeping, Vol. 1
I. H. Jackson, Bee-keeping for Beginners
A. L. Gregg, The Philosophy & Practice of Bee-Keeping
Tickner Edwardes, The Lore of the Bee
Tickner Edwardes, Bee-Keeping for All
Edwin Way Teale, The Golden Throng
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