.
(I) bee colour
gene mutation
breeds the bee
colour spectrum
black wild bee
old German Brown
golden banded Carniolan
deep bronze Cyprian
grey mountain Caucasian
pale yellow Palestinian
(the ever variable Dutch
stretching from pure-bred black
to patent leather brown)
(II) So they say
being blind
made Huber
a finer
apiarist
(III) Sight
a larder
of red powder
we know the bees
can see colours
by the neatness
of their pollen stores
a larder
of yellow powder
Julien Françon, The Mind of the Bees
(IV) Saw
losses
are balanced against
pleasures
W. Eric Kelsey, The Spell of the Honey-Bee
(V) Voiding
bees like to shit
after a sprightly flight
(VI) Down with
toads have evil ways
with bees
grass snakes
are worse
& deplorable adders
make their beds
under hives
ants, woodlice & earwigs
are more of a worry
to ladies
feeding saves
the smaller birds
from sin
H. J. Wadey, The Bee Craftsman
T. W. Cowan, The Honey Bee
A. L. Gregg, The Philosophy & Practice of Bee-Keeping
gene mutation
breeds the bee
colour spectrum
black wild bee
old German Brown
golden banded Carniolan
deep bronze Cyprian
grey mountain Caucasian
pale yellow Palestinian
(the ever variable Dutch
stretching from pure-bred black
to patent leather brown)
(II) So they say
being blind
made Huber
a finer
apiarist
(III) Sight
a larder
of red powder
we know the bees
can see colours
by the neatness
of their pollen stores
a larder
of yellow powder
Julien Françon, The Mind of the Bees
(IV) Saw
losses
are balanced against
pleasures
W. Eric Kelsey, The Spell of the Honey-Bee
(V) Voiding
bees like to shit
after a sprightly flight
(VI) Down with
toads have evil ways
with bees
grass snakes
are worse
& deplorable adders
make their beds
under hives
ants, woodlice & earwigs
are more of a worry
to ladies
feeding saves
the smaller birds
from sin
H. J. Wadey, The Bee Craftsman
T. W. Cowan, The Honey Bee
A. L. Gregg, The Philosophy & Practice of Bee-Keeping
.