Honey means busy bees
While I will shake my knees
Scared that I'll get a sting
Mindful of their striped bling
We value buzzing bees
Fertilize our crops please
Best insect in the world
But soon in death throws curled
Big companies don't hide
They spray insecticide
Kills insects one, two three
Even our friend Honey Bee
Yes, profit is okay
But not if bees we slay
Vegetation needs them
Every bee is a gem
Remember as a boy
That bee's buzz was a joy
I lay in field of flowers
Mindful of their powers
Sweet bees please stay with us
If you die all will cuss
Then we will realize
Our job now to fertilize
The latest Buzz.....Many countries were affected throughout the world by the spread of the Varroa mite, a parasite that attacked bee colonies from 1993 on. Luckily Australia was not seriously affected and the mite when found in the north of the country was eradicated. However other problems do exist for hives in Australia as in other countries of the world.
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I hope the honey bees continue to charm you - what a lovely memory of those fields
ReplyDeleteThe death of all bees would be the end of the human race. How much we owe to such a small creature!
ReplyDelete"Every bee is a gem"...If we could all realize this, our planet would have been a paradise. Love the sweet memories too.
ReplyDeleteTo have both fear and admiration of bees is healthy respect. May the bees continue to do what they do to keep our planet alive.
ReplyDeleteAlthough I was never a boy, these lines brought back happy summer days, Robin:
ReplyDelete'Remember as a boy
That bee's buzz was a joy
I lay in field of flowers
Mindful of their powers'.
I love the image of you as a boy lying in the grassy fields. Bees are having a hard time these days, and I hope we can save them.
ReplyDeleteExcellent poem. Hopefully we can resolve the issues that have risen for bees.
ReplyDeleteBeekeepers hold the universe in their hands. Your poem was most charming
ReplyDeleteThis is absolutely beautiful, Robin!❤️ Especially love; "Remember as a boy/That bee's buzz was a joy/I lay in field of flowers/Mindful of their powers."
ReplyDeleteWe need those precious bees, if we wish to survive.
ReplyDeleteWe both wrote versions of the same poem!
ReplyDeletethey are created to fulfill a need
ReplyDeletewhere none others are able to meet
hunting for nectar
venturing further afar
to provide all with a healthy feed
Hank
Beyond plants, many animals, such as the beautiful bee-eater birds, would lose their prey in the event of a die-off, and this would also impact natural systems and food webs. But, who cares? If we evolved from savage beasts into civilized beings, or so the rationale goes, those darker impulses are always bubbling beneath the surface. Sigh.
ReplyDeleteLack of bees are a big problem for the fruit farmers here. My one orange tree can be hand pollinated, but no need this year, the bees came.
ReplyDeleteNice poem, Robin, those bees need all pulling for them that can and will.
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Lovely memories in this, Robin.
ReplyDeleteDavid Attenborough advises that we leave a little water with sugar for our bees in our gardens to save our bees.
ReplyDeletewhen the negative outweighs the positive (spraying insecticide!) it's hard to comprehend why we continue. Oh yeah, profit. sigh.
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