Sunday, 20 September 2020

inspection



the smoke lingers in the air

the lid I take off slow

sweet hum of gentle buzzing there

on the frames below


the sweet aroma of bees wax

of propolis pungency

soft talking makes the bees relax

as they buzz distrustfully


there walking across the frame

with attendants at her heel

the queen of all bees so tame

trying to conceal


on frames of new eggs uncapped

with pollen in great store

seal and capped the larvae trapped

a bee to transform once more


I have seen enough the stores are good

more smoke to quell their ire

replace the lid of cedar wood

and gracefully retire

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