I saw these two the day before yesterday, so there are still bees around. I haven’t seen many this year, though.
Perhaps it’s something to do with the weather. Norway had already outlawed neonicotinoids before the EU’s recent ban; it has its own much more sensible rules about pesticides. This old Guardian article about the ban had a picture of a woman wearing a bee hat. I bet she doesn’t wear it on the Tube during the rush hour.
A Bad Guide 
Now I’m wondering if the bees weren’t attached to her sunglasses rather than to her wooly hat. It makes more sense structurally.
Eeh, they had proper comedians in the old days. They also had this chap.
I owe you an apology, Crown; my Wallaby Watch has only now been extended to other local rags.
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Haverhill/SLIDESHOW-It-was-once-an-ugly-ducklingbut-look-at-him-now-20130523134910.htm
the original white wallabies given to Queen Elizabeth II while on a state visit to Australia in 1962
I didn’t know about these wallabies making state visits. I think there ought to be more of that kind of thing.
I associate Arthur Askey with wasps for some reason. Don’t know why.
Those bees are just made for viking TV, apparently.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324904004578539110228634592.html?mod=WSJ_Ahed_AutomatedTypes#articleTabs=article
We need them:
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/this-is-what-your-grocery-store-looks-like-without-bees-211164141.html