The bee I have in mind is small, furry and rotund - the bumblebee that chose to make its nest in our communal compost heap.
I had seen the occasional bee going in and out of the unwieldy pile that is our communal heap, the site of my digging and sieving for several months. But now all this activity has to cease. Bees are nesting in it. There is probably more than one queen marked out by the distinctive white patch on her 'tail' raising her larvae amid the twigs and sticks. Protective adult bees came out in noisy but peaceful protest, buzzing around us when we tried to dig out some compost at the weekend. So now my handwritten notice proclaims that they are 'busy and beneficial' and to be left to complete their job in peace.
Much the same could be said for our monarch - may God bless her.
A difficult choice - one's composts of protecting bees. Both service nature, both produce food, both are encouraged. This is "life"....good post.
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