You probably weren't aware that I'm an avid bee-keeper. Since the summer, I've kept several hives on my Estate. I so love the beeswax, honey and Royal Jelly that can be harvested, and I find the constant, gentle drone coming from the hives a calming influence.
Bee-keeping, of course, is an art and I recently had this bespoke hive made. What do you think of it?
I've managed to produce a dozen jars of honey over the summer months; it's a bit of a messy job though. As I don't like to get stung, I usually insert the vacuum cleaner pipe into the hive through a hole, switch on the machine and suck all the bees safely into the vacuum cleaner bag, before giving their hive a good clean and extracting the honey. When I'm finished, I switch the vacuum cleaner on reverse mode, and the bees are shot at high speed back into their freshly-spruced hive.
A vaccum cleaner Hoover bag fat with bees
I've been a bit worried about the bees during this cold weather. I took this old gramophone out and placed it next to their hive, and played them some Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.
That reminds me: a few years ago, a French design-house sent me this bee-inspired cotton dress. I might wear it soon.
