Border Collies and the Bees

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Frodi was lying on his side batting something with his front paw.

“What’s that you’ve got Frodi?” I asked

“A very small squeaky toy” said Frodi “I’m sure these were bigger when I was a pup”

“Bzzz” said the very small squeaky toy

“Oh Frodi! Poor Bee” I said “Let me get a glass, post card, gardening gloves and veil”
Frodi was now lying nose-to-nose with the bee. I carefully captured the Bee . We released him amongst the raspberry bushes which are just starting to flower.

“That’s amazing” said Kato

“Should have been a bee keeper ?” I said hanging my bee-proof jacket back up and taking off my wellies.

“People still send postcards!!”

Last year we had hardly any bees. I took to trying to lure them from the bottom of the garden and show them the lovely pollen-fest that awaited them on my skanky tomato plants. This year we have loads. I think they like the netted raspberry bushes, holes big enough for Bees to get through but not Birds or Border Collies. I’ve even put a few brightly coloured pansies around leading to the vegetable patch.