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The majestic bumble bee
Yesterday morning on the way to work, I heard a story on NPR about a problem Tokyo is having with crows. Apparently they're taking over. Even the mayor's pissed about it because one dive-bombed him while he was golfing, causing him to declare that crow pie will become Tokyo's favorite dish. Anyhow, there's a group in Tokyo called the Ginza Honeybee Project which the reporter visited in the story, and she said two amazing things:
- These honeybees are so friendly toward humans that they'll let you pet them; and
- These honeybees actually chase the crows away
For these two reasons, I am declaring publicly on this blog that I love bees. I love them, I don't care what anyone thinks. They make delicious honey, they have a striking jacket and the big fat bumble bees remind me of my cat. Listen: my brother is allergic to bee stings, and I still love them. Listen further: I got stung by a bee for the first time just last summer (a swarm of bumble bees had made a hive underneath my boyfriend's porch where we'd all hang out around dusk each day in the summer and these bees always got a little angry and stressed out at dusk) and sure, it hurt. But I learned a few things that day: 1. I am not allergic to bee stings and 2. I still like bees in spite of the fact that they sting.
