It’s very important to tell the bees what’s going on, or they will come inside to find out for themselves. And bees are generally better outside, thankyouverymuch.
He’s not ‘some guy’. He’s the Royal beekeeper and that is, in fact, one of his duties. https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/11/royal-beekeeper-knocked-on-each-hive-to-inform-bees-of-queens-death-17342552/
AND NOW IN A CINEMA NEAR YOU: camera on for James Cameron’s latest shocker: “The Pollinator” (cameo appearance of Arnie Schwarzenegger as the hummingbird)
It’s baby bat season in Central Texas. Sadly, too many pups have problems flying or become lost, and fall to the ground where they are easy prey. Note: NEVER pick up a fallen bat of any age.
So anyway, I first read BCN in January of this year after our local paper went belly up and I had to go to Go Comics. My husband and I love it, and I read it o him doing various voices. We had a cat, Teddy, up until May 4, when he sneaked outside and hasn’t returned. He had a microchip and everything. That month I started to binge read the whole comic from the bacon beginning! I didn’t think it would take me 3 months! Got back to January tonight. I think part of the reason it took me so long is because the watercolors are so fun to look at and there is so much amazing detail! I love the blankets and wallpaper and the great outdoors, especially at night. It truly is a work of art as well as a great comedy and drama. My compliments to Georgia Dunn. I’d write more but my right hand is in a splint from a fall. Have a great Sunday!
OT: A PSA for the summer because of the heat and the fact most of us here are seniors. My sister in California had a bad fall two days ago. Luckily, no broken bones and her son lives with her. Fall was caused by heat and dehydration. She went for a walk around the block when it was warmer than she’s used to, started to return home when she began to feel bad. She has a steep driveway and fell. She’s very stoic so she told my nephew she needed some bandaids. He said I’m taking you to the emergency room. She ended up spending 6 hours there getting stitches in her head plus bandages on one arm. 6 hours because they did tests, I think to be sure it was safe to send her home. So she’ll be alright but this all happened because at 81, her body couldn’t handle walking in the heat. So be careful out there, trust your instincts if it feels wrong and stay inside.
I’m so glad that’s a cup of coffee the hummingbird has! At first, I thought it was a feeder with colored sugar water, and I know Georgia would want us to use only clear!
This part of Shepards Crown by Sir Terry Pratchett made me weep. From the book review by Patrick T. Reardon. “At first, the reader doesn’t know what it means that Granny saw her face in the privy water and that tomorrow won’t be “a much better day.”
All the reader knows is that Granny stays up all night cleaning her cottage and works on into the next day. From top to bottom, she scrubs the cottage, including — yes, again — the privy.
Things start to be clearer when she goes out to her beehives and thanks her bees, telling them:
“Please don’t be upset when someone new comes. I hope you will give her as much honey as you have given me.”
Bee Feeders? Good old Pucky, so close…so close. If Marie and could ever afford it, we would love to go to London and see the Yeoman Warders at the Tower.
I do not know about England, but in Scotland you must always tell your bees about any important events. Such as a death in the family. If not they will leave and you will not have honey for your cuppa.
My cat was watching the world go by one day and a hummingbird started to investigate the flowers below the window. Of course, the hummingbird was darting up-down and back-and-forth around the flowers as hummingbirds do. My cat was completely flabbergasted and gave me a “They can do THAT?!” look.
Ahsum 11 months ago
Sunday Funday
LeslieAnn Premium Member 11 months ago
It’s good to see the boys.
uncle snipe 11 months ago
Oh my Cat. I love the bee feeder joke. Who told the bees when the queen died LOL Poor Pucky is completely confused now.
Le'letha Premium Member 11 months ago
It’s very important to tell the bees what’s going on, or they will come inside to find out for themselves. And bees are generally better outside, thankyouverymuch.
Sue Ellen 11 months ago
That reminds me. I cleaned my hummingbird feeder the other day. I need to refill it and put it back outside.
AllishaDawn 11 months ago
One of my hummingbirds was flying around my head a few days ago. I love that sound!
andycat Premium Member 11 months ago
I prefer Puck’s interpretation.
Le'letha Premium Member 11 months ago
Meanwhile, the hummingbird: “Whatever.”
WelshRat Premium Member 11 months ago
He’s not ‘some guy’. He’s the Royal beekeeper and that is, in fact, one of his duties. https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/11/royal-beekeeper-knocked-on-each-hive-to-inform-bees-of-queens-death-17342552/
emiesty Premium Member 11 months ago
How did Elvis become so well-informed about British soldiery?
Actually, the royal beekeeper, John Chapple, knocked on each hive to inform them and tied a black ribbon on each box. Fascinating article:
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/queen-bees-informed-of-her-death-1.6582883
face.less_b 11 months ago
Puck’s bee feeder with a fuzzy hat would do a better job at picking up pollen.
marilynnbyerly 11 months ago
I put a clean, full feeder out yesterday. Pollination was not discussed.
DennisinSeattle Premium Member 11 months ago
I am glad to see that Puck and the hummers get along.
ikini Premium Member 11 months ago
Must be a Seattle hummingbird, with that little coffee, er, nectar cup in one claw.
Gent 11 months ago
To bee or not to bee. That is the questions.
Daeder 11 months ago
They eat beef, and they feed bees. God Save the Queen Bee!
222jo 11 months ago
I used to think that the phrase « it’s the bees knees » came from Jamaicans actually saying « it’s the business ! ».
in-dubio-pro-rainbow 11 months ago
AND NOW IN A CINEMA NEAR YOU: camera on for James Cameron’s latest shocker: “The Pollinator” (cameo appearance of Arnie Schwarzenegger as the hummingbird)
in-dubio-pro-rainbow 11 months ago
Hum- (yeah)
-ming (yeah)
Bird (yeah)
Yeah (yeah)
Hummingbird now
Hey everykitty, have you heard?
Before the window there’s a hummingbird
And if that hummingbird won’t pollinate
And if the king’s men a whole lotta beef ate
And if that bee-feeder won’t wear
That funny hats that look like tower hair
And that’s why I keep on tellin’ every single one bee
The queen is dead, I am sorry
emiesty Premium Member 11 months ago
It’s baby bat season in Central Texas. Sadly, too many pups have problems flying or become lost, and fall to the ground where they are easy prey. Note: NEVER pick up a fallen bat of any age.
Gent 11 months ago
Beef Eater? No no. Not eats poor cows.
Gent 11 months ago
Eh please puts em bird seeds over porch railings so that poor hungry bears can eats them too.
Jungle Empress 11 months ago
Beef eaters, bee feeders, same thing. :D
FreyjaRN Premium Member 11 months ago
Hummingbirds are the Harrier jets of the bird world.
Kitty Katz 11 months ago
Meanwhile, Back on the Nile
At the Xanadu Hive
Puckmosis: Your Majesty, Queen Titania, I wish to present you with this jar of Original Xanadu Honey, from the stores of the You Call That a Pyramid.
Queen Titania: Thank you most kindly, Puckmosis. This gift will be most helpful in our honey production.
Lupinium: And I have a gift for you of Pink Peonies from the Cosmo Nursery.
Queen Titania: That is a lovely gift. I had heard Trevor-Hotep has been working on creating lovely new flowers.
Beatrixia: Lupinium was the inspiration with his pink fur.
Callie (Calliope): That was a lovely fashion statement.
Lupinium: Yes. Maybe next year I’ll go pink again for Vacation Scroll School. The kittens love it.
Queen Titania: In appreciation for your lovely gifts, I hereby bestow on you all the title of Royal Bee Feeders!
artandbreath 11 months ago
So anyway, I first read BCN in January of this year after our local paper went belly up and I had to go to Go Comics. My husband and I love it, and I read it o him doing various voices. We had a cat, Teddy, up until May 4, when he sneaked outside and hasn’t returned. He had a microchip and everything. That month I started to binge read the whole comic from the bacon beginning! I didn’t think it would take me 3 months! Got back to January tonight. I think part of the reason it took me so long is because the watercolors are so fun to look at and there is so much amazing detail! I love the blankets and wallpaper and the great outdoors, especially at night. It truly is a work of art as well as a great comedy and drama. My compliments to Georgia Dunn. I’d write more but my right hand is in a splint from a fall. Have a great Sunday!
up2trixx 11 months ago
And now for the rest of my life I shall call them Bee Feeders. Thank you Georgia Dunn.
nadinefd1 Premium Member 11 months ago
Love love love the hummingbird sipping coffee!
misty 11 months ago
… Oh hummingbird
Pucky was waiting for you to come flying along
Tiny miracle
Buzzing with such grace! such charm!
Oh hummingbird
Gossamer wings, yet
At your core
Is the steely strength of Baba
Zoom here and there
Pollinator extraordinaire
Oh jeweled precious fairy
Puck’s joy at your return
Oh humming… bird
- Jimmy Seals / Darrell Crofts – Hummingbird
DorseyBelle 11 months ago
There are two charts today!
deojaideep aka Courage 11 months ago
Stephan Pastis’ bad pun bug is spreading, Georgia has gotten herself infected!! :D :D :D :D :D
Katzen1415 11 months ago
Not sure which I like more, the hummingbird or the bee feeders.
Miss Mina 11 months ago
Could Pucky be any more adorable?
I love that the cats know about the custom of Telling the Bees! And that Elvis is so well informed.
willie_mctell 11 months ago
Elvis knows a surprising amount of British trivia for a Siamese. He must hang out with some British Shorthairs.
mepowell 11 months ago
OT: A PSA for the summer because of the heat and the fact most of us here are seniors. My sister in California had a bad fall two days ago. Luckily, no broken bones and her son lives with her. Fall was caused by heat and dehydration. She went for a walk around the block when it was warmer than she’s used to, started to return home when she began to feel bad. She has a steep driveway and fell. She’s very stoic so she told my nephew she needed some bandaids. He said I’m taking you to the emergency room. She ended up spending 6 hours there getting stitches in her head plus bandages on one arm. 6 hours because they did tests, I think to be sure it was safe to send her home. So she’ll be alright but this all happened because at 81, her body couldn’t handle walking in the heat. So be careful out there, trust your instincts if it feels wrong and stay inside.
Daltongang Premium Member 11 months ago
Birds do it,
Bees do it,
Even educated fleas do it,
The BCN crew however,
Don’t do it
Cause they don’t know how.
sdjamieson Premium Member 11 months ago
I’m so glad that’s a cup of coffee the hummingbird has! At first, I thought it was a feeder with colored sugar water, and I know Georgia would want us to use only clear!
PapaVanTwee 11 months ago
Glad to see BCN has been hanging out with Pearls Before Swine. The world needs more dad humor puns.
One Serious Cat 11 months ago
My mom is going to love today’s strip – she’s a big hummingbird fan and an anglophile.
scaeva Premium Member 11 months ago
Bee a feeder!
ladykat 11 months ago
Today’s strip is wonderful!
Lauren Kramer 11 months ago
This part of Shepards Crown by Sir Terry Pratchett made me weep. From the book review by Patrick T. Reardon. “At first, the reader doesn’t know what it means that Granny saw her face in the privy water and that tomorrow won’t be “a much better day.”
All the reader knows is that Granny stays up all night cleaning her cottage and works on into the next day. From top to bottom, she scrubs the cottage, including — yes, again — the privy.
Things start to be clearer when she goes out to her beehives and thanks her bees, telling them:
“Please don’t be upset when someone new comes. I hope you will give her as much honey as you have given me.”
doralyn 11 months ago
Today’s strip really made me laugh! Bee Feeders!
The Wolf In Your Midst 11 months ago
The Queen’s English, wot like she is spoke.
oish 11 months ago
But for the Dickens they can’t decide whether to Olive or Twist with their Bee Feeder Martini
Red Bird 11 months ago
The hummingbird sipping out of its cup is too cute.
zenyattafan 11 months ago
Whatever Stephan Pastis has, it’s contagious.
GSD Mom Premium Member 11 months ago
Is it me, or does that humming bird have a to-go cup that looks suspiciously like the ones Beatrix delivers?
https://www.gocomics.com/breaking-cat-news/2019/05/06
rs0204 Premium Member 11 months ago
Bee Feeders? Good old Pucky, so close…so close. If Marie and could ever afford it, we would love to go to London and see the Yeoman Warders at the Tower.
Crann Bethadh 11 months ago
So, talking about birds and beefeaters — The original name of the Byrds was the Beefeaters.
Gloria Fleming 11 months ago
Puck seems to be fascinated by bees. Part of the introduction of Beatrix. http://www.breakingcatnews.com/comic/the-real-world-has-returned-outside/
Fennec! at the Disco 11 months ago
I want to know who misconstrued Beef Eater! This is marvelous!
scaeva Premium Member 11 months ago
A hummingbird on caffeine—truly a frightening idea!
"Doon the Watter" on the Waverley 11 months ago
I do not know about England, but in Scotland you must always tell your bees about any important events. Such as a death in the family. If not they will leave and you will not have honey for your cuppa.
bryan42 11 months ago
LMAO!! I could so see this conversation happening between myself and my best friend!
ikini Premium Member 11 months ago
OMC! I just noticed the hummingbird in the last panel, still sipping!
kittylover.truitt 11 months ago
Aww the hummingbirds are adorable!
cldisme 11 months ago
My cat was watching the world go by one day and a hummingbird started to investigate the flowers below the window. Of course, the hummingbird was darting up-down and back-and-forth around the flowers as hummingbirds do. My cat was completely flabbergasted and gave me a “They can do THAT?!” look.
YulanaLow 11 months ago
I love the hummingbird sipping on a cup of coffee. Caffeine motivates us all.