Frazz by Jef Mallett for July 15, 2021

Egad.

Jef couldn’t rhyme commonwealth with health?

And Bee Colony Collapse is still an ongoing problem.

Wow. I love it. Reminds me strongly of this one:

Beans, beans, the musical fruit

The more you eat, the more you toot.

The more you toot, the better you feel.

So let’s have beans with EVERY meal!

Commonweal? Noun: the common welfare, the public good. (Dictionary.com)

A Poetry Competition? Student verses Teacher?

… or “Poetry Doubles” – an Olympic Demonstration sport?

It’s the bee’s knees!

The pedigree of honey

Does not concern the bee;

A clover, any time, to him

Is aristocracy.

- Emily Dickinson

Oh! Honey! So sweet!

Child will always remember this really fun moment she shared with a teacher. They are rare and special for both.

What did plants in North America do before honey bees got here? They’re not native to this continent.

Love this!

Let’s hear it for the bees!

Burma Shave.

What are you doing to the resident curmudgeon????

Honey bees were imported into the Americas back in the 1600’s.

Wow. A plate of anti-Pastis!

This is great! Thanks Jef…may we (Master Gardener group in VT) share it in our “polli-neighbor” workshops?

Bee NIce!

They are definitely more than honey. There are almost 20,000 species of bees and only about 800 species (about 4%) make honey. Also, not all bees sting.

Isn’t it amazing how many folks don’t get that.

Continuing to thoughtlessly pollute our Environment is actually a form of Mass Suicide.

Presenting The Rappers, “Baby & Boomer” coming to a social media outlet near you.

What is this, a musical or something?

This is great. More people should teach kids these truths. It’s essential learning a lot of them don’t get.

haven’t heard that one for a long time

Words that no one uses anymore

Bravo