Past lavender and thyme,
By blue borage we roam,
Following scentways through the air,
Trails to bring lost bumbles home.
"What bee would you bee?" we asked
There were big bees, and small bees. There were humblebees
and fumblebees, grumblebees and stumblebees. There were thimblebees (surprisingly
large) and even bumblebears – the ferocious bees with the faces of bears who
guard a colony from peril.
There were party bees (very bright, with extra glitter) and armybees (well-camouflaged)
Our bees were well pleased with all that they could bee.
As part of Buxton Art Trail, Creeping Toad worked with the
Bumblebee Conservation Trust in the Serpentine Community Farm. Over the BAT
weekend at the start of July we talked to visitors, invited people to wander and wonder, to enjoy
the delightful gardens of the farm, and talk to us about bumbles. There was bumblebee
art to examine (ie art inspired by bumblebees, the bees own art is performance related
and needs careful watching). There were flowers, cakes, tea and excitements to encounter
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| The B'bee CT marquee |
Slowly, we built a wall of postcards capturing moments from
a bumblebee’s world
There were lots of postcards and if your picture has not
appeared here – we apologise!
And many thanks to the wodnerful Ruth Evans for the images she let us use - including the strip at the top of this post and the final image below
