UK Daily Mail
The royal beekeeper – in an arcane tradition thought to date back centuries – has informed the hives kept in the grounds of Buckingham Palace and Clarence House of the Queen’s death.
And the bees have also been told, in hushed tones, that their new master is now King Charles III.
The official Palace beekeeper, John Chapple, 79, told MailOnline how he travelled to Buckingham Palace and Clarence House on Friday following news of The Queen’s death to carry out the superstitious ritual. More
He’s created quite a buzz, hasn’t he…
I guess the American equivalent would be to tell the weasels, hyenas, snakes, and cockroaches, but more as a job vacancy notice than anything else.
I’m sure the Yoders have told the Ravens in the Tower of London of the Queen’s passing too.
I’m sure that those leeches who stand to inherit copious amounts of money have also been told!
any word on how the bees took the news?
Feeble old Sir Sidney Bumdoodle, the Royal Beekeeper, put it this way to his charges:
Gather round my children, I have an important announcement to make to you all.
Your matron, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has passed on to Bumblebee Heaven.
Queen Bee: What did she die of?
Sir Sidney: …uh…I’m not quite sure. She had red bumps all over…I’m guessing it was Hives…
Queen Bee: Hah…I knew it. Last week she kept poking her face in here. I told my soldiers to earn their pay, and they did. Now I am the ONLY Queen in the whole of the United Kingdom.
Will anyone be informing the ravens of the Tower of London? Inquiring minds want to know.
It’s a tradition in the US also at least among older southern folks. Goes with covering mirrors with black cloth.
What makes Bees buzz? You’d buzz too if your honey was between your legs.
The bees reaction on being told? – They were all stung by the news.
CFM990, the bees told the official Royal beekeeper to mind his own beeswax and to buzz off before they would sting him to death.