As a documentary film photographer, Im constantly on the look out for content to shoot that interests me in anyway shape and form, and on this occasion it was bee’s! Now, I had no idea that this opportunity would face me until I open my back door and saw the post box opposite swarming with bee’s. Clearly they too had something to post, I guess it was something along the lines of wax and honey…..
Now for those of us who felt the need to post something that morning it proved rather difficult. However, I knew a man who dresses in a white suit from time to time, has a selection of bee hives and it well versed on the bee front. A phone call later and Tris appeared to cast his eyes across what was going on and then re appeared with a blue box
I wont go into the fundamentals of how one removes a large number of bee’s from a post box, but it was all very interesting what Tris shared with me, thanks Tris. My small but creative brain couldn’t quite absorb the vast amount of knowledge he shared with me. Visually, it was great to watch and document an expert at work. The bee’s did get a little angry with Tris though, see image below, afterall they didn’t get to post what they wanted.
Please note: No bee’s was hurt in shooting of these frames nor did Tris harm them in any way. To conclude then, they are all now safe alongside the Queen of course in one of Tris’s lovely Cornish hives. Cheers Tris, Queenie, all the workers and or course Royal Mail for opening up the box - no one got stung either. RD