We have five hives in the paddock next to the farmhouse. Sited well away from the back door I stipulated. Not that many have ever bothered us in the house. But once the grape vine that grows in the back porch comes into flower, the worker bees do tend to fly in to investigate, and then struggle to find their way out again. I am no bee expert but I do listen to many bee related discussions in my kitchen. The sophistication of life in a bee hive, and how tasks are specifically delineated is amazing. A worker bee bringing back nectar to the hive will already have derived energy from some o...