Comments on: A 4-yr-old reviews Bee Movie

By: Cheryl Bee

Cheryl Bee — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 19:37:55 +0000

Bees do not MAKE pollen!!! They collect it to store as a protein source to feed the bee larvae in the hive. They gather nectar in their honey stomach and regurgitate this into their comb and evaporate it to make honey. The public is so ignorant about honey bees and beekeeping it drives me crazy that this movie contains such BLATANT ERRORS!!! THERE ARE NO POLLEN JOCKEYS!!! THE WORKER BEES ARE ALL FEMALES!! THE MALE BEES (DRONES DO NOT HAVE STINGERS!!! ETC. ETC. ETC.

By: jbj

jbj — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 02:14:21 +0000

@Mel: It’s his first question on hearing any interesting story about history, fantasy, or anything outside his lived experience. Our favorite “does he exist in this world” query was about “The Lord Above,” who’s referenced in the White Stripes’ song, “Little Ghost.” (”Does the Lord Above exist in this world?” is a complicated question, from many points of view!)

@Jason: Yes, indeed! Of course, why a *contemporary* lit person was at a *modernist* conference is beyond me.

By: Jason (the other)

Jason (the other) — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 17:17:12 +0000

Too funny… I think my wife L was at the same conference. Did it start with M and rhyme with “odern Studies Association)?

Alas, no Bee Movie for the kiddies on our side. Raking leaves. Put ‘em to work, I say.

By: Mel

Mel — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 05:43:12 +0000

it’s the question “do they exist in this world” that I really love…I’d like to try to find some context this week in which to say that myself…

By: bug_girl

bug_girl — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 16:19:04 +0000

GAH! I can’t believe I did that. It should read: eating nectar and vomiting up HONEY.

Ok, I need to pay more attention to what I’m doing…It’s been that sort of weekend.

The pollen collects on the hairs outside the bees’ body, and they pack it into specially modified spots on their legs.

By: Alex

Alex — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 15:30:43 +0000

Pollen…. /jocks/?

I need an old nerd, a young nerd, and a How-To-Program-BASIC Book, Stat!

By: jbj

jbj — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 04:48:27 +0000

True–but I’m almost positive he would have liked that Even More! Strange that they should have overlooked that opportunity . . . .

By: bug_girl

bug_girl — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 03:56:26 +0000

I haven’t seen the movie yet, but I’m betting that they also didn’t show how bees *really* make pollen (by drinking the nectar and vomiting it up later in the hive.)