Tell it to the Bees
Honeybee, honeybee on my flower
will you be here in half an hour?
Honeybee, honeybee on the tree
what will you tell your friends about me?
Honeybee, honeybee fuss and buzz
what will you say to the hive about us?
Honeybee, honeybee movement not sound
tells the others where flowers are found
Honeybee, honeybee’s wiggling dance
could have them all flying to Spain or France
Honeybee, honeybee don’t tell them please -
I am a little bit frightened of bees!
will you be here in half an hour?
Honeybee, honeybee on the tree
what will you tell your friends about me?
Honeybee, honeybee fuss and buzz
what will you say to the hive about us?
Honeybee, honeybee movement not sound
tells the others where flowers are found
Honeybee, honeybee’s wiggling dance
could have them all flying to Spain or France
Honeybee, honeybee don’t tell them please -
I am a little bit frightened of bees!
This poem is copyright (©) Carole Bromley 2023

About the Writer
Carole Bromley
Carole was born in Middlesbrough in the UK and lives in York. She writes for both adults and children and her poems have been widely published in many different magazines. She has had pamphlets and collections published and has also won a number of competitions, including the Bridport, the Yorkshire Open, Torbay, Poetry Space and the Bronte Society Literary Prize. Her poems for children have been published in The Caterpillar, in her collection, Blast Off! and in anthologies from MacMillan and Emma Press. She was the winner of the 2022 Caterpillar Prize.