hive

That theme — later orchestrated with a buzzing hive of strings, solo clarinet, piano and percussion — became the soul of the whole score.

The 150 hives that burned represented more than half of the company’s colonies — each of them worth $400 to $500 in equipment alone.

Then he gently squeezes a bellow, pouring smoke into the hives of honeybees in his garden.

He has a similar aw-shucks, genial manner — easy to laugh and quick to offer a cup of tea — that belies the strange hive of imagery buzzing inside his head.

You’ll begin with a handcrafted herbal tea and a brief discussion about the divine energy of the hive.