James Hive-Maker and other working on the hives, harvesting the honey. lifting out and brushing off the comb. whistling while they work. Shrill tunes, learned at research school ("Oh Molecule of Bethlehem"; "I've Been Working on TestTube"; etc).
The hives were filled with their clear honey. James Hive-Maker had never harvested so early as that year. The colonies were so crowded that everyday there was a new swarming.