Horticulture

A Very Useful Weed

I KNEW A SECRET POND, hidden by tall rushes and overgrown with shrubs, with an abundance of bass in it. I took my fishing gear and drove the 40 miles from my home, pushed my way through the overgrown path to the water’s edge and cast my lure, dreaming of fresh fried fish for dinner that night.

Within a couple of minutes, a guard bee who must have been protecting its nearby hive stung me on my little

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