‘Cause that’s your job, isn’t it? They must lose it – beekeepers must lose it occasionally. You know, you’re there, you’ve got the netting, you’ve got 2.000 bees … bzzzzz … and essentially you’re trying to steal honey:
– Bzzzzz…
– Morning, morning … hello … hello, knock-knock, coming in, hello … Look! There’s a Ferrari over there – can you see that Ferrari? [stealing the honey] Yes, it’s very fast, isn’t it? Well, good morning, thank you!
He must be walking back with all these bees around, and at some point, he must go:
– What the fuck am I doing? I’m covered in bees! Help! I’m covered in bees!
And you don’t get the normal perks of a normal job, like people who work in an office; they have other people there, you can flirt, you know? You go:
– Hey! Oh, you’re new here, aren’t you? How are you getting on? Do you want a coffee? I was gonna go get a coffee – I can get you a coffee …You know, I like my coffee like I like my women – in a plastic cup!
Beekeepers can’t do that! 2.000 bees … bzzzzz …
– Hello there, you in the street! You’re new, aren’t you?
– Huh?
– Do you want a cup of coffee? It’s no problem! Bzzzzz … No real problem …
– I don’t want a cup of coffee from you! You’re covered in bees!
– I like my women like I like my coffee … covered in bees! Now, back off, back off … eeaarrrkk!
Eddie Izzard: Glorious (1997)