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unusual facts about The Bees




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Battle of Tanga

The Battle of Tanga, sometimes also known as the Battle of the Bees, was the unsuccessful attack by the British Indian Expeditionary Force "B" under Major General A.E. Aitken to capture German East Africa (the mainland portion of present-day Tanzania) during the First World War in concert with the invasion Force "C" near Longido on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro.

Bracknell Bees

Together, the pair set about rebuilding the Bees from the bottom up, bringing back former Bees, Martin Máša, Matt Foord, Shaun Thompson, Carl Graham, Tom Annetts and Brad Watchorn, and adding some players used to competing at the top end of the table, including Guildford captain, Rob Lamey and Slough pair, Michael Bowman and Andy Munroe.

Carl Asaba

He returned to Brentford, scoring 23 goals in the 1996–97 season as the Bees lost out in the play-offs.

Charles Duncan Michener

In February 2001, the Association of American Publishers gave its prestigious R.R. Hawkins Award for the Outstanding Professional Reference or Scholarly Work of 2000 to Michener's opus, The Bees of the World.

Coventry Bees

On 28 October 2007, the Bees lifted the Elite League Knockout Cup for the third time in their history, defeating the Swindon Robins in the final, completing a clean sweep of all three major trophies, having already annexed the Craven Shield by beating Swindon Robins and the Poole Pirates over the three leg final.

David Kozier

Kozier's form throughout the season, combined with his play against the Bees led to then head-coach of the Manchester Phoenix, Rick Brebant signing Kozier.

Gene Dale

The Bees were locked in a late season pennant race with the Vernon Tigers that season.

Porto Sant'Elpidio

Theater of the Bees was inaugurated in the year 2006 with Neri Marcorè as the artistic director.

Scherzo fantastique

Stravinsky conceived the Scherzo Fantastique as abstract music, but on 10 January 1917 it was performed as a ballet blanc at the Paris Opera House, with choreography by Léo Staats to a scenario based on Maeterlink's essay "La Vie des Abeilles" (the life of the bees).

Thami Mdaghri

More recently, in 2007, Nass El Ghiwane recorded a song by Lamdaghri called Ennehla Chama, which is about a conversation between a sultan and the queen of the bees.

The Jitterbug

The refrain that they sing is: "Oh, the bats and the bees and the breeze in the trees have a terrible, horrible buzz. ... So, be careful of that rascal/Keep away from The Jitterbug." The Jitterbug puts a magical influence on the characters, forcing them to dance the Jitterbug frenetically.

The Silver Seas

The Silver Seas, formerly The Bees (U.S.), are a pop-rock band from Nashville, Tennessee, that formed when producer Jason Lehning met singer-songwriter Daniel Tashian, son of Barry and Holly Tashian.

Tony Glover

He has also authored liner notes for John Hammond, Sonny Terry, John Lee Hooker, Michael Lessac, Sonny & Brownie, Willie & The Bees, The Jayhawks, and The Bootleg Series Vol. 4: Bob Dylan Live 1966, The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert.

Vicarstown

William Dunne (1843-1915) Ballymanus House owner/breeder of two Irish Derby Winners Soulouque 1879, King of the Bees 1880 and one Grand National Winner 1867 Cortolvin.