Umsäuselt von sumsenden Bienen

That Wilhelm Busch, commonly known as the author of picture stories like 'Max and Moritz', 'Hans Huckebein the Unlucky Raven', 'The Pious Helene', and 'Fipps the Monkey', was also an expert in beekeeping will surprise many readers, especially those who are not familiar with the picture story 'Schnurrdibur or the Bees'. At the age of nine, Wilhelm Busch was entrusted to his uncle for further education by his parents, who, in addition to his work as a parish priest, was a leading figure among German beekeepers and authored several books on his hobby. He was also the editor of the beekeeping central journal. From a young age, Wilhelm himself was interested in bees, even planning to go to Brazil as a beekeeper, and he had extensive discussions about it with his three brothers, all of whom were beekeepers. Later, Busch wrote the story 'The Little H.