By Charlie Hall, Ocean State Follies, presented at EAS/RI July 27, 2011

13. The windshield of your vehicle has at least two yellow dots on it.

12. You pull over and check the bees on the wildflowers just to see if they are YOUR bees, and you can tell the difference.

11. The school principle calls to ask that you never again let your child take a drone tied with a thread to school for show and tell.

10. You check out all of the honey labels and prices at the supermarket.

9. You’re referred to by friends and neighbors as the BEE GUY or BEE LADY.

8. You know the bloom period of more local flowers than the state horticulturalist.

7. Your family and friends know exactly what they’re going to get for Christmas.

6. There is propolis on the steering wheel of your vehicle, the bottom of your boots and on your bed sheets.

5. You don’t mow the lawn because the bees are working the weeds.

4. You come home smelling like a camp fire, and you haven’t been camping.

3. You saw ‘Ulee’s Gold” and didn’t think there were enough shots of bees.

2. You’ve gone through the supermarket checkout lines buying nothing more than bags of sugar and Crisco.

1. You welcome a rainy weekend if it will stimulate nectar production.