Why didn’t we think of this!?
Those Ancient Egyptians also had problems with horrible buzzy insect things, as explained by a rather funny CBBC Programme. Pepi II of Ancient Egypt was so irritated by said buzzy flying insects that he ordered several naked slaves to cover themselves liberally in sticky sweet honey and stand away from him so the flies and other pests would swarm around them rather than him.
Ingenious! Our Scouts could have taken it in turns every day – Tesco Value honey is well cheap! We would even have let them keep their clothes on!
Why didn’t we think of that!?
