Poor Arch, I think he may have had a sting or two from the bees. To cut a long story short, Arch and I between us, quite inadvertently, managed to annoy the guard bees to the extent they chased us down the field. When we returned to the house, he was looking a bit sheepish. One by one, three bees freed themselves from from his fur and headed angrily to the window. A couple of others may have got through to his skin and popped him. Arch spent the rest of the afternoon licking his paws...

lesson learned: Bees get a bit touchy when bad weather keeps them in the hive... best avoid!